- 1. UCC website hacked!! By Lillian Nalwoga
Can anyone access www.ucc.co.ug website. It seems like it has been hacked by some group calling themselves - Indonesian Cyber Freedom
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Cyber security is not absolute. Even the most secured websites have been attacked.
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Conclusion/ Remarks
UCC website hackers did what other hackers just do - just erase the home page and replace it with their stuff. Upgrade your CMS always to avoid injection
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The advantages of using a CMS like Drupal, is that you can leverage contributed or custom modules to enhance security.
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- List of biggest private companies. Initiated by Williams
Looking for the list of Uganda’s biggest tax contributors. Preferably those in the private sector.
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Conclusion/ Remarks
URA releases an annual list of contributors and defaulters. Check out their website.
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3. Installing Open Project Initiated by Albert Macungunzi
Am looking for someone to help me install OpenProject on CentOS 6.x ASAP. Urgently.
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Conclusion/ Remarks
Shouldn't be too difficult as long as all the dependencies are in place.... Esp Java runtime... Have you tried install using APT?
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- 4. Yaka usage Initiated by Latif Ntambi
How can I pause it from counting down while am away?
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Conclusion/ Remarks
Yaka only counts down when some one is using power, If you want to pause it, just turn off the circuit breaker in the electrical panel. It won’t count, neither will anyone be able to use it when you are away.
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- 5. Unlocking Sony CD/DVD player Initiated by Daniel Ninsiima
How can I play CDs /DVDs on a player regionally locked to  Canada/ USA?
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Sony brands are notoriously hard to hack.
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Conclusion/ Remarks
All dvd players can change region legally up to five times. If you make it region-free it might become unusable.
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There is a hidden menu for unlocking.
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- 6. Anyone with software that can run SACO Initiated by John Kyakuwa
Is there anyone on this list who could get me software that manages SACO organizations?
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Conclusion/ Remarks
I have over three SACCOs using my software. Call Latif Ntambi 0772748368/0701465357
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- 7. Farm management system Initiated by Kamulegeya Mwasa
A farm management system preferably desktop based and able to track sales, store , expenditure and employee records
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Conclusion / Remarks
Call Polluxys Consulting Ltd on  0704326688/0759149423
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- 8. Software for IT Support Center Initiated by Ranjith
Any one in this group have deployed any solution for support centre environment ? Please share with me your experience and references of vendors.
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Conclusion / Remarks
Call 0704326688
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- 9. Web and email HOST – Recommendation Initiated by Edwin Bbanda
Recommend a reliable, competitive, experienced and effective Website and email host either locally or internationally
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Please visit Orange head office and discuss all your needs.
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Checkout www.mai-it.net. Contact: 0701 596 148, 0753 089 742 Email:
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Conclusion / Remarks
Try ipower.com.
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- 10. Airtel Rwanda Announces Zero Roaming Charges in Uganda, Call Rates Slashed Initiated by Albert Mucunguzi
As did MTN, Airtel Rwanda has slashed roaming charges
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What is the MTN UG roaming status in Nairobi??? On my last visit, I was super charged that the 50k airtime credit I had loaded before travel did not even last a day.
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- 11. Is UDERB No more? Initiated By James Wire
Failing to access information from UDERB, launched to help people access Uganda Curriculum content like Past Papers of UNEB.
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Could it have been hacked?
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Conclusion / Remarks
The site is up. But maybe their mission has changed.
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It was on voluntary basis and has now collapsed.
Try http://etutoring.gayazahs.sc.ug/
(Response: this site is very good, recommendable to all school going children. Thank you)
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It is a shame that such a precious resource can be lost this way. I wonder, can’t it be revived but as a commercial enterprise funded by an NGO, donor funds or Government Aided in that order of preference?
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- 12. Kenyan TV stations want to sell Internet alongside Free TV Initiated by David Okwii
Three companies under UDN have imported digital TV free-to-air internet-enabled set-top boxes to supply Internet alongside TV.
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Conclusion / Remarks
Triple play is a premium product where one would pay once for internet, digital TV and a telephone connection.
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Saw it in December in Nairobi with ZUKU TV.
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I have always wondered what our Telecoms are waiting for to partner with digital TV. They laid miles of fiber, with lots of redundancy that could be used for such extras but are constrained by numbers (few users)
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A friend in Nairobi pays 4000Kesh (approx 120,000UGSH) for Zuku TV plus very decent unlimited internet.
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