Web & Social
Now you all can blog on LinkedIN; publishing platform opened to all English speaking countries
LinkedIn has opened up it's publishing platform to all English speaking countries. The once exclusive platform saw only few people using it will now be available to millions of people around the world. The publishing platform that started in 2012 was first made available to... Read More
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Whatsapp might be the App secretly hogging your smartphone data
With the current data rates in Uganda, every MB counts -- literally. Now we know Whatsapp is a must have app for most of you which is also true for us as well. Whatsapp depends on data to send and receive messages, therefore chances are... Read More
How to Create An Online Cult-like following In Uganda
Four years back, together with a friend, we created something that would be fit to be termed as a Facebook Cult. It was a Facebook group created to share Technology tips, offer solutions to Technology problems experienced by people and generally offer whatever we had... Read More
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A simple guide to calculating your UMEME YAKA Electricity Bill
If those figures on your Yaka meter have been mysterious to you or you probably think UMEME is cheating you, well, it's time to get your hands dirty. It's a bit technical. But like all things, it becomes easy if you understand the jargon and... Read More
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This paragraph summarizes everything you need to know about the deadly Marburg Virus
Marburg virus is a hemorrhagic fever with similar symptoms to Ebola. Hemorrhagic fevers are a diverse group of animal and human illnesses that may be caused by five distinct families of RNA viruses: Arenaviridae, Filoviridae, Bunyaviridae, Flaviviridae, and Rhabdoviridae. Marburg belongs to the Filoviridae family... Read More
Lol, this man is infuriated by how you write and express yourself on social media
"Bt hv u tkn tym to knw wea they get them?" such is the new form of writing that graces your Facebook newsfeed any day. One Timothy Kalyegira, the veteran journalist who started a Facebook-based newspaper is full of rage at this kind of writing... Read More
#GiveNadaHerTaxInvoice: Disgruntled MTN customer takes to Twitter to challenge the companies tax compliance
When you buy any product or service from a VAT registered company, you are entitled to a Tax Invoice which you can use in your company accounts to claim VAT on input. As a communication and advertising company, airtime is our relatively big expense because... Read More
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Did you send money to the wrong number? Keep calm, here’s your “undo” button
When Paul R. Ehrlich said "To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer.", he meant humans will always be prone to mistakes -- especially where computers are involved! While you can afford to mistakenly send that photo you took at last... Read More
Did we just pass “Tweeting” and “Facebooking” as Innovation?
Starting my week with a rant is usually kind of unorthodox. But when I read headlines that glorify the act of Facebooking and Tweeting as innovation, then that just disorients every fiber in me. To give a little bit of background to this whole misappropriated... Read More
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