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Mick Wilson/UNEP/NBO/UNO has a sore paw
by Mick Wilson 08 Nov '09

08 Nov '09

I will be out of the office starting Mon 11/02/2009 and will not return until Mon 11/09/2009. I committed a stupidity upon my foot and am forced to be even more sessile for a few days. I am not sure whether it is ethical to work from home when on sick leave and will be checking this mail less often than you'd like. If you need an intelligent reply before I get back then please contact caroline.mureithi(a)unep.org or, for POW 2010 matters, norberto.fernandez(a)unep.org

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Eastern Africa ICT Consumers Convening 12-13 November, 2009
by Gakuru Alex 08 Nov '09

08 Nov '09

Dear All, Themed “Putting East Africans on the Information Highway”, the meeting seeks to critically look at emerging ICTs issues from a Rights perspective and develop a consumers’ position for the upcoming Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) Forum on the proposed regulations. Date: 12-13 November, 2009 Venue: Multi Media University (Mbagathi) Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm For more details, see the attached .pdf document and program of events. [shortly re-sending message with attachment.Moderator please allow it] We look forward to your participation confirmation and valued contributions that will enrich Kenya Communications (Regulations), 2009. Please confirm you attendance onlist or with our secretariat Grace or Martin on +254 020 244 1204/ 244 1196. Sincerely, Alex Gakuru, the convener, on behalf of the Organising Committee

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Jacaranda, Scooby Doo and C++
by Murigi Muraya 08 Nov '09

08 Nov '09

Dear All, The Jacaranda meet went well although it started slow (as would be expected on a Saturday morning). We ended at 2.30pm. Prof Sevilla of Strathmore University was most punctual. It is no surprise that software developers he has taught take him as seriously as he takes them. Two of our three (presenting) software gurus acknowledged his contribution to their lives. He had to leave as early as he came though to attend a funeral. Our priority is to motivate software developers and if E-Govt higher ups do not take them seriously, we would rather have the E-Govt technocrats who were with us today. Ms. Esther Wanjau (Assistant Director / ICT - MoIC) and Martin Kinyua (Kenya ICT Board) did well to open our minds as did Hary Hare, Dorcas Muthoni and others who have their E-Govt info together... We will be sure to have them as speakers or moderators in coming meetings. Finally, Conrad talked about Scobby Doo and Monkeys while Wesley was writing C++ code instead of taking notes ... We'll see what Conrad will be doing when Wesley talks to us at one of these meets in the near future. for Kenya MSDN Interop

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Re: [Skunkworks] Eastern Africa ICT Consumers Convening 12-13 November, 2009
by Gakuru Alex 08 Nov '09

08 Nov '09

Asante Kai, Thanks for the agreeing to participate at our Civil Society-led event. KDN is emerging as a very practically social responsible company. This initiative's webpage just went live at http://ict4all.or.ke/. Come, talk and work with us to change this market to ensure ct4all :-) Regards, Alex On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 9:11 AM, kai wulff <kai.wulff(a)kdn.co.ke> wrote: > Have asked my team to get in touch .. > > > > Vincent .. > > > > Kai > > > > *Von:* Gakuru Alex [mailto:alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com] > *Gesendet:* Saturday, November 07, 2009 22:16 > *An:* Skunkworks Forum > *Cc:* Kai Wulff > *Betreff:* Re: [Skunkworks] Eastern Africa ICT Consumers Convening 12-13 > November, 2009 > > > > Hello Judy, > > > > We did not have a budget for it but if an ISP offered the support, the > organising committee would be delighted. > > > > I have copied Kai since KDN are supportive to skunkworks requests ~ just in > case their fibre/network's there. > > > > regards, > > > > Alex > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Judy Okite <judyokite(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello Alex, > > > > is there a possibility of remote participation to this event? > > > > > > Kind Regards, > > > > On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 8:49 AM, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > Dear All, > > Themed “Putting East Africans on the Information Highway”, the meeting > seeks to critically look at emerging ICTs issues from a Rights > perspective and develop a consumers’ position for the upcoming > Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) Forum on the proposed > regulations. > > Date: 12-13 November, 2009 > Venue: Multi Media University (Mbagathi) > Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm > > For more details, see the attached .pdf document and program of events. > [shortly re-sending message with attachment.Moderator please allow it] > > We look forward to your participation confirmation and valued > contributions that will enrich Kenya Communications (Regulations), > 2009. > > Please confirm you attendance onlist or with our secretariat Grace or > Martin on +254 020 244 1204/ 244 1196. > > Sincerely, > > Alex Gakuru, the convener, > on behalf of the Organising Committee > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > Other lists > ------------- > Announce: > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce > Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science > kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general > > > > > -- > "When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the > first place." > > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > Other lists > ------------- > Announce: > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce > Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science > kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general > > >

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Just noticed, have you?
by aki 08 Nov '09

08 Nov '09

Just sharing my thots.. :-) I saw the KDN hosted video site kikasha and great to see it online. I also saw Safaricom getting into online advertisement via sms. Then ofcourse, there is the huawei modem upgrade..... Somehow, and quite strangely we all seem to share common ideas on how things are going ahead. Maybe time to put my projects on full brakes, hold and see where the bulldozers go in a few months time? ( the use of the word bulldozer used in a positive manner.. ) :-) Are you in a similar boat? Rgds.

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Sun Engineer seeking new challenge
by Ken Yanski 07 Nov '09

07 Nov '09

Hi I'm a systems engineer specializing on the Sun Microsystems hardware platform and Solaris 10 operating system. Currently working for a local systems integrator but I need a new challenge preferably in the Telco industry. Does anyone know of any such challenging and exciting opportunites? Kind regards

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Sun Engineer seeking new challenge
by Ken Yanski 07 Nov '09

07 Nov '09

Hi I'm a systems engineer specializing on the Sun Microsystems hardware platform and Solaris 10 operating system. Currently working for a local systems integrator but I need a new challenge preferably in the Telco industry. Does anyone know of any challenging and exciting opportunity. Kind regards

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Blackhats anywhere?
by [ Brainiac ] 07 Nov '09

07 Nov '09

hello guys, im in need of a few blackhats for a small "assignment". will help me effectively quote to my client and a problem shared is a problem solved. Regards. Collins. ps: offlist please and text me +254720516758.

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Accesskenya Link
by Job Muriuki 07 Nov '09

07 Nov '09

Anyone from accesskenya on the list? You can shed some light on whats wrong with the service around jogoo road near eastleigh. The service has been poor for close to two weeks now. look at the ping test from 30 min ago ~ $ ping 4.2.2.2 PING 4.2.2.2 (4.2.2.2) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 4.2.2.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=247 time=1068 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.2: icmp_seq=3 ttl=247 time=1218 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.2: icmp_seq=4 ttl=247 time=1158 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.2: icmp_seq=5 ttl=247 time=1257 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.2: icmp_seq=6 ttl=247 time=1231 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.2: icmp_seq=7 ttl=247 time=1231 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.2: icmp_seq=8 ttl=247 time=1240 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.2: icmp_seq=9 ttl=247 time=1209 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.2: icmp_seq=10 ttl=247 time=1264 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.2: icmp_seq=11 ttl=247 time=1208 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.2: icmp_seq=12 ttl=247 time=1128 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.2: icmp_seq=14 ttl=247 time=1251 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.2: icmp_seq=16 ttl=247 time=1266 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.2: icmp_seq=17 ttl=247 time=1174 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.2: icmp_seq=18 ttl=247 time=1259 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.2: icmp_seq=19 ttl=247 time=1147 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.2: icmp_seq=21 ttl=247 time=1036 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.2: icmp_seq=22 ttl=247 time=853 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.2: icmp_seq=23 ttl=247 time=808 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.2: icmp_seq=24 ttl=247 time=918 ms ^C --- 4.2.2.2 ping statistics --- 25 packets transmitted, 20 received, 20% packet loss, time 24025ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 808.607/1146.697/1266.385/136.449 ms, pipe 2 Anyone experiencing similar issues on access kenya link.

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Re: [Skunkworks] Google Wave Invites 10 responses, 9 remaining
by Solomon Mburu Kamau 07 Nov '09

07 Nov '09

The following 10 People will receive an invite from me : Bernard Mwagiru Paul Njoroge S. Mwenda Andrew Ouko Alex Ngatia I. Ati Marto Benson Mutungu Chris Mwirigi Justin Mochama On 05/11/2009, Josiah Mugambi <jmugambi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > 6 left.. > > -- > Josiah Mugambi > Jonathan > Swift<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/jonathan_swift.html> > - "May you live every day of your life." > > On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Solomon Mburu Kamau > <solo.mburu(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> I've got 19 to give out. >> If interested, send me an email, with 'Google Wave Invite' as the subject. >> Regards >> >> On 05/11/2009, Josiah Mugambi <jmugambi(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> > I have 14 more invites.... >> > >> > I've already invited: >> > >> > mwangy(a)gmail.com >> > mueni0(a)gmail.com >> > tlikhanga(a)gmail.com >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Josiah Mugambi >> > Mike Ditka <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/mike_ditka.html> >> - >> > "If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn't have given us arms." >> > >> >> >> -- >> Solomon Mburu >> P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi >> Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041 >> >> Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all >> the same way to the side of a hill! >> >> AND >> >> It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous >> generosity! >> >> >> http://dawn-in-kenya.blogspot.com >> https://smiley2.wordpress.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> Other lists >> ------------- >> Announce: >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce >> Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science >> kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general >> > -- Solomon Mburu P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041 Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill! AND It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous generosity! http://dawn-in-kenya.blogspot.com https://smiley2.wordpress.com

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Web Designer, eldoret.
by David Njuki 07 Nov '09

07 Nov '09

if you are a web guy based in eldoret kindly get in touch with me. -- ˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ 'spɹɐƃǝɹ ıʞnɾu pıʌɐp

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Red Hat 5.3 error
by Ken Yanski 07 Nov '09

07 Nov '09

Just installed RHEL 5.3, after rebooting the system after the installation completed, everything is listed as [ *OK* ] until this ..................... Probing for Video card: ASPEED Technology, Inc. AST2000 Attempting to start native X server Waiting for X server to start...log located in /dev/null 1...2...3...4...5...X server started successfully. firstboot: Fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server :9.0. Then it just chills there, any idea how to resolve this. Regards

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Delphi and Joomla Intern
by Zack Githinji 07 Nov '09

07 Nov '09

Hi All, If you know anyone who is looking for internship and are good, or are ready and willing to learn the above stated please ask them to Inbox me there CV. -- Regards, Zack K. Githinji "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

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trainning
by david kabugi 06 Nov '09

06 Nov '09

*something to consider* *PowerTalks November Schedule * *Theme for the Month: The Mastery of Change* * * * * PowerTalks is a corporate and personal development firm that specializes in leadership development especially in the area of developing working strategies for organizations, individuals and governments. In line with its goal to make quality training available to a wider audience than its corporate clientele, PowerTalks is hosting weekly training sessions that are priced to accomodate the non institutional participant. The Schedule for November is as follows: *Friday 6th November 2009* *Change That Works: Planning, Selling and Implementation Strategies* Many companies initiate change policies and programs with great enthusiasm. A year down the line, they look back and discover that none of the changes were implemented. Many times, it is not because the changes were not good or not needed. On the contrary, some of these changes would have taken the organizations to the next level. These changes were however not successful because they were not well planned for. This lecture is designed to present participants with tools to measure the intensity, the methodology and the impact of change ever before it is initiated. By the end of the class participants would have been equipped to strategically provide a soft landing for change in their organizations. *Friday 13th November 2009* *PEST Induced Changes: Establishing Rapid Response Systems* Not all change is planned for. Certain Political, Environmental, Socio-Cultural and Technical factors can impose change that can have dramatic consequences on the organization. This lecture will show participants how to create systems that ensure readiness for change at all times and how to ride the waves of these imposed changes to accomplish corporate goals and objectives. *Friday 20th November 2009* *Qualification versus Ability: Drawing the Line* If Bill Gates had applied for a job in the IT department of your company when he dropped out of Harvard would you have given him a job? The answer is most probably no. More than ever before there is a sharp rise in highly skilled professionals who may not necessary have colourful academic qualifications. Where does one draw the line between skill and ability and how does one make that crucial decision on which person to take – the skilled one or the qualified one? *Friday 27th November 2009* *Practical Exercises for Developing a Change Compliant Mind* Human beings are prisoners of logic and prisoners of habit. That is why when something new that challenges status quo shows up, many people are not able to handle it. This very unique class shows participants how to increase the capacity of their mind to initiate, handle and accommodate change. *Venue: *Boardroom, 1st floor, International Life House Nairobi** *Time; *6:30 pm to 8pm** *Course Fee: *Ksh 1,500 per module** *Kshs 4,000 if registering for all the Modules* *Target Group* Business owners and aspiring business owners, Chief Executives, Line Managers and departmental heads, Decision makers in businesses and NGO,s. * * *Methodology* used to deliver the seminar is highly interactive and participatory with group work and practical exercises. *Key Facilitator *will be Dr. Wale Akinyemi, an International HR Development and Corporate Strategy Consultant with over 20 years of practical experience in assisting companies, governments and non governmental organizations in formulating winning and out of the box strategies. He is also an associate and consultant with the Institue of Human Resource Management in Kenya and CEO of PowerTalks.

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Just noticed, have you?
by aki 06 Nov '09

06 Nov '09

*>>Geoffrey Mimano* wrote : Hehe. The matrix runs on window xp. Anyway, my theory is that there is a box. Infact there are two boxes. One, we think out of but the tragedy is that we don think outa the other. We don wanna go outside the norm even when our ideas are out of the box. ------------------------------------------------ Hey @Geoffrey, just share me thots. I don't think taking options/projects to a higher level is an issue, it has not been difficult in previous years, however the financial impact is sometimes severe. It does not mean we will stop doing what we like to do best. Goal posts move each day. But it was interesting to see the new developments. A good side to many things too but I need to re-evaluate many things. Will let things be for now. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. :-) Cheers.

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Re: [Skunkworks] KDN links
by John H Mwangi 06 Nov '09

06 Nov '09

Skunkers, Fiber resolved as from 1755 hrs. Happy surfing.. Pinging www-real.wa1.b.yahoo.com [87.248.113.14] with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 87.248.113.14: bytes=32 time=200ms TTL=55 Reply from 87.248.113.14: bytes=32 time=199ms TTL=55 Reply from 87.248.113.14: bytes=32 time=199ms TTL=55 Reply from 87.248.113.14: bytes=32 time=200ms TTL=55 Ping statistics for 87.248.113.14: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 199ms, Maximum = 200ms, Average = 199ms Kind Regards, John H Mwangi, Customer Support Services, Kenya Data Networks, P.O Box 62499 - 00200, Nairobi, Kenya. Tel: +254 020 5 000 000, 711 060 000 EXT 107 Fax: +254 20 5 000 329 URL: www.kdn.co.ke ; www.butterfly.co.ke msn: gmwazjh(a)hotmail.com skype: gmwazjjh(a)skype.com yahoo: gmwaz(a)yahoo.com ... "The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing" ... Zephaniah 3:17 NIV From: skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of John H Mwangi Sent: 06 November 2009 12:25 To: 'Skunkworks Forum'; 'skunkworks' Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] KDN links Hi Brian, We've had a cable cut at Voi, an act of pure vandalism. We however, have civil ongoing and hope to have the fault restored in the shortest time possible. Kind Regards, John H Mwangi, Customer Support Services, Kenya Data Networks, P.O Box 62499 - 00200, Nairobi, Kenya. Tel: +254 020 5 000 000, 711 060 000 EXT 107 Fax: +254 20 5 000 329 URL: www.kdn.co.ke ; www.butterfly.co.ke msn: gmwazjh(a)hotmail.com skype: gmwazjjh(a)skype.com yahoo: gmwaz(a)yahoo.com ... "The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing" ... Zephaniah 3:17 NIV From: skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of Brian Lusiola Sent: 06 November 2009 12:14 To: Skunkworks forum; skunkworks Subject: [Skunkworks] KDN links Just noticed the link has been put on satellite. Any word on whats happened to our beloved seacom? KDNers??? Regards, -- Lusiola Brian Everyone has photographic memory, not everyone has film though.

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Final Reminder: E-Gov Public Forum @ Jacaranda Hotel, Saturday, November 7, 2009
by Murigi Muraya 06 Nov '09

06 Nov '09

Dear All, Ms. Esther Wanjau will be joining us tomorrow (Saturday, November 7, 2009) morning at the Jacaranda Hotel. http://egov.comesa.int/en/contacts/24-national-e-government-focal-point-off… Time: 10am to 1pm. She will brief us on how we can get involved in helping Government develop Information and Transactional Systems to benefit all Kenyans. Dr. Joseph Sevilla of Strathmore University and other Technocrats will be with us to add value to our discussions / debate. *To demonstrate that we have Kenyans capable of developing the Information and Transactional systems our government needs: * The e-government discussion will be facilitated by Conrad Akunga, our own Kenyan Microsoft C# (an OPEN programming technology) Most Valuable Professional - Awarded to him by a world wide and world class community of software developers. We will also hear from a Kenyan who is part of a Private Company LOCALLY building a Web System (Service) that various (not just government) organizations subscribe to in some part of the EU. He will be interviewed by another Kenyan guru helping build some HR (System.Web) at the UN in Nairobi. Floor will be open to any queries about how they and their teams go about building these kinds of web systems and services. There will be refreshments sometime between 10am and 1pm. KARIBUNI! ___________________ Please e-mail me to confirm your attendance before tomorrow (Saturday, November 7, 2009). ___________________ http://blogs.msdn.com/interoperability/ *For the more technically inclined / interested, we will show 2 FANTASTIC 'History of Visual Studio' Videos at 9am-10am*

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Re: [Skunkworks] [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Re: ICDL to be Gazetted: Is Open Office recognized?
by wesley kirinya 06 Nov '09

06 Nov '09

Thanks Dr.Ndemo. The following concerns came to my mind: I believe the government can use a variety of software (proprietary or not). Those software have the features in ICDL but they might be organized differently or the user needs to go through different steps to achieve same results. Therefore I think it might be very useful for anyone who has gone through the ICDL to have learnt atleast 2 of the same kind of the most popular software that the government uses e.g. for Word processing, MS Word and OpenOffice Writer. One may argue that this may take longer time to teach ICDL but I don't believe that time is significantly long. Once a candidate has learnt the fundamentals of Word Processing through one software, it's now a matter of seeing how the same can be archieved in a different software. I believe this has benefits for government and kenyans in general. Incase government migrates to different software e.g. OpenOffice Writer to MS Word, then the migration is smoother. On the same subject, I think it's good to teach about interoperability of different softwares of the same kind. E.g. importing and exporting documents between different Word Processing softwares. If the government is having a hard time deciding which cars to drive I won't be surprised that some want to use MS Word while others OpenOffice Writer. So my point is that I would suggest the candidates of the ICDL course be exposed to a variety of software. --- On Fri, 11/6/09, bitange(a)jambo.co.ke <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: From: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] [ke-internetusers] Re: ICDL to be Gazetted: Is Open Office recognized? To: kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com Cc: "Zacs" <mwatha_zacs(a)yahoo.com>, "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke>, "ke-users" <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Friday, November 6, 2009, 10:01 AM Attached please find the ICDL syllabus and please let me have your comments as to whether it is proprietary or not. Regards Ndemo. > Dr. Ndemo, > Permit me to differ with you on this and agree with Waudo's position, > such > a move would be defeatist, let the market decide what it wants with regard > to the Computer Applications, the issue here is about the skills and the > market should determine that , Africa as a continent and we as a country > are trying to catch up with the developed world and only "freedom" can can > bring about innovation, i think governmnet should focus on Infrastructure > and the global policy environment. I would like to get the opinion of > other policy makers on the same issue. > Regards > > On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 7:25 AM, Gakuru Alex > <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> Thank you. >> >> If they report your Open Source clarification clearly, then we may >> consider dropping our open source complaint to MCK. >> >> regards, >> >> a. >> >> On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 7:11 AM, <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: >> > I will be on KTN in 5 minutes to clarify this. Please watch. >> > >> > Ndemo >> > Sent from my BlackBerry® >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> >> > Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 07:05:01 >> > To: Zacs<mwatha_zacs(a)yahoo.com> >> > Cc: Skunkworks Forum<skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke>; ke-users< >> ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> >> > Subject: Re: [ke-internetusers] Re: [Skunkworks] ICDL to be Gazetted: >> Is >> Open >> > Office recognized? >> > >> > I have reliable information to the effect that the PS mentioned both >> > Open Source ICDL and Proprietary ICDL. Now looking for the actual KTN >> > footage to confirm what was actually reported, upon whose >> > confirmation, if found skewed reporting as true we shall lodge a >> > formal, open complaint against the media house to the Media Council of >> > Kenya for misinformation on such a sensitive national subject. >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > Alex >> > >> > On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 1:16 AM, Zacs <mwatha_zacs(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> I seriously believe there is no way ICDL can be a proprietary >> licence. >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> >> >> To: Skunkworks Forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke>; ke-users >> >> <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> >> >> Sent: Wed, November 4, 2009 12:19:57 AM >> >> Subject: [ke-internetusers] Re: [Skunkworks] ICDL to be Gazetted: Is >> Open >> >> Office recognized? >> >> >> >> If they only gazette ICDL and leave out OpenICDL >> >> http://www.openicdl.org/ we shall go to court to have the Gazette >> >> Notice annulled on the basis of its illegality hence illegitimacy. >> >> Contemplating such an illegal move would leave sour scars and in any >> >> case we no longer have time for niceties play with Microsofties >> >> family.. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 12:12 AM, Rad! <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I sincerely hope this is not the case. It would be very unfortunate >> if >> >>> government forces citizens to take a certain route. >> >>> From my small investigation ICDL seems to be a pretty widespread >> standard >> >>> that is supposed to be vendor neutral and not linked to any >> particular >> >>> software. See this link for some >> >>> information. http://www.ecdl.com/programmes/index.jsp?p=102&n=108 as >> well >> >>> as >> >>> this one http://www.ecdl.com/programmes/index.jsp?p=108&n=119. 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Otieno > Administrative Manager > Afriregister Ltd (Ke) > P.o.Box 21682 > Nairobi 00100 > Tel: > +254721325277 > +254733206359 > +254202498789 > Riara Road, Bamboo Lane > www.afriregister.com > www.afriregister.co.ke > ICANN accredited registrar. > > ---------------------------------------------- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > --------------------------------------------- > "easy access to the world" > > ---------------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --------------------------------------------- "easy access to the world" -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kiriinya2000%40yahoo.c…

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Skunkworks Meeting, Today, 3rd November, 2009, KDN CEO, Talking Fibre
by Phares Kariuki 06 Nov '09

06 Nov '09

Hi, There will be a Skunkworks meeting on the 3rd of November *TODAY*, at Teleposta Towers, 4th Floor. We are pleased to have the speaker as Mr. KaiWulff, KDN CEO. Meeting will start at 6 pm. Topics covered will be as follows: 1. Kenya, now that the Fibre has landed, what’s the future? 2. What it takes to build a fibre network in Kenya 3. KDN’s future plans. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Thanks to our kind sponsors, Multimedia University College of Kenya for graciously hosting us, time after time, and KDN for their sponsorship. -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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certification
by Patrick Mburu 06 Nov '09

06 Nov '09

Hi all, Is there a red-hat certification testing center in africa?Have checked redhat site and seems only available in states and europe.... Any guides appreciated.

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Friday Spot Test
by Tech List Kenya 06 Nov '09

06 Nov '09

Something to lighten up your Friday: Exam rule no. 1: NO GOOGLING!!! or altavistaring, or yahooing, or binging, or... u get the drift :) Please answer the following questions. Where necessary, give *very* brief explanation(s) 1. A machine in a DHCP environment retains its dynamic IP address even after changing network cable. True, False, Depends (on what) 2. An IP address is tied to the network cable. Therefore you can transfer IP address by swapping network cables. True, False, Laughable, Depends (on what) 3. The first implementation mouse was actually called a rat. True, False 4. A flash drive grows heavier as the size of its contents grows. Therefore a flash is heavier with 4gb of movies than with 300mb of audio files. True, False, Depends (on what). 5. Most Linux distros come with no default mode of file-sharing enabled. True, False, Depends (on what). 6. http://www.example.com = http://example.com. True, False, Depends (on what) 7. You can transfer the contents of the clipboard from one machine to another by selecting text in source machine, holding down the left click mouse button, unplugging the mouse from the source, plugging it into the target machine with the button still pressed, and in the text editor, releasing the left click button. (USB Mouses only). True, False, Depends (on what) 9. List Best products for a Kenyan medium-to-large enterprise IT infrastructure based on: a) Open Source products only b) Proprietory products only c) Non restricted mix 10. You didn't notice no. 8 is missing. True, False 11. This spot test is an original piece and was not lifted from the net. True, False (Prove it), Yeah, right

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Fw: [kictanet] Nokia Research technical intern in Kenya
by wesley kirinya 06 Nov '09

06 Nov '09

--- On Wed, 11/4/09, Benjamin Makai <benmakai(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: Benjamin Makai <benmakai(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [kictanet] Nokia Research technical intern in Kenya To: kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 10:29 AM Sambaza ==== Nokia Research is looking for a technical intern to work on a project in the US and Kenya during 2010. Self-help groups are a large-scale phenomenon in Africa. Participation varies by country, typically from 50-90% of the total population. These groups, called "chama" ("association" in Swahili), help their members save and borrow in a rotational manner. Chama also offer a way for people to exchange skills or barter tasks. This aspect of skill exchange is the focus of the project. The project is to help design and to implement a method for self-help groups to better learn about and exchange skills within a group and between connected groups. The method will use IVRs and SMS to act as a communication channel. The applicant must be a current student at a US college or university and have a strong computer science background. Advanced undergraduates, Masters, and early PhDs are encouraged to apply. Publication of results will be strongly encouraged. Presentation of work at a Nokia Lab in the US will be required at the end of the internship. Facility with Django/Python, Perl, basic bash and cron scripts, basic Unix system administration, and MySQL are required and will be evaluated as part of the application process. Scope of the internship: - January: two week visit to Kenya to meet the team and to better understand how self-helps group work in sub-Saharan Africa. - Feb-May/June (end of your term): begin project development (5-10 hours/week) - June-Aug (three months): finish implementation, and field test prototype in collaboration with social scientists in Kenya - Sep-Dec: prepare academic paper on work (5-10 hours/week) Please only apply if you can travel to Kenya in January and during the summer, and can be an intern during the spring and fall semesters. Applicants should sent a succinct, single-page cover letter and a CV to Jonathan Ledlie (jonathan.ledlie(a)nokia.com) by Friday November 20. Please send two reference letters and a copy of your transcript with your application. The intern will be selected by December 11. The internship is paid. Both trips to Kenya will be paid for. Housing in Kenya will be arranged and paid for. -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: kiriinya2000(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kiriinya2000%40yahoo.c…

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KDN downtime
by Mbugua Njihia 06 Nov '09

06 Nov '09

This morning KDN links went down. I guess they are using their satellite backups.

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KDN links
by Brian Lusiola 06 Nov '09

06 Nov '09

Just noticed the link has been put on satellite. Any word on whats happened to our beloved seacom? KDNers??? Regards, -- Lusiola Brian Everyone has photographic memory, not everyone has film though.

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Fw: Greetings + Tim Barners-Lee Meeting Nov 20th 2009.
by Walubengo J 06 Nov '09

06 Nov '09

r the Skunks aware? I had send a unicast to Phares (the defacto organizer for skunks?). I have not recieved an answer so i have now decided to float the same question to floor and hpe i can get a few answers? walu. --- On Tue, 11/3/09, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Greetings + Tim Barners-Lee Meeting Nov 20th 2009. To: "Phares Kariuki" <pkariuki(a)gmail.com> Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 5:18 PM Tim Berners-Lee is coming to kenya from 19th-21st Nove and am told he is to meet the Skunks. R u aware and secondly, could you think of any skunk internet-upstarts that Tim would be interested in visiting to get a feel of techno-skills available locally? walu. nb: more details on Tim @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Berners-Lee

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