David Okwii
How SOPA changes everything about the Internet
SOPA stands for Stop Online Piracy Act and it's an anti-piracy bill working(or was working) its way through the US Congress until it was postponed from being voted on in the House. SOPA has been drafted together with the PROTECT- IP Act, known as PIPA.... Read More
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Digital TV migration among five 2012 Tech predictions in the Ugandan Tech industry
2011 has been an exciting year of new and exciting industry developments. Now it's the end of the year and we're looking into what's in for us in the next.These predictions are based on observing technology developments this and the past year and my broad... Read More
Makerere’s Kiira EV: What the business community can learn from Uganda’s first electric car
On a bright Tuesday, 1st November 2011 afternoon, something monumental and historic happened as Ugandans witnessed the Kiira EV, a flashy green vehicle made its first test runs around Makerere university campus roads. If you missed the story, you can catch up on the university... Read More
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Google uganda offers to develop websites for local businesses for free
Upon visiting this year's 2011 Orange Uganda Expo this November which attracted various tech companies and aims at showcasing new products and innovations on the local scene, I learnt that internet search giant Google ambitiously develops websites for small businesses in Uganda for FREE! When... Read More
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How Social networking applications are driving local internet traffic
Six years ago while I was still in my senior six vacation, I happened to work in a busy internet cafe in Kamwokya. I was the one in charge of assigning clients with browsing Air Time and also assisted where possible. While I respected the privacy... Read More
Send an SMS using Gmail for free Now
One morning, I get to work and initiate a chat conversation over Gmail with one of my friends with a Gmail account. So we catchup on how each one’s weekend was, exchange pictures, funny video clips, forwards and the like. Then after 30 minutes, my... Read More
SMS: The unexpected number one mobile Killer App
It’s been almost two decades ever since Riku Pihkonen, an engineering student working for Nokia, allegedly sent the first text message from a GSM phone in 1992. Text messaging or commonly called texting is the process of sending short messages usually 160 characters from a... Read More
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Why browsing on mobile sucks and what you can do about it
If you own a phone, chances are that you've tried to access the internet through your phone and you probably don't wish to try it again. I will tell you why this is so and what you can do or use to get around it. In my opinion... Read More
A beginner’s guide to understanding wireless technologies
Previously we talked about mobile phones and Personal Computers and drew a comparison between the two gadgets. We discovered that with today's phones, you can do on phone pretty much what you do with your PC including taking and editing photos, writing notes, browsing the web and reading email.... Read More
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