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Today's Topics:

1. can online magazines work? (Gituma Nturibi)
2. Re: Paypal and Kenyan Cards (Steve Obbayi)
3. Re: Forum nokia competition (aki)
4. Final Call - Innovators demonstrations (Gakuru Alex)
5. Zain internet slowdown (Mark Mwangi)
6. Safaricom bundle disappearing (Evans Ikua)
7. Re: Safaricom bundle disappearing (Erik Hersman)
8. Cant edit content on a Mambo site (Evans Ikua)
9. Re: Safaricom bundle disappearing (Kago Kagichiri)
10. Re: Zain internet slowdown (Rad!)
11. Re: Paypal and Kenyan Cards (amanya)

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 20:08:45 +0200
From: Gituma Nturibi <gnturibi@gmail.com>
To: Skunk Works <skunkworks@my.co.ke>
Subject: [Skunkworks] can online magazines work?
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I recently heard about the demise of Adam magazine and another tourism
on- can't remember the name.

No doubt these mags had gathered a number of fans and its sad to see
them go. So I was thinking how about having them online instead of
print? I gave this suggestion to some pals and one of them said "Adam
is a magazine I flip through on a nice Sunday afternoon at home at a
leisurely pace, doubt I'll take the time to read it on line."

SO my question is- Is online a viable option especially in Kenya and
are there any success stories or otherwise? isn't this a good local
content project? I remember PC magazine also went online a few months
back wonder how that's going...

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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 13:16:38 -0500 (EST)
From: Steve Obbayi <steve@sobbayi.com>
To: Skunkworks Forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Paypal and Kenyan Cards
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"External Regulations" is simply USA regulations. Moneybookers is British and they dont have the ridiculous regulations the US have. Do you know USA is trying to go for people with Swiss Bank accounts?

Did you know Sun/Java has started a model like the Apple or Ovi stores and they call it the Java Store. It is only open to USA developers to sell their Apps. Developers from a few other countries are allowed to use the store but can't sell Apps to USA customers but can only give free Apps for download. I tried to apply for them to consider Kenya but they need a multitude of Kenyan developers to apply personally so they can get the necessary government policy blah blah integrated into their system.

check out the store here

http://www.java.com/en/store/index.jsp

Steve Obbayi

SKYPE: sobbayi
US: +1 202 297 6831
+1 202 470 0525
KE: +254 722 627 691

http://sobbayi.com
http://blog.sobbayi.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "solomon kariri" <solomonkariri@gmail.com>
To: "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 12:52:37 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Paypal and Kenyan Cards

What external regulations? Does those regulations apply to other such service providers? Im saying this because i have been using moneybookers to receive money into my account without a glitch and still does.

On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Steve Obbayi < steve@sobbayi.com > wrote:

I don't know about Paypal and Kenyan Bank accounts coz I talked to some officials a couple of weeks ago specifically on this issue and they said nothing has changed as of now. The problems they have with kenyan Banks are because they have to follow "external regulations" that prevent them from sending money to Kenya. So it's Paypal that is deliberately doing it.

Steve Obbayi

SKYPE: sobbayi
US: +1 202 297 6831
KE: +254 722 627 691

http://sobbayi.com
http://blog.sobbayi.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "amanya" < whynnot@gmail.com >
To: "Skunkworks Forum" < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke >
Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 4:42:56 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Paypal and Kenyan Cards

@David was surprised you saying that you have always been able to receive. for me the case has been always not able to receive. and there are no updates on their site http://bit.ly/4MJP3T

--
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Software Developer,
Cell: +254736 729 450
Skype: solomonkariri

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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 22:29:21 +0300
From: aki <aki275@googlemail.com>
To: Skunkworks Forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Forum nokia competition
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@Steve, @Murigi : Honestly, maybe there is no one in KE who is a developer.
And it may also be true that we are knocking on wrong doors? Assume that
there is a need to start local dev communities, what's next? :-)
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 22:45:26 +0300
From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com>
To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
Subject: [Skunkworks] Final Call - Innovators demonstrations
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Greetings skunk(ette)s,

As earlier mentioned, this will be held next Thursday (10th Dec) thus
tomorrow at noon I shall close the 'registrations.'
Many thanks to all that have reserved their slots and sent me .pdf
briefs of their intended showcase solutions. ( Please carry your own
laptops(There will be free BROADBAND WiFi :~)

Much appreciated PS Ndemo (Ministry of Information and Communications)
for facilitating this international business interaction.

Regards,

Alex

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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:20:42 +0300
From: Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com>
To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
Subject: [Skunkworks] Zain internet slowdown
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anyone else experiencing this?. . . .feeling so pissed that only when you
call them thats when they tell somethings up!!
F!!
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Mark Mwangi

http://mwangy.wordpress.com

Skype : mark.mwangy
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:28:03 +0300
From: Evans Ikua <ikua.evans@gmail.com>
To: ke-users <ke-internetusers@bdix.net>, skunkworks@my.co.ke
Subject: [Skunkworks] Safaricom bundle disappearing
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I seem to have a problem with Safaricom mobile broadband. By the time I was
buying a 300 mb bundle yesterday, I was doubting that the one I had last had
been used up, yet I could not connect. Now after just one day, my 300 mb
bundle has gone. Yet i have not done anything out of the ordinary. This used
to last me about 2 weeks, at times 3. There is no way for me to check my
usage where I use it (Fedora 11). Is this really normal or is it just me?

Alex at this point I want to join your Association...

Evans
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:35:39 +0300
From: Erik Hersman <erik@zungu.com>
To: Skunkworks Forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Safaricom bundle disappearing
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I'm beginning to suspect something is up. There's no possible way that
I've used 3Gb in 4 days. Not a chance, but there's no way for me to
see if it's actually accurate or not (Mac).

Erik Hersman

On Dec 8, 2009, at 11:28 PM, Evans Ikua wrote:

> I seem to have a problem with Safaricom mobile broadband. By the
> time I was buying a 300 mb bundle yesterday, I was doubting that the
> one I had last had been used up, yet I could not connect. Now after
> just one day, my 300 mb bundle has gone. Yet i have not done
> anything out of the ordinary. This used to last me about 2 weeks, at
> times 3. There is no way for me to check my usage where I use it
> (Fedora 11). Is this really normal or is it just me?
>
> Alex at this point I want to join your Association...
>
> Evans
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:35:58 +0300
From: Evans Ikua <ikua.evans@gmail.com>
To: skunkworks@my.co.ke
Subject: [Skunkworks] Cant edit content on a Mambo site
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I have this site am running on Mambo. It's running the most current version.
At some point it just happened that I cant edit content, just like that. It
opens but can't edit. Could this be a bug with the WYSWIG editor? Anyone
with an idea?

Evans
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 00:03:46 +0300
From: Kago Kagichiri <thekenyanprince@gmail.com>
To: Skunkworks Forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Safaricom bundle disappearing
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Do you run Adobe? There's a date that my Photoshop CS4 did a 967MB update.
Terrifying stuff. I had to downgrade to CS3 and then disable the updater
program manually.

On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:35 PM, Erik Hersman <erik@zungu.com> wrote:

> I'm beginning to suspect something is up. There's no possible way that I've
> used 3Gb in 4 days. Not a chance, but there's no way for me to see if it's
> actually accurate or not (Mac).
>
> Erik Hersman
>
>
>
> On Dec 8, 2009, at 11:28 PM, Evans Ikua wrote:
>
> I seem to have a problem with Safaricom mobile broadband. By the time I
>> was buying a 300 mb bundle yesterday, I was doubting that the one I had last
>> had been used up, yet I could not connect. Now after just one day, my 300 mb
>> bundle has gone. Yet i have not done anything out of the ordinary. This used
>> to last me about 2 weeks, at times 3. There is no way for me to check my
>> usage where I use it (Fedora 11). Is this really normal or is it just me?
>>
>> Alex at this point I want to join your Association...
>>
>> Evans
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 00:22:33 +0300
From: "Rad!" <conradakunga@gmail.com>
To: Skunkworks Forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Zain internet slowdown
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Good luck.

Personally having had enough of downloads coming at bps I tossed my SIM card
out of the window earlier this afternoon. Afadhali dialup!

On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:20 PM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> anyone else experiencing this?. . . .feeling so pissed that only when you
> call them thats when they tell somethings up!!
> F!!
> --
> Regards,
>
> Mark Mwangi
>
> http://mwangy.wordpress.com
>
> Skype : mark.mwangy
>
>
>
>
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 01:02:23 +0300
From: amanya <whynnot@gmail.com>
To: Skunkworks Forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Paypal and Kenyan Cards
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Emailed PayPal seeking clarification but they are yet to respond. gave
moneybookers a shot instead and so far so good. only hitch was getting the
Swift Code, which is not on Co-op Bank's website. Called a pal and was
sorted on that.

PayPal wakae

2009/12/8 Steve Obbayi <steve@sobbayi.com>

> "External Regulations" is simply USA regulations. Moneybookers is British
> and they dont have the ridiculous regulations the US have. Do you know USA
> is trying to go for people with Swiss Bank accounts?
>
> Did you know Sun/Java has started a model like the Apple or Ovi stores and
> they call it the Java Store. It is only open to USA developers to sell their
> Apps. Developers from a few other countries are allowed to use the store but
> can't sell Apps to USA customers but can only give free Apps for download. I
> tried to apply for them to consider Kenya but they need a multitude of
> Kenyan developers to apply personally so they can get the necessary
> government policy blah blah integrated into their system.
>
> check out the store here
>
> http://www.java.com/en/store/index.jsp
>
> Steve Obbayi
>
> SKYPE: sobbayi
> US: +1 202 297 6831
> +1 202 470 0525
> KE: +254 722 627 691
>
> http://sobbayi.com
> http://blog.sobbayi.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "solomon kariri" <solomonkariri@gmail.com>
> To: "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 12:52:37 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Paypal and Kenyan Cards
>
>
> What external regulations? Does those regulations apply to other such
> service providers? Im saying this because i have been using moneybookers to
> receive money into my account without a glitch and still does.
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Steve Obbayi < steve@sobbayi.com > wrote:
>
>
> I don't know about Paypal and Kenyan Bank accounts coz I talked to some
> officials a couple of weeks ago specifically on this issue and they said
> nothing has changed as of now. The problems they have with kenyan Banks are
> because they have to follow "external regulations" that prevent them from
> sending money to Kenya. So it's Paypal that is deliberately doing it.
>
> Steve Obbayi
>
> SKYPE: sobbayi
> US: +1 202 297 6831
> KE: +254 722 627 691
>
> http://sobbayi.com
> http://blog.sobbayi.com
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "amanya" < whynnot@gmail.com >
> To: "Skunkworks Forum" < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke >
> Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 4:42:56 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Paypal and Kenyan Cards
>
>
> @David was surprised you saying that you have always been able to receive.
> for me the case has been always not able to receive. and there are no
> updates on their site http://bit.ly/4MJP3T
>
>
>
>
> --
> Solomon Kariri,
>
> Software Developer,
> Cell: +254736 729 450
> Skype: solomonkariri
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