Client Ujuajiosis Syndrome (CUS)

Turn to your neighbor, ask him/her to sit down and pay attention cause I'm not likely to say this another time. We need to get this straight and understood for once and for all cause it's cost me 3 clients in the last 3 weeks. Severally I've been faced with the challenge of explaining why the client needs web hosting and more so why it's renewed every year or so. Today was the last nail and I thought I should get this clear or just quit chasing hosting & domain clients [too much trouble which won't justify the cost]. From where I stand, it seems to me like client knows that they at least need to get a domain name but they don't believe they need anything else save for the website which only needs to just get the design and the web designer may pave way and leave the rest to them. Clients want a website they can walk away with almost physically and own everything from the http:// to the .com or .co.ke.. How this thing works however is different from what you think or wish.
For instance these are Wikipedia definitions

A domain name is an identification string that defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority, or control on the Internet. Domain names are formed by the rules and procedures of the Domain Name System (DNS).

A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server owned or leased for use by clients, as well as providing Internet connectivity, typically in a data center. Web hosts can also provide data center space and connectivity to the Internet for other servers located in their data center.

The whole point is that you can't fully own a domain/server space. More so cause you can't handle the issues that arise from time to time.
I however don't get very disappointing at clients who want to know everything and at the same time mix perceptions with what you tell them. I've written before that people particularly kenyans are wajuaji. You want to know what medicine the doctor has used, how many bacteria it can kill in an hour and the concentration of hydroxyl ions in the medicine. Knowledge is power right?? Well I hope I've made it known too that not all knowledge is necessary so next time you want to be someone's client/customer, please if there's no trust go away. Forget this thing of asking about every detail nikama you're out to investigate business process ati to prove you're involved.

I leave you with this diagram of a web hosting environment  Read it, understand na next time sitaki maswali ya kujua web server hufanya aje ama aje...

Week poa 

Shujaa here shujaa there.

20th October. Mashujaa day. Call it heroes day in English. A day when we get to celebrate our heroes in Kenya. People who have done things that to date we still rejoice in their actions. The day was initially Kenyatta day. Of course Kenyatta was a hero but talking about heroes we'd make all days so-and-so day cause we've had many. Say Wangari Maathai, Dedan Kimathi, Oginga Odinga and of course myself. It's in the era of Kibz that 10th and 20th were scrapped as 'individual days' and heroes day came to be. A more general and inclusive way of celebrating our heroes both living and dead.
Here's a definition of the word shujaa.

Shujaa shoe·jaah/ˈshuujar/he·ro/ˈhi(ə)rō/

Noun:

A person, typically a man, who is admired for courage or noble qualities. The chief male character in a book, play, or movie, who is typically identified with good qualities.

So there you have it. A hero is a person who's had noble qualities. From the extract at least you can appreciate the hero in Kibaki. He had the chance to make 30th Kibaki day but did not bother.
In Kenya today we've lost it in terms of heroes. The young have no heroes at all. The ones they have are a perversion of heroes. All values we once held to have been lost. Respect nowadays is only an animal instinct where you only respect the other cause they're bigger, stronger or capable of hitting back. We have more freedom but worse choices.
This shujaa day I celebrate a few heroes in my life. Heroines too.

1. The dads who be good dads to their families.
2. The mothers who take time to teach their young ones the way forward.
3. The sisters/girls who keep morals.
4. Mentors who watch over their *mentees and encourage them.
5. Doctors, teachers, Lawyers, Policemen, watchmen & all workers who do their work diligently.
6. All patriots [players, athletes, soldiers]

I AM A SOCIAL PRO

I do rounds on the net. All over from News, blogs, TL's, trends to Wikipedia. So while patrolling the net yesterday I came across an article that caught my attention. Not really cause there's money to be made or an interesting meme to laugh about and share but there's social responsibility. The Article on iHub blog is written by Muthuri Kinyamu (@KenyanMarketer).

Muthuri is kikuyu for 'a man'. Not just a man but a man who's made choices - good choices for that matter.

I'm aware of the limits of kissing ass as per the new constitution and so I'll proceed to talking about what the content is about. In his article @KenyanMarketer tries to explain of how Social media has become an important tool for communication/mobilization and sharing. This is in relation to the recent #KOTAgainstMPBonus which if you're a #KOT you're well aware of. Still on the same he's tried to illustrate the threats and opportunities these platforms pose to our society.
So that's where the social clubs come in and aim at educating the mass tweeps and citizens on social media on the need to be ethical and professional in engaging online for the sake of the societal good.

This will work under a campaign dubbed the  "AM A SOCIAL PRO"

The core objective of these clubs is to teach, educate, create awareness and impart knowledge & skills of various disciplines of social media and platforms to the university students to unlock the massive potential on social media. The faculty will also benefit from these clubs as they’ll learn how to create and share digital content in various formats with the students across various platforms as well as help them embrace new media and integrate it to teaching.

The launch is of Social Media Clubs in Kenya is set to be on the 25^th October.
Learn more about it here.

The launch of social media clubs in kenya from William Nguru