Re: [LUG] How far are Ugandan 4G networks “4G”?

2013-10-01 Thread okwii David
Sam, I've just read your post. Am currently doing a review of 4G network providers...and so far am testing Orange. It turns out, unlike MTN, their 4G falls back to 3/2G meaning that should you be in a non-4G site, then you can still be connected on 3G. That's one marketing stunt Orange is using

Re: [LUG] [TechPost] Linux development Report: Samsung among top sponsors, Tizen closer than you think

2013-09-17 Thread okwii David
Linux - doesn't appear anywhere in the report. P. -- Evolution (n): A hypothetical process whereby infinitely improbable events occur with alarming frequency, order arises from chaos, and no one is given credit. On 16 September 2013 21:13, okwii David oquid...@gmail.com wrote: Hello friends

[LUG] [TechPost] Linux development Report: Samsung among top sponsors, Tizen closer than you think

2013-09-16 Thread okwii David
Hello friends, Looks like Linux just got mobilized with mobile/embedded technology companies like Google, Samsung, Qualcomm among the top Linux kernel sponsors according to the Linux development report by the Linux foundation

Re: [LUG] not having a github account is like putting your resume in comic sans

2013-08-28 Thread okwii David
I agree with Stephen's assessment instead especially with having an account with plausible points on stackoverflow. Many programmers like myself have their own software revisioning methods (even though i've a github account), but the ability to share,ask and respond to others programmer's

[LUG] [TechPost] The Ubuntu Edge maybe dead, but Ubuntu Mobile lives on

2013-08-22 Thread okwii David
Hello, The Ubuntu Edge the crowdfunded project that aimed to produce a phone that could also double as a desktop at just $695 missed its $32m target by nearly $20m, winning $12.6m of pledges and a total of 17,215 phones out of the 40,000 it needed to be funded.

Re: [LUG] Vulnerability in USB Internet Modems

2013-08-20 Thread okwii David
William, Am going to install the modem-manger GUI. I need it for sending USSD codes(that's loading data and so forth) with using the buggy mobile partner software. Been looking for something like that. On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Phillip Simbwa sim...@gmail.com wrote: Hehehe... To

[LUG] ‘software for All’ -- The Hindu

2013-08-20 Thread okwii David
Morning, Here's an intterview with Thoughtworks founder http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/software-for-all/article5040383.ece -- David Okwii, Technology innovator/catalyst, analyst and blogger, Editor in Chief for the TechPost http://www.techpost.ug,

Re: [LUG] Vulnerability in USB Internet Modems

2013-08-19 Thread okwii David
I use the modem-manager to connect my USB internet modems that work with ZTE(not all) and Huawei modems quiet well. I tried installing the mobile partner software that comes with Airtel modems on my box, but it was so buggy, it couldn't work, so i had to fall back to the in-built modem-manager.

Re: [LUG] Samba/FTP issues with Windows 8

2013-08-09 Thread okwii David
-- Evolution (n): A hypothetical process whereby infinitely improbable events occur with alarming frequency, order arises from chaos, and no one is given credit. On 6 August 2013 21:06, okwii David oquid...@gmail.com wrote: Benjamin, Yes, but it still fails to start. On Tue, Aug 6

[LUG] Samba/FTP issues with Windows 8

2013-08-06 Thread okwii David
Hello guys, From time to time, i ran into windows environments (mainly from friends) where i need to share files or something similar. In the past, i've been using my favorite ftp server, vsftp which has since proven to be buggy with the latest releases. I've since looked at alternatives like

Re: [LUG] Samba/FTP issues with Windows 8

2013-08-06 Thread okwii David
Benjamin, Yes, but it still fails to start. On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 4:24 PM, Benjamin Tayehanpour benja...@sandslott.org wrote: Have you tried commenting out the 'IdentLookups' directive in the specified file? On 6 August 2013 11:15, okwii David oquid...@gmail.com wrote: Hello guys

Re: [LUG] Why the Silicon Valleys' of Africa will never match the US Silicon Valley

2013-07-24 Thread okwii David
Thanks Kyle for the rant! On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 10:52 PM, sanga collins sanga.coll...@gmail.comwrote: my home devices are always juniper ssg so not really worried about IPv6. My provider (Comcast) already configures new modems for residential and business customers with IPv6. Especially

[LUG] [TechPost] Airtel Vs Orange Uganda Data Service Deathmatch - TechPost

2013-07-18 Thread okwii David
Good Morning friends, Here's a face off between Airtel and Orange Uganda as far as their data provisioning services are concerned. http://bit.ly/14iDaYO Let us know your own experiences and if the verdicts are fair enough. Enjoy -- David Okwii, Technology innovator/catalyst, analyst and

[LUG] Linux To Become Exclusive OS Of The International Space Station

2013-05-27 Thread okwii David
GM, http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112844374/linux-windows-xp-os-iss-international-space-station-opslan-051213/ “Back in 2008, a Russian cosmonaut managed to take a laptop to the ISS that spread the W32.Gammima.AG

Re: [LUG] Wireless Hotspot billing solution

2013-05-24 Thread okwii David
Thanks guys. Let me try out some of the proposals. Thanks regards, David Okwii, Editor-In-Chief TechPost, www.techpost.ug, Tel: +256791040262, +256778607301 Vision. Passion. Diligence. Persistence. sent from the oquidroid On May 23, 2013 8:34 PM, Mwirima Byaruhanga e...@afrigeek.net wrote:

[LUG] Wireless Hotspot billing solution

2013-05-23 Thread okwii David
Hello friends, Am looking for recommendations on some some good wireless hotspot billing solutions out there. The idea is to authenticate and bill hotspot users on a single premise say a restaurant. The software should authenticate users and bill them on timely or bandwidth basis and shouldn't

[LUG] Spanish Linux Group Targets Microsoft in Complaint to EU

2013-03-27 Thread okwii David
Hello, A Spanish open software group has filed a complaint against*Microsoft*http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/microsoft with the European Union claiming that it's unnecessarily difficult to install Linux on Windows 8 hardware. Hispalinux, which is made up of 8,000 Linux users and developers living in

[LUG] Other than Alt Ctrl Delete

2013-03-27 Thread okwii David
Hello, My PC(running on Suse 12.1, KDE 4.9) doesn't usually freeze. But today while attempting to play a certain video file using VLC, it completely froze and i tried to apply the magic combination but it failed. So what else can i do to resuscitate a frozen PC when Alt Ctrl Delete fails without

Re: [LUG] Other than Alt Ctrl Delete

2013-03-27 Thread okwii David
Thanks Kyle, But it's Alt + SysRq not CTRL+SysRq after ensuring /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq returns 1. Thanks On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 5:46 PM, Kyle Spencer k...@stormzero.com wrote: Hold CTRL+SYSRQ and type these letters in order: REISUB On Mar 27, 2013 5:11 PM, okwii David oquid...@gmail.com

[LUG] Unix tricks to brush-up your skills

2013-03-11 Thread okwii David
Morning, Found this useful http://mmb.pcb.ub.es/~carlesfe/unix/tricks.txt They may speed up your operation on that box. Enjoy -- David Okwii, Technology innovator/catalyst, analyst and blogger, Senior Editor for the TechPost, Tech Columnist for ColuredZebra, Systems Solutions Administrator

Re: [LUG] Jitsi 2.0 Released: Open Skype Alternative

2013-03-07 Thread okwii David
Paul, All Skype communication is Encrypted ( https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA31/does-skype-use-encryption) but i agree with you on the point of companies getting weary of entrusting their communications/information over third-party providers. But then again, what's the difference between Skype

[LUG] Gilt Groupe, ServiceNow See Big Data Putting Linux Talent in Hot Demand - The CIO Report - WSJ

2013-02-27 Thread okwii David
Morning, I found this interesting! http://mobile.blogs.wsj.com/cio/2013/02/25/big-data-puts-linux-talent-in-hot-demand/ Thanks regards, David Okwii, Senior Editor TechPost, www.techpost.ug, Tel: +256791040262, +256778607301 Vision. Passion. Diligence. Persistence. sent from the oquidroid

[LUG] Microsoft's UEFI secure boot clarification

2013-02-27 Thread okwii David
Hello, I've been following news about the release of UEFI secure boot by Microsoft which according to earlier reports means that Linux based OSes won't be able to run on UEFI secure boot certified machines. Now am reading that the Linux foundation sort of came up with a work around and so on! My

Re: [LUG] FireFox now in Acholi

2013-02-25 Thread okwii David
Interesting discussion! I work as the Mozilla Uganda community reporter and so far the feedback with all it's controversy is very invaluable to the community. So thanks and please continue with the conversation. They're so other localization projects going on the latest being a Luganda phone

Re: [LUG] I think hell is getting a cold front!

2013-02-19 Thread okwii David
IT will keep snotting for a while yet. I think. And their wallet is still significant, even in the wider scheme of things. P. On Feb 07, 2013, at 19:51, okwii David oquid...@gmail.com wrote: Too late, I agree with Stephen. The rise of browser has abstracted whatever underlining operating

[LUG] [TechPost] Ubuntu Tablet Operating System to be unveiled

2013-02-18 Thread okwii David
Morning Luggers, According to a countdown timer on the Ubuntu website, it's approximately 8 hours to the announcement of a Ubuntu OS for tablets. More on the TechPost... http://www.techpost.ug/1188/tick-tock-tablet-time-ubuntu-tablet-operating-system-to-be-unveiled/ -- David Okwii, Technology

Re: [LUG] I think hell is getting a cold front!

2013-02-07 Thread okwii David
Too late, I agree with Stephen. The rise of browser has abstracted whatever underlining operating system users are using. As long as they just have a modern browser that connects to the internet, web applications such as zoho, google docs that are browser based completely nullify the need for MS

Re: [LUG] skype on linux

2013-01-31 Thread okwii David
Reinier, I use Skype on my opensuse laptop with KDE without any issues! On 1/31/13, Reinier Battenberg reinier.battenb...@mountbatten.net wrote: Hi, I upgraded to skype for linux 4.1.0.20 a few months back and I think since around that time, I dont receive all messages immediately. What

Re: [LUG] Firefox to block content based on Java, Reader, and Silverlight

2013-01-31 Thread okwii David
Now all this talk about Java security vulnerabilities and then Flash being already dead on mobile...are these signs of ageing and dying platforms? Just asking! On 1/31/13, Kiggundu Mukasa kiggu...@kym.net wrote:

Re: [LUG] [OT] Need PABX vendor recommendation

2013-01-22 Thread okwii David
Keyle, This could be late, but here's my submission. Asterisk IP PBX by digium can offer you telephony features you can only dream of from legacy traditional PBXes. I've used it myself but it requires serious expertise. However, the all-in-one asterisk based solutions like asteriskNow,

Re: [LUG] TechPost: In the Smartphone world, Voice is just an app and it's everything the Telecoms feared

2013-01-14 Thread okwii David
it is a standard and not a product per se, there's not *one* cuddly app out there which is the definite starting point, but rather dozens, hundreds, of apps supporting the standards. I'm available on SIP via my smartphone. How many here use SIP? okwii David oquid...@gmail.com wrote: Hello

[LUG] TechPost: In the Smartphone world, Voice is just an app and it's everything the Telecoms feared

2013-01-13 Thread okwii David
Hello Friends, Telecommunication has changed. Thanks to the internet, advances in smartphone OSes and hardware, the voice market has and continues to be thoroughly disrupted. Read more on the TechPost... http://www.techpost.ug/2013/01/in-smartphone-world-voice-is-just-app.html Enjoy -- David

Re: [LUG] Community Newsletter - Kampala, Uganda

2013-01-10 Thread okwii David
Getting myself a copy right away! Thanks regards, David Okwii, Senior Editor TechPost, www.techpost.ug, Tel: +256791040262, +256778607301 Vision. Passion. Diligence. Persistence. sent from the oquidroid On Jan 10, 2013 12:05 PM, Brian Ssennoga b.ssenn...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Linux Users,

Re: [LUG] Community Newsletter - Kampala, Uganda

2013-01-10 Thread okwii David
it with more interactions on twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/tech_post . I hope to be an active member here and meet some of you offline. Kind regards On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 3:38 PM, okwii David oquid...@gmail.com wrote: Getting myself a copy right away! Thanks regards, David Okwii, Senior

Re: [LUG] Community Newsletter - Kampala, Uganda

2013-01-10 Thread okwii David
Simon, I'll thanks for the interest! On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Simon Vass sv...@etech.ug wrote: nd running please let me have the RSS feed link and we ca -- David Okwii, Technology innovator/catalyst, analyst and blogger, Senior Editor for the TechPost, Tech Columnist for

Re: [LUG] Elop: Android anything goes

2013-01-09 Thread okwii David
Jake, Elop for starters is an Ex-Microsoft Exec and based on this had/has a bias towards Microphone mobile operating system. The CEO dragged Nokia onto MS's struggling platform in 2011 on the ground that that it would be too difficult for it to stand out from the crowd using Google’s OS. and has

Re: [LUG] Elop: Android anything goes

2013-01-09 Thread okwii David
see how a Lumia is part of it. If Nokia had a 7” or larger tablet, then I would understand. But the Lumia does not fit into the plans of MS.* *** ** ** ** ** *From:* lug-boun...@linux.or.ug [mailto:lug-boun...@linux.or.ug] *On Behalf Of *okwii David *Sent:* Wednesday, 09 January 2013 13:20

Re: [LUG] Where are the PABX's?

2012-12-03 Thread okwii David
Bagaka, You'll need an ATA(Analogue Telephone Adapter) that will convert the digital packets to analogue and vis versa. These are pretty costly i would advice that you buy the digital or SIP phones from the start. Your other option is using softphones like zoiper, but then again for a serious