It is crazy to think that it has been 10 years since the operating system was first unveiled. At the time Microsoft was pulling the plug, millions of computers across the globe still ran on Windows 7. Microsoft stopping support means that these millions of users are now left to their own devices. If you are one of these people, it is time you seriously considered upgrading to one of Microsoft’s newer offers....
Wouldn’t it be great if you could actually watch only what interests you and pay for it? Much like walking into a supermarket, select what catches your eyes and checkout. Many people agree that this is what they want and this constitutes one of the frequently asked questions about DSTV. But the reason DSTV can’t do that yet is two fold; technical and economical reasons. First the pay tv provider has to overcome technical challenges that come with letting individual users choose their own channels....
The conference centered on four areas: Accelerating innovations into practice No people left behind-‘Lo-tech and the last mile’ People, processes, and products Arts for health and social change. There was also a two-day hackathon, hosted by Andela Uganda. The team that won was Oocho Tech and they developed a glove they called BCT-Glove that provides a real-time and self-testing solution that helps to detect cancer in a private and no risk way....
Since more people are working from home, video conferencing and e-meeting apps have seen an increase in usage. Houseparty is one of such apps but it isn’t work inclined. Houseparty is a video chat app that is replicating real-life social gatherings for the millions of people stuck indoors. In the sections below, we answer a number of questions you might have about the viral Houseparty app. What Is The Houseparty App Used For?...
By now you should have read the introductory part of the trilogy of the analyses on why bridging the gap between agriculture and technology will get you running for cover. If you haven’t read it here To quickly summarize it; we looked at some of the leading innovations that potentially revolutionized the way farmers traded. We highlighted the paradigm shifts technology brought in extending the much needed financial and market information to the widely diffused illiterate farmers....
The African Movie and TV has seen explosive growth spearheaded by the Nigeria’s Nollywood. In fact, film making in Nigeria alone employs about a million people, split equally between production and distribution, making it the country’s biggest employer after agriculture, according to the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB). The industry has sales of $200m-300m a year. Nollywood’s appeal has reached far beyond Nigeria: its films are watched all over Africa, and beyond....
Google allows you to automatically schedule your search history data to be deleted on a 3-month, 18-month, or 32-month schedule. With this option, you don’t have to manually login to Google preferences and delete the history. Let’s show you how to get this done On your computer web browser, sign in to your Google account.On your Android phone or tablet, open Settings, and then click Google.On the top, left navigation panel, click Data & Personalization....
What separates a PIN from most passwords is that a PIN is numeric only with no letters or special characters in it. There have been several reports that suggest that the issue of simple, repetitive, and easy-to-guess PINs is very widespread. Many of us are terrible at picking strong PINs, especially when they’re in the confines of a narrow system like four digits only. If you are such a person with a very easy to guess PIN, it’s about time you changed it....
The first way to go about things will be to get an OTG (On The Go) cable which has a female USB port at one end and a MicroUSB or USB Type-C connector at another end. This way, you can easily plug your USB flash into the OTG adapter and then insert it into the USB Type-C or MicroUSB end to your phone. Immediately you do that, a USB icon will appear at the top of your screen which indicates that the USB flash is detected by your smartphone....
I will take you through, how to create an account and how to upload your first video. What is IGTV? IGTV is a standalone vertical video application owned by Instagram made primarily for smartphones. Unlike Instagram, it allows users to upload vertical videos up to 10 minutes in length or up to 60 minutes if you are verified or popular. Despite it being a standalone app, basic functionality is also available within the Instagram app and website...
While images have support to be downloaded directly from the app, the latter two aren’t capable. Yes, I didn’t forget texts, but that’s easy to save once your Android smartphone can perform a screenshot. Although there’s no native support for saving videos and GIFs for offline viewing, there’s an alternative method which will be shown to you without delay. Steps to download Twitter Videos and GIFs The alternative method here requires a third-party app....
The on-screen keyboard enables you to type using a touchscreen, mouse, trackpad or another input device. In this article, we shall look at how to work with the on-screen keyboard on a Chromebook. How to Enable and Launch a virtual Keyboard in a Chromebook The on-screen keyboard is installed on all Chromebooks but isn’t enabled by default. To enable it: Open the status tray at the bottom right of the shelf and click the gear icon to open Settings....
Mastercard is usually tethered to a physical ATM card from the bank. What Airtel has done is create a virtual debit card tethered to a customer’s Airtel Money account. A user doesn’t need to have a bank account to make international transactions from now on. As such, your Airtel Money account balance will mirror the Airtel Money Mastercard account. Subsequently, Airtel is poised to tap into its legion of customers who already use the Airtel mobile money service but might be having issues making international transactions outside Uganda....
According to reports from the Daily Monitor, there were about 800,000 STBs imported by CC-approved companies in the first round. But three days after the deadline, the authorized companies have already run out of Free-to-air (FTA) decoders that are priced between Ugx 180,000 and Ugx 200,000 depending on the quality. As a result, a number of individuals are taking advantage of the crisis. There are a number of fake STBs being sold in the market right now....
Read More: You dropped your phone in water? Here’s what to do Luckily, there’s an app (dubbed Sonic) that helps people expel water from their devices. And it’s quite fast and easy. Unfortunately, this app will not work for devices that have no waterproof rating. You can damage the phone speaker if you try it. How Does Sonic Work? It is a free user-friendly app that generates high-frequency sound accompanied by strong vibrations....
How to Install Google Assistant on Your Fire HD 8 Tablet First, you will need to download the Google app from the Play Store. Once that’s done, you’ll then need to download the Google Assistant app.Next, open and use the Google app. If you don’t, you’ll get the “Google Assistant isn’t available on this device” error message.You can then open the Google Assistant app You’ll then get a popup asking you to set Google as the default Assist app to access your Assistant....
It is for this reason that Microsoft decided to ditch its feeble attempts at pulling off another Internet Explorer dominance by basing the new Microsoft Edge on Google Chrome’s open-source Chromium project. Initial reviews point to a more coherent user experience in the new Microsoft Edge with the same close ties to Microsoft but with a more Google Chrome-look and feel. At the time of writing, the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge is available on Android, iOS, Windows and MacOS....
SEE: Why and How to Convert Webpages to PDF on PC On Android, Windows, MacOS and iPhone You can reduce your PDF from any device with an internet connection by visiting adobe online PDF compressor. Click select file to pick the PDF you’d like to compress. Choose the extent to which you’d want the PDF size to be reduced but remember the higher the compression the lesser the quality. Wait for a few seconds for the file to be compressed and then click download to get your compressed PDF....
Stanbic bank is the largest commercial bank in Uganda, by assets, with an estimated asset valuation of over US$1.3 billion, accounting for approximately 20.5% of the total bank assets in Uganda, as of December 2013. What you can do with Stanbic bank Internet banking Internet banking enables Stanbic bank users to access their account information, effect payments for bills such as Umeme power bill, Water and DSTV Pay TV services....
OneDrive is an excellent tool for collaborating on documents, projects and other files. Because everything is stored in the cloud, there is no need to email files back and forth. Instead, you can work on the exact same file with anyone you want. All the other person needs is a Microsoft account. Using OneDrive to share files and folders To get started, hover over the file or folder you want to share and select it....
