Sydney Mugerwa
Some of the Best WhatsApp Alternatives for Older and Unsupported Devices
The scramble for a WhatsApp alternative became a thing soon after WhatsApp pulled the rug from under the feet of BlackBerry, Nokia Symbian, S40, Windows Phone 7.1, Android 2.1 and 2.2 users. In retrospect, this decision was inevitable, seeing how Symbian and BlackBerry OS are... Read More
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The Hashtag Revolution: Ugandans Connect and Network on Twitter using hashtags
The Uganda Communications Commission blocked access to popular social media avenues Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp on Election Day 18th February 2016. What happened next was unprecedented online traffic on Twitter and Facebook originating from Uganda. This classic example of cause and effect is something known... Read More
Kayoola Bus EV: Kiira’s Prototype Electric/Solar Hybrid Full Bus Specifications
We covered The Kayoola Bus Test Drive at the beginning of February and also the small unfortunate mishap a fortnight later. Before that we wrote about the Kiira EV, soon to hit the manufacturing stage. We will now write about a short back story and... Read More
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Mobile Money services back online after 4 day government blockade
Mobile Money has practically been the lifeblood of everyday Ugandan people since its inception. With trillions of Uganda shillings transacted through Mobile Money annually, the recent decision by Uganda Communications Commission to block the service during the Uganda Elections was met with outrage and disbelief.... Read More
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R.I.P: The day iPhones caught a Bug and Dropped Dead
The 1st January 1970 Bug Apple finally released a statement on their website confirming the existence of a bug that that has left many iOS devices dead in its wake. What Apple didn't explain was what causes the bug and any history related to it so... Read More
Here’s What To Do When Your Laptop gets Stolen
Laptop theft is endemic the world over least of all in Uganda. The odds of finding a stolen laptop by conventional means are slim if at all in this country. Putting into consideration that laptops cost as much as a plot of land if you... Read More
Uganda Elections Biometric Voter Verification System: How Feasible is it?
Biometric Voter Verification System On 19th January 2016,the Uganda Electoral Commission announced the introduction of a Biometric Voter Verification System for the highly contested Uganda Elections slated for February 18. According to the Commission, "the use of biometrics for verification and authentication at the polling... Read More
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Used Laptop computers: Here’s What You Need to Know Before You Spend Your Money
The entire process of second hand or used-PC hunting is admittedly cumbersome on a good day: so many brands to choose from, so many options to sift through. You will find dubious salesmen gunning for a quick sale, broke campusers offloading excess baggage at graduation... Read More
5 Tips on How to Use Microsoft Office like a Pro
Microsoft Office has utterly obliterated the Productivity software arena to the point that competitors consider it a small victory to feature as footnotes. To quote Louis XIV, MS Office is Productivity software and Productivity software is MS Office. The average consumer used to be the... Read More
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