Whitney's blog

A million and one things have happened since and I'll let you know shortly then do blogs about them all.
First and foremost big item numero uno is I got me a chic, finest ever. Will talk best on a different blog
2: I have one more paper before I finish my degree program tomorrow.
3: Presented my final year project without hitches. find it here at BookWorm
4: Finished my Lighthouse events, got fired, actually more relief-ing than previously expected.
5: Got small contracts lined up.
6: Doing something on the side for a huge NGO.
7: Waiting on a six digit tax free pay check for a project. {Not related to number 6}
8: Back to blogging... finally a place to rave and rant

So who are the unlucky ones;

Thumbs down number one:

None replies to emails by companies

Thumbs up number one:

Her, she completes me and I love her

See you in the next four-five blogs.

A few of the guys who founded OCC Maseno Chapter are in their fourth years with a few weeks remaining before we exit. I included, of course. Inspite the fact we are awesome and well prepared to leave we were about to leave a very thinned out team. We had to pull immense string to ensure this doesn't die out. Let me explain why?

After OCC got disbanded to form the street teams and the likes, we opted to remain and work as a team. Hence the formation of ICTGuild, lots of the ideologies we lifted from OCC but we diversified our scope expanding it to include:-

Designing and Developing
Distribution and Outreach
Research and Entrepreneurship

Designing and Developing The guys under this were in charge of the aesthetic values and the fundamental functions of the web, mobile, server and desktop application.

Distribution and Outreach The guys under this co-ordinated the dissemination of Open Source and Freeware software while enlightening the community as a whole on ICT.

Research and Entrepreneurship The guys here explore new opportunities and new markets products. They handle the business side of this as well as interested investors.

All in all, the ICTGuild is a platform meant to build solutions, promote entreprenuership, fuel ideas, nurture talent, create innovative minds, expose members. think global and enhance skills of members.









Rant: I'm finishing school, will miss the guys
Rave: I'm finishing school, more opportunities

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Hey, I've been in an interesting season in my life. Talks. I've either attended or organized a number of talks and not written a single line of code, not a single seemingly technical detail or approach to my life. But I feel a turn of events coming up. As I write this, I am supposed to be preparing for a Marketers Gala in support of the Children's Cancer Ward in a hospital in Kisumu. Worthy Cause

My team "ICT Guild" had been given a products' table to display their merchandise. They will be showing a few of Opera Unite's features trying to localize it use, they have their own software they have created and this will be an ample time to showcase them. I say they because I will not be in attendance.

I on the other hand have sent out my apologies, Jess is a friend and she is incharge, AWESOME MARKETER I on the other hand plan to go for the Sirikwa website launch.

For the week ahead plan to get major steps ahead on the BOOKWORM project. I plan on implementing USSD which I have never worked with but I am sure I will find it to be simple. Already looking into NoSQL because I know it will be a big database but might end up opting for MySQL since someone else is responsible for the Databasing.

Work breakdown for BookWorm:

Whitney USSD server application and Java DB connections as well as query and optimizations.
Felix Web server, server side codes and website on pure HTML5 and CSS3.
Grace Database structure, DTD and all documentations relating to BookWorm plus all financial transactions.

Exit Stragegy

Our exit strategy is a buy-out, We already have someone interested in buying it yet it is a school project.
Still going through the students guide looking for a loophole for ownership of projects and academic papers undertaken as part of the course load.

Rant: lazy me, no code
Rave: awesome people and organizational skills displayed.

So my really moderately sized JavaSE Desktop app running on background and emailing clients is running ok. Will create an installer over the night and hand out the beta version out to a few people. let me know if you want to test it.
And by the way, I'll be presenting it in Chepkoilel on Saturday at the ICT Open day trying to get schools to use it to monitor computer usage in the labs.
Lest I forget, I am on the other side of school, no sweater, its cold and dark and at night and I'm hungry.
gnyt, Github vs SourceForge, perhaps I'll just toss it on my Opera Unite for limited hours, yes it finally downloaded sucessfully. Opera

As I always say, If you can't chew it don't bite it.
I am in my final semester, approximately 3 months from finishing school then out into the job industry. And as with all the prospective soon-to-be graduands a bit confused by the seemingly juxtaposition-ed feeling of excitement and anxiety had to confirm whether that's the right word to best describe this.
Excited to be finishing but anxious of the unknown, the unemployment levels in our country Kenya are really high and a university degree is no guarantee. Horror stories are told about job search/hustling which is commonly referred to as tarmacking. A way for a person in tech to overcome this is by getting their name know as a really good techie with mad skills and a

I can do anything given ample time and resources

which is what I've been doing for the past three years, ever since my first website that had server side functionality leave alone the fact that I had never stepped into a HTML class yet. Doing mobile applications for school projects and yet there is no lecturer who teaches on J2ME.
All in all, I'm neither scared nor worried about the world out there, famously as Uko Inje which loosely translates to "Out There" because it is all paying off. People notice unique guys, persons with a Midas Touch and a willing heart. All those hours spent buried in tutorial and sample codes. All those hours spent working on volunteer projects, hack-a-thons and person relations getting yourself out there. Well they are all worth it.



There is no point in being the best programmer yet no one knows about you. And I am not advocating for celeb status here, just be available to assist others and others will avail work to you direction.
Still thinking about interning at Opera.



Despite all the workload I already have I am going to take them all, never backed down from a challenge and not planning to start soon.
The Big Q

Too Much Too Early? Nope

Rant : Still in school and the lack of elective courses for my final semester.
Rave : Askofu and Chris M. for sending some work my way. Phil and Dennis for showing interest in my skills. Means a lot to me.
Shukrani