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Re: [Skunkworks] Seacom Landing site pics...
by Arthur Simiyu 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi all, Change of the seacom landing pictures link http://www.flickr.com/photos/37176631@N08/sets/72157619056104485/ Simiyu

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Re: [Skunkworks] Seacom Landing site pics...
by fyodor 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

>Nice, the Nakumatt paperbag definitely give it local flavour. Well "You need it they've got it"......bandwidth that is.....in a reusable polythene bag. -tyrus _IEEE member. -- Easy-to-use, advanced features, flexible phone systems. Click here for more info. http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/BLSrjkqmC5wnWywJPxAQJ7CGI9g9FN2qAi60zKgf4PqQ…

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M-PESA
by Max Muraya 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi guys, Does anyone know how mpesa works as in requirements to be an agent and commission structures? Thanks

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Sea fiber cable
by Alex Wanjohi 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

hmmm. good news here, just heard Kibaki on TV saying he's about to officially launch the cable - (well, something like it :) ) - good news i say, regards -Alex

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Seacom Landing site pics...
by fyodor 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37176631@N08/sets/72157619046069391/ Courtesy of Arthur Simiyu .....thanks alot pal -tyrus _IEEE member -- Click now to find great remedies for hangovers! http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/BLSrjkqgbos1TOVPnsfkvvAntsyMveeutlGyFl9B6IZr…

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Re: [Skunkworks] Seacom Landing site pics...
by Oj G 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

It appears the camera person landed at the seacom mombasa landing station at night... The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole. --- On Tue, 6/2/09, fyodor <fyodor(a)hushmail.com> wrote: From: fyodor <fyodor(a)hushmail.com> Subject: [Skunkworks] Seacom Landing site pics... To: skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 1:55 AM http://www.flickr.com/photos/37176631@N08/sets/72157619046069391/ Courtesy of Arthur Simiyu .....thanks alot pal -tyrus _IEEE member -- Click now to find great remedies for hangovers! http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/BLSrjkqgbos1TOVPnsfkvvAntsyMveeutlGyFl9B6IZr… _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Skunkworks 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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Re: [Skunkworks] Personal Finance - Lite App
by Oj G 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi Mugambi Money manger works for me. See http://www.codelathe.com/mmex/ Will tell you where your money goes from bank to bills to charities... Regards, Oj. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole. --- On Tue, 6/2/09, Josiah Mugambi <jmugambi(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Josiah Mugambi <jmugambi(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Personal Finance - Lite App To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 4:56 AM I'd be curious about this too... On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 2:44 PM, ukuta ken <ukutaken(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hey, My Financial year 2009 -2010 has just began. I require a very light app (run from flash) that i can use for personal finances i.e budget, simple stocks and bank reconciliation,etc have a blsd post-madaraka day _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Skunkworks 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 -- Josiah Mugambi +254 738 504418 http://blog.josiahmugambi.com SK Classifeds... Visit stockskenya.co.ke for more info. -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Skunkworks 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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UBUNTU 9.04 CD/DVD
by David Ndambuki 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

If anyone who is coming to the meeting leo [ Wilfred's windows 7 ...] who might be having a cd/dvd of ubuntu, I would really appreciate it if i could get a copy. I will come with both a cd and dvd for your trouble. Thank you in advance. -- Regards, Ndambuki Muthoka David Phne: +254733476463;+254722316140 Addr: 2084 - 01000 Thika, Kenya.

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Re: [Skunkworks] learning programming is annoying
by Arthur Simiyu 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi, Try the following book, a free pdf dowload. http://www.robmiles.com/c-yellow-book/ Simiyu

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Personal invitation from Rita Gitobu
by Rita Gitobu 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi, On 5/19/2009 8:26:42 AM, you were invited to join Rita Gitobu's UNYK address book so he/she would always have access to your contact info and you to his/hers. To accept his/her request, Click here. http://www.unyk.com/ml/65/5/?i=ff6ea72a9ddc4535b65f298633780d43 UNYK is a smart and simple way to manage your contacts so you never lose anyoneï¿½s contact information again. No more worrying about your contacts' info. From now on, let them do it for you. By changing their information in UNYK.com, you address book will be automatically updated. By changing your information in UNYK.com, their address book will be automatically updated. Itï¿½s so simple and itï¿½s free... Already 10 million users. Click here if you no longer wish to receive invitations from Rita Gitobu to try UNYK! http://www.unyk.com/ml/245/74/unsubscribe.asp?mid=9E95A5A9797C839F&email=sk… Click here if you no longer wish to receive invitations to try UNYK! http://www.unyk.com/ml/65/6/unsubscribe.asp?i=ff6ea72a9ddc4535b65f298633780… UNYK, the first smart address book that updates itself!

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learning programming is annoying
by aki 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

this is back! I've moved from books and onto other books. Same story each time : not enough info or same method syntax that really is not what you want. All start with silly hallo world syntaxes that within a chapter or 2 is useless towards writing progs. Eg a good book I read so far ( IMHO ) is visual c# 2008 by John Sharp but by chapter 2 or 3 makes many assumptions. It is amazing how small the code portion becomes if you use correct method syntax and program flow. Why can't book writers use a standard convention of the best ways to write methods, then take it from there. A hallo world method with screen output has no place in this world! %^$%%!!! Any online college or Uni offering a sane way to learn visual c# you could refer me to? Anyone... :-) Rgds.

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Personal invitation from Rita Gitobu
by Rita Gitobu 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi, On 5/19/2009 8:26:42 AM, you were invited to join Rita Gitobu's UNYK address book so he/she would always have access to your contact info and you to his/hers. To accept his/her request, Click here. http://www.unyk.com/ml/65/5/?i=ae93503f3af54b3e9c56343d897e289e UNYK is a smart and simple way to manage your contacts so you never lose anyoneï¿½s contact information again. No more worrying about your contacts' info. From now on, let them do it for you. By changing their information in UNYK.com, you address book will be automatically updated. By changing your information in UNYK.com, their address book will be automatically updated. Itï¿½s so simple and itï¿½s free... Already 10 million users. Click here if you no longer wish to receive invitations from Rita Gitobu to try UNYK! http://www.unyk.com/ml/245/74/unsubscribe.asp?mid=9E95A5A9797C839F&email=sk… Click here if you no longer wish to receive invitations to try UNYK! http://www.unyk.com/ml/65/6/unsubscribe.asp?i=ae93503f3af54b3e9c56343d897e2… UNYK, the first smart address book that updates itself!

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Kenyaweb.com, anybody out there?
by Solomon Mburu 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Skunks and Skunkettes, Is there anyone on this list who works for Kenyaweb.com? I'd really appreciate your assistance! -- 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! *

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seacom gone live? latencies of upto 200ms to some sites
by aki 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

seems to me they have but not stable. anyone share this?

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Meeting Reminder, Today, 6pm, Teleposta Towers, Wilfred Mworia on Windows 7 RC
by Phares Kariuki 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi, This is a reminder that there will be a meeting today at Teleposta Towers, 4th Floor, KCCT from 6.00pm. Speaker: Wilfred Mworia Topic: Microsoft's Windows 7, a Technical Overview Free Windows 7 DVD's and some Windows 2008 Server Discs to be given out for free :). Thanks. -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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Safaricom Bambanet (HSDPA Modem)
by Alex Wanjohi 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Is it just me or has anybody else noticed how the speeds immediately drop whenever you queue a series of 'heavy' downloads (~ 2MB @) when using the safaricom modem.? I noticed they drop till they eventually start timing out. They shot back to a consistent ~600 ms when I un-queued the downloads. Whats the most likely explanation for this? regards -Alex

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Cost of a go.ke
by James Mutuku 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hellos, What is the cost of a .go.ke? James

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Looking for Outsourced Jobs
by Jayeesh Bhalla 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

A great resource for those looking for outsourced Jobs. www.odesk.com

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Equity bank atm
by imelda Mueni 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

hi guyz is Equity bank upgrading there ATM thats why none is working in most branches or any IT guy from equity please , cause your service is detoriating and not to mention the the way the ATM keeps retenting Cards (happend thrice in this month) am just from opening another account in a diiferent bank, any one from Equity to explain whats happening

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Microsofts Project Natal
by Jayeesh Bhalla 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Interesting http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/microsofts-project-natal-demo-video-has-… jumping-with-anticip/

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BING!!! goes live redirecting live Search
by Steve 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Microsoft has made its new search engine available ahead of schedule and is redirecting searches from Live Search to the new site read more<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/jun/01/searchengines-microso…>

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Dead HP Pavilion
by Steve Muchai 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi guys and gals, Bad start to the long weekend. My HP Pavilion DV6000 just died. I last used it two nights ago and it was fine. When I power on, the LEDs come on but it doesn't attempt to boot, hard drive stays strangely quiet, and the display doesn't seem to get powered. I've tried with an external display as well. I've removed the HDD and backed up my important stuff to another machine. Looks like a HW problem but I don't think it's the mobo. Have tried the memory as well, no joy. Ideas needed before I dismantle the whole jingamathing. Regards, Steve -- "A democracy is a sheep and two wolves deciding on what to have for lunch. Freedom is a well armed sheep contesting the results of the decision." - Stolen from someone else's sig.

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Looking for Kenyans for EU funded tech workshops
by Karimi 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

*[Attachment(s) <#1219d21b1a0663f6_1219d1805fb03a14_TopText> from pragnya alekal included below]* Please contact Sheila Ochugboju directly if you are interested. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Sheila Ochugboju* <sheilaafrica(a)googlemail.com> Date: Fri, May 29, 2009 at 8:21 AM Subject: Calling all Kenyans!! To: ted-lb-fellows-2009(a)googlegroups.com Dear Fellows, I am calling for your help. We need 30 great Kenyan Participants for a series of workshops we are running in June and July. Please see flyer attached. This is part of an EU funded project with 11 partners from Europe, India and Kenya. The focus is capacity building & socialization of science and technology in developing countries. www.set-dev.eu Participants must attend at least *three *out of the four workshops for the SET DEV process.An African Manifesto for Science & Technology is being written both as a catalyst for internal dialogue across African communities and also as an outcome of those conversations to create a vision for the future of African Science and Technology for the continent. All travel (within Kenya only) and accommodation costs for the workshops will be covered by ATPS, along with a small stipend for all participants. Please spread to your Kenyan networks or contacts. Feel free to request more details from me or ATPS. Thank You!! Sheila -- TED Long Beach Fellow. www.ted.com/fellows --------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Sheila Ochugboju Senior Communications Officer African Technology Policy Studies Network 3rd Floor, The Chancery P.O Box 10081-00100-GPO Nairobi, Kenya Tel 2714092/2714498/2723800 Fax 27104028 Mobile: 00 254 736 462 120 (Kenya) 00 44 787 217 8867 (UK) sochugboju(a)atpsnet.org. www.atpsnet.org On www.twitter.com as SheilaAfrica. Passionate About Ideas worth Spreading - Read more: http://sheilaochugboju.posterous.com www.ted.com. check out TEDTALKS -- .................................................................................................... An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied. Arnold Glasgow ...... "Attempt something large enough that failure is guaranteed…unless God steps in!"

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Google Vs. Microsoft Bing
by Solomon Mburu 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

Hi All, *Microsoft's Bing search engine <http://www.bing.com/ComingSoon>* and *Google Wave <http://wave.google.com/>* are two very distinct and different products, but they showcase where in the ecosystem each vendor is as well as current strengths and possible strategic mistakes. Let's take a look at both efforts, less from a product standpoint and more from the perspective of what they say about the companies. Read more<http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/enderle/microsoft-bing-vs-google-wav…> -- 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! * Sent from Nairobi, Kenya

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eBook Readers
by Jonathan McLean 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

Hey Skunks! I am contemplating purchasing an eBook reader here in Kenya. I honestly haven't done much research, but was wondering if anyone has advice on locations, dealers, brand availability. I am in Mombasa, and honestly, travelling to NRB is a less than desirable feat. And no, I do not want an Amazon Kindle, if it was even available. Cheers! -- jonathan mclean us peace corps volunteer ict specialist mtongwe, kenya

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