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Thieves will target your laptop whatever security precautions you put in place. God forbid they succeed, below are some clues on how to go about securing your laptop. Precautions to take before your laptop is stolen The data on our personal laptops is often of a sensitive nature. In the wrong hands it can be used to blackmail or obliterate one’s life at the hands of a mean spirit. What better way to ensure this never happens than to look into these tips....

So tomorrow areas in Kampala will experience a complete analog TV signal blackout. This is part of phase one of the planned three-phrase transition which will see a sequential roll-out of the digital TV signal across the country. That means other regions of Uganda will still be able to receive analog TV after tomorrow. Read more: Digital TV Migration in Uganda: A beginner’s guide to switching from Analog to Digital TV UCC is apparently satisfied with the digital TV signal coverage in and 60km around Kampala according to a statement released by the commission to the media; “The Commission hereby informs you that it is satisfied with the current digital terrestrial coverage that has existed for the past 18 months in Kampala and areas 60 (sixty) Km outside Kampala....

But did you know that, despite all these coming in different forms and packages, they can be used along side each other? Do you know the relevance of any of the three if at all it comes embedded to your device? Find out today. HotKnot Vs NFC Vs Bluetooth: What are they? Developed by Mediatek, the Taiwanese chip vendor, HotKnot is a technology that allows the touchscreens of smartphones, in which it comes, to interact and quickly share data with each other....

So who exactly qualifies for this midterm fund? Well, at least not me seeing as I am still on the 3rd floor. But if you’re 45 years of age, been saving for at least 10 years or are a person with disability, then yes, you can go and get your money. To directly quote the National Social Security Fund (Amendment) Act 2022(PDF); NSSF requires that you provide your NSSF Number, National Identification Number (NIN), bank account details and phone number registered in your names....

If you are particular about your home privacy during meetings, the virtual background feature help you to maintain that privacy. It will hide that untidy kitchen, unorganized bedroom, or living room. In this post, we will show you how to use custom virtual backgrounds in Google Meet— on your computer. Presently, virtual backgrounds cannot be used for Google Meet on mobile. You have the option to apply a virtual background either before a video call starts or during a video call....

In this post, we will be showing you how you can easily change the language on YouTube. We will also show you how to change location on YouTub and why you might want to do that. Related Article: How different is YouTube TV and YouTube How to Change Your YouTube Language on Desktop Web Open YouTube in your computer browser Click your profile picture at the top-right corner. Next, select Language to choose to your prefered language from the list of languages tha’ll be displayed, or select Location to switch your location....

Hence, if you are a business owner with a presence on Instagram, you might want to ditch the “personal account” and switch into a Business account. This article shows you how to do that. But before then, let’s take a look at why an IG Business Account is important. Why Use a Business Account? Access to Instagram Insights: With a business account on Instagram, you have access to Instagram insights....

The Google products and services that may contain your personal data include Blogger, Bookmarks, Calendar, Drive, Gmail, Maps, Messenger, YouTube, among others. It is important to note that downloading your data does not delete it from Google’s servers. Let’s now look at how you can download your Google data. Access the Google Takeout Page Visit the Google Account web page from any web browser on your computer. Type in your Gmail email address and password to sign in....

It appeared after the app was done downloading, and all that remained was the “Installing” phase. I wasn’t quick to detect the fault, so I tried downloading a couple of times more. After the futile efforts, I resorted to tackle the issue from the basics. Since it was successful, I decided to share the teeny-tiny trick with you. Fixing App Can’t Be Installed: Error Code 910 The steps I’m going to show have been effective for major troubleshooting problems on Android smartphones....

This security flaw present in macOS 10.13.1 was discovered by developer Lemi Orhan Ergan on Twitter. Apple is yet to release a patch for it, but has released a work around on their support page. Basically you can change the root password or disable the root user all together. Apple advises that you disable the root user since that’s reserved for system administrative tasks. Enable or disable the root user Change the root password Image: howtogeek....

Jumia is an online shopping website where you can purchase anything in Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, and Nigeria. Formerly known as African Internet Group, Jumia rebranded in 2016 and became Africa’s first tech unicorn. Today, thousands of Africans use Jumia to shop for retail products home and abroad. It is also the biggest online marketplace in Nigeria which makes some items run out of stock regularly. That’s why in this article, we’ll be showing you how to get notified immediately an item comes back in stock on Jumia....

It’s a simple and easy procedure that only requires you to know the details of your smart card ID number and your decoder serial number. When you open your StarTimes app, look out for Me button, usually at the bottom of the interface. Select it, and you should be able to see your account details. On the page, look under Decoder Subscription for a Link icon. Tap it. A new interface will open requiring you to enter your smart card ID number and the last 6 digits of your decoder’s serial number....

Managing VPN apps on your iPhone includes things like turning them on and off at will, deleting them when you decide, and a number of other things. Being able to manage VPN apps is important because you won’t always want to use the app. Hence, it makes sense to have full control over what happens with it. In this post, we’ll take you through how to manage VPN apps on your iPhone....

Kuda has, so far, completed a number of funding rounds to help propel it towards its vision. The startup raised its first round of funding in 2019 (a $1.6 million pre-seed round), it then closed $10 million in a seed round in 2020. Early this year, it closed a $25 million in Series A fund. So far, Kuda has raised a total of $91.6 million in venture capital funding....

Long before Spotify came in to hit the headlines, music lovers still had ways to get their fix as Apple Music and Deezer have been available for a lot longer. Read More: I Ditched Spotify for Deezer: Here’s Why Now, Kenyans know all too well that M-PESA is king when it comes to mobile payments and payments of any kind. This has led to the rise of platforms that make it easy for users of Safaricom M-PESA to pay for bills, subscriptions and everything in between....

Which Files can be recovered? You can recover recently deleted files for a limited time if you use Google Drive with a consumer account and not an account through your work, school, or other groups. Also, one of the following must be true: You created the file. You uploaded the file to Google Drive. You accepted ownership of the file from someone. If you’re using an account through your work, school, or other groups, contact your administrator for help....

The app works like an app container from where one can install an isolated virtual environment within which to run multiple instance of apps you already downloaded onto your device. The apk file on the Play Store is a miniscule 2 MB and the app does not require rooting your phone or a degree in programming to set up. The entire process takes a minute or so and you won’t have to juggle your smartphones ever again or your money back!...

Scheduling tweets is an important feature, especially for marketers and brands. This makes sure that users don’t have to be online at every point just to tweet stuff. With this feature, you can compose your tweets, set a date, and be assured that your tweet will go live at the exact date and time you set. This post shows you by hand how to schedule tweets on Twitter via the web portal....

Luckily, it’s quite simple to sync the Wyze Scale to Fitbit, Google Fit and Apple Health where the rest of your data is. If you don’t already have Fitbit, Google Fit and Apple Health, please go ahead and download them. As these will be 3rd party apps, our task is to sync them with Wyze Scale to tap into that data. It won’t be as comprehensive as what you get from the actual apps, but oh well....

Smart Lock keeps your smartphone unlocked when paired with a compatible Bluetooth device. In this case, I use my Amazfit GTS Smartwatch to keep my OnePlus 9 unlocked as long as the watch is within close proximity with my phone. This can be a very convenient and secure way of working with your smartphone. How to unlock your Android using Mi Band 6 with Smart Lock To enable Smart Lock to keep your smartphone unlocked with your Smartwatch, you’ll have to activate Smart Lock from your phone’s settings....