• A week in rural Zimbabwe

    The elders proudly explained how their young sons and daughters had not abandoned them. During each holiday the “children” come to visit and they come bearing gifts of smartphones and solar panels. They spend days tutoring their parents and grandparents on how to use technologies like WhatsApp and Facebook so that when they go back…

  • Choosing a download manager in Ubuntu

    Here’s a run through some awesome download managers to use in Ubuntu that ought to give you options, epecially if you are picky about command line software.

  • I will keep my key, thank you

    With the rise in the number of cloud storage services, the subsequent fall in prices of the same cloud storage services and the increasing adoption of broadband internet, more and more Zimbabweans are making use of cloud storage services as a backup option. Most people do not take care to encrypt their files on their…

  • Here’s why most LP Gas retailers are operating illegally

    Most LP Gas resellers have not gone through the process of applying for a retail licence and are operating hazardously in undesignated spots. From corruption to complicated licensing, here are some of the reasons why this situation is prevalent.

  • A quick how-to for scheduling downloads

    Most of us are keen on taking advantage of different off-peak packages for broadband, so here’s a run through the steps for scheduling downloads.

  • It’s now called Alphabet, not Google: tech giant restructures

    In a blog post published yesterday, Larry Page, the CEO of Google announced a restructuring of the tech giant that will see it adopt a new name, Alphabet. This doesn’t mean the name Google is gone completely. Alphabet becomes the holding company under which Google will fall.

  • Tengai, the classifieds platform linked to Econet has been hacked by Net Neutrality proponents

    Tengai, the new classifieds platform that partnered with Econet Wireless to offer zero-rated access to Econet subscribers, has been hacked by Net Neutrality proponents.

  • How the internet eviscerated Walter Palmer

    A lot of people seem to all of a sudden know who Walter Palmer is thanks to the internet. People the world over from Zimbabwe to Hollywood celebrities and now even real life knights have been hurling the choicest abuse that people can muster at Palmer for the past day and a half ever since…

  • Here’s how and why you should disable Flash

    I decided to disable Flash player in all my browsers. My laptop has Ubuntu installed on it, and being a security conscious user, I always keep it up to date. After a lot of research I was convinced that Flash was the Achilles heel on my machine, a hack waiting to happen.

  • Securing and enhancing your startup email experience

    Startups often fail, and its because of a host of reasons. Cost management is one such factor. You can learn to manage that for your own startup, One aspect to watch is email management, and an option related to this is the use of SSL certificates. This is an article on how to do this.

  • A visit to the laptop battery doctor

    Laptop battery trouble is a nightmare, especially if you’ve got a brand that is hard to replace. I recently faced that sort of fate, and luckily I was referred to a battery doctor that fixed my Fujitsu battery. This is an awesome solution especially if you are in a fix.

  • A weekend spent cheating on Ubuntu with Fedora 22

    Ubuntu is an awesome version of the Linux OS, but is it better than Fedora 22? This is a look at how well Fedora performs and if this Linux variant is worth as much fuss and praise as Ubuntu

  • Google wants you to have a faster web experience with this browser

    At its recent I/O Conference, Google announced the Google Web Light browser, a still-under-test version of the standard browser that offers faster web experiences for users in markets where there are slow internet connections. It’s being aimed at emerging markets which rely on 2G and 3G connections, and its set for India and Brazil first.…

  • The French want to censor our internet!

    The French want to censor our internet. In pursuing legal measures against Google on The Right to be Forgotten, the French wants Google to censor selected search results on searches made in any part of the world and not just the EU or France. This has serious implications on what we can access.

  • The 3 awesome things that Apple announced at WWDC

    This is an Apple fan boy’s perspective of the services that were launched at the 2015 Developer’s Conference. From changes to iOS, the new Apple Music and the OS El Capitan, here is a look at three exciting things that came out of WWDC 2015.

  • Africa be wary of this; paid & free are just the same

    When it comes to tech, whether something is paid for or free, it always has a cost to it. Facebook, Google and Twitter offer us these free services, but we sacrifice our privacy to get them. Why aren’t we as Africans voicing our concerns about this?

  • What lies beneath: 3 tools for figuring out how that awesome website was built

    Ever wanted to figure out how any awesome website was put together? Here are some tools that will help you take a peek under the hood of any website and understand the insides on your own.

  • Here’s how to make your Ubuntu Desktop beautiful

    if you are bored by your Ubuntu desktop there is a way to change it. This is a step by step guide on how to customise that Linux desktop.

  • Here’s an F for you, ZESA. Give way to private players please

    The national power authority, ZESA, has failed to deliver on its mandate as the one source of power for the majority of Zimbabweans. The poor service delivery and lack of consistent supply is enough to prove that. Perhaps it is now time to consider players from the private sector and to engage them seriously.

  • The loudest lesson from Ubuntu Vivid Vervet: If it’s not broken …

    Those who are partial to Ubuntu know that every six months the good people at Canonical, the people behind Ubuntu, release a new version to its popular Operating System. Well […]

  • The Shona Language: Is it marginalised or just dying?

      Many people do not know this but Shona is the most spoken L1 Bantu Language; that is as a first language. According to Wikipedia, there are over 535 Bantu […]

  • I still think the Apple smart watch is a dumb idea

    Gone are the days when good old Stevie, God bless his soul, made sure that Apple was one of the leading innovators in the technology industry. I mean long before […]

  • Why I would pay a fortune for One Program to run on them all

    One of the advantages that was and is still given for Cloud Computing is that it allows home and business computer users to operate freely without the need to be […]

  • Hands on with the battery friendly Gtel A718 Xplora Plus

    It’s hard to be a very visible phone brand, especially in a world where everyone knows how good a deal they can get from all these Android devices that are out […]

  • Hands-on learning with “Linux From Scratch”

    Almost ten years ago, I used a computer for the first time. I mean I had heard a lot and seen computers in action in movies but I had never […]

  • Taking advantage of the weak Rand

    Recently during an eNCA broadcast there was quite an extensive talk about the depreciation of the Rand against the dollar. What this simply means is that you now need more Rands […]

  • LibreOffice kind of sucks, but here we are: Spell checking with LibreOffice!

    OK before I say anything else I feel like I have to say this: I love Ubuntu (of course I don’t like Mint and their insidious plans to take over […]

  • Solar Power for Dummies part 4: The Batteries

    If you ask anyone with a Solar Power system what the most vulnerable part of their system is, you will no doubt be told it’s the batteries. Batteries are perhaps […]

  • The shocking ZIMSEC Commerce syllabus: Here’s what our children are learning

    In a world where every other examination body is busy updating their syllabus so as to stay relevant in an ever changing  business world, ZIMSEC would be best advised to […]

  • Need to know how to access WhatsApp from a computer? Here are the steps

    As if all the news surrounding the temporary bans from its rogue third party imitations wasn’t enough, the WhatsApp team launched an official desktop version of the Instant Message service. The […]

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