Last week, I had an appointment at TrueAfrican which is located along Jinja Rd on Spear House 3rd floor. If you’re familiar with Kampala, I am sure your must be ranting “who doesn’t know Spear House on Jinja Rd? “. I didn’t or at least wasn’t sure of the exact building! So while on Jinja Rd, I pulled out my droid, fired up the maps app and typed TrueAfrican in the search box....

What are QR Codes? According to Wikipedia,a QR Code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code) first designed for the automotive industry. More recently, the system has become popular outside the industry due to its fast readability and large storage capacity compared to standard UPC barcodes. These two-dimensional bar-codes have been in widespread use for well over a decade having started from Japan and south Korea....

Well, Kenya Kwanza is now in power and runs the government, which means they’re now being held to their promises. Last week, we saw the official launch of the Hustler Fund and in this post, we talk you through how to access the fund via your M-PESA app. But first, are you Eligible? To maintain some level of order, there are a few prerequisites that you need to meet before you can have access to this kitty....

With widgets on your home screen, you can simply glance at them to get whatever info you seek from the app. An example is adding the calendar widget to your home screen. By just looking at your home screen, you can see what date it is and what events you have scheduled for that day. This is instead of opening up the app to check this every time you need to....

There are a bunch of font packs you can download either from Microsoft Store or the web and install it on your PC in no time. Downloading from the Microsoft Store You can easily do this by going to ‘Settings’, click on ‘Personalization’ and then ‘Fonts’. You will see ‘Get more fonts from Microsoft store’ at the top, click on it and it will take you to the store where you will see a bunch of fonts to choose from....

CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the brain of your computer. It’s a chip that coordinates tasks between the operating system, applications and processes. The performance of the CPU is measured by how many cycles it can execute or calculations it can perform per second normally denoted as GHz (gigahertz). The higher the figure the faster your CPU is. The biggest CPU vendors are Intel and AMD whose architecture is based on x86-64....

If you have forgotten the WiFi password of a network you previously connected to on your smartphone, here’s how you can check it on your smartphone. As mentioned earlier, there’s no direct way to check login credentials of WiFi networks on your smartphone. But with third-party apps, you can view the passwords of the network you are currently connected to as well as the passwords of all secured WiFi network your phone has ever connected to....

To connect to WiFi, click on the system tray or time on the bottom right corner. Turn on WiFi by clicking on the cone icon. Your Chromebook will start scanning for available WiFi networks within range. Select the WiFi network name you wish to connect to. You’ll be prompted to enter the WiFi password. Enter it. You can choose whether other users on your Chromebook can connect to this WiFi network....

In this post, we’ll show you how to customize typing and keyboard on your iPhone. Read through. READ MORE: How to Share Your Screen With SharePlay on iPhone During FaceTime. Customize Typing and Keyboard on iPhone Open the Settings app on your iPhone.Select General. Tap on Keyboard. Toggle the options on or off to match your preferences at that moment. What Do The Keyboard Options on iPhone Mean? Auto-Capitalization: This means that the first letter of the first word you type after every full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark, will be capitalize....

When your iPhone is locked, it should not show notifications. While this is largely decided by personal choice, it can be helpful in cases of theft or missing device as it’ll prevent strangers from seeing your notifications (especially messages) even if your phone is locked. In this post, we’ll take you through how to disable lock screen notification previews on your iPhone. It’s quite straightforward to achieve. Read through. READ MORE: Here’s Why Your iPhone Stops Charging at 80% (and What to Do)...

When you enable closed captions on Mac, you also have control over how it appears. You can decide to go ahead to customize the look and feel of the caption and see a preview as you do so. This is in terms of the physical attributes e.g font, size e.t.c In this post, we’ll show you how to enable and customize closed captions on your Mac using Apple’s Subtitles for the Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing (SDH) feature....

According to stats by Net Marketshare from late 2019, Google Chrome stands at 63.82%, followed by Apple’s own Safari with 18.68%. Clearly, most of the world prefers Google’s browser. The secret sauce for making Google Chrome is the Open Source project that Chrome is based on, The Chromium Projects. Microsoft simply sucks at making web browsers. Internet Explorer is the center of countless memes online. The Microsoft Edge browser was a decent try but still fell short of wowing the masses....

Accounting for over 50% of the global stock market value, the US stock exchange is the largest in the world. The market capitalization of both the New York stock exchange and NASDAQ is roughly $40.2 trillion. unfortunately, these stocks have been largely inaccessible to Nigerians. In this article, we will show to get you started. First, Download the Trove Android or IOS app from the Play store or Apple store...

iPhones and Android phones have the capability to monitor and track data usage to the least of apps on your device, and this is the best way one can find out the hungriest among apps. Android phones This works for Android version 4.0 onwards, and the settings could adjust in one way or the other, but the end point is just the same. Go to settings and tap on Network and Internet settings....

Launched in 2003, Google Alerts aim to help you monitor web contents that pull your attention. This powerful tool is undoubtedly one of the surest bets to remain updated. As you know, Google’s prying eyes can see into most of the stuff circulating across the internet. So, do you plan on knowing the premiere date of that blockbuster movie? Or you don’t want to miss out on the latest trend in your industry?...

Zoom is great for video conferences, webinars, one-on-one meetings, calls, and even chats. The numerous features available on Zoom are some of the reasons why the platform’s popularity quickly rose. One such feature is the Whiteboard available to all Zoom users. And that’s what we’re going to be looking at here. We will, in this article, show you how to use the Whiteboard feature on Zoom. Related Article: How to Share Your Screen In Zoom (Mobile and PC)...

The Tokyo Olympics 2020 that was slated to take place last year, an event that was also postponed due to COVID, has officially opened its doors, albeit with strict measures and guidelines against COVID. In this connected age, we no longer have to rely on our local TV stations to air the select events that they deem fit. With that, there are a bunch of ways to watch the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games....

Looking away from the stunning beauty, the large screen sizes, the impressive display technologies, the fantastic Leica triple rear cameras, the SuperCharge tech, the Reverse Wireless technology and all other crispy new technologies found on the gigantic Huawei Mate 20 phones, the Huawei NM card is a new tech that changes the dynamics of the memory card standard. For the first time in a long time, we’re seeing a phone that changes the MicroSD card standard used on smartphones....

Read More: #DStvPriceSlash: DStv Uganda slashes bouquet prices effective 1st September 2019 The ride hailing company is currently in operation in Lagos only for now where you have Bolt, Uber, Oga Taxi and several others. However, to book a ride, you just have to enter your current location and destination as well as the price you’re willing to pay. This will be seen by drivers close to you, who can then decide to confirm your order or offer a counterbid....

The device also features some never-before-seen features on any Infinix smartphone model, and in this article, we will be taking a look at the specifications, features, price, and where to buy the Infinix Zero X Pro in Nigeria. Infinix Zero X Pro: Key Specifications Display: 6.67-inch AMOLED, 1080 x 2400px, 700nits, 120Hz Super Fluid DisplayWeight: 193gOS: Android 11, XOS 7.6Chipset: MediaTek Helio G95 + Dual-chip flagship gaming processor & IGU....