The influence of technology on religion has long been a subject of discourse on this blog and it is definitely an issue that will continue to generate a lot of controversies. You can read my earlier posts on the influence of technology on religion here. Apart from the "End of the World" proponents who are…

"Since we all came from a woman, got our name from a woman, and our game from a woman. I wonder why we take from women, why we rape our women, why we hate our women? I think its time we killed for our women, be real to our women, try to heal our women,…

For many and for a very long time too, Yahoo provided the only email services they ever knew. To them, the term "email" was synonymous with "Yahoo". The company strutted the internet cyberspace like a colossus. Yes, business was extremely good. Things, however, took an unpleasant turn for this email giant sometime in 2004 when…

I was working in a wall street investment bank about 10 years ago when someone from the Information Technology group came by our office asking us to enter our passwords in the new sofware system. My colleague, Barry, with his usual rebellious attitude, entered the password, "penis" We nearly died laughing when the computer issued…

I stumbled on this information in the book "Twitter for Dummies" and I thought I should share. Apparently, Twitter has a trove of commands and shortcuts to make your experiences on this social media platform more pleasurable. The shorthand codes work within the Twitter interface (Web or Mobile) or over text messaging. These commands are…

I have never owned a microwave oven and i doubt if i ever would. At about $100 (NGN16,000) for entry level models, the microwave oven is cheap and is fast becoming a regular feature in most kitchens of the Nigerian middle class and even a few low income households. As popular as it is, it…

I must confess that I never knew it existed, though I had fantasized about such a technology in the past. Recently, I was saddled with the task of scanning a huge pile of papers at my workplace, over 200 pages! Just the thought of using the traditional scanners filled me with so much apprehension. There…

If you have not heard of a Virtual Machine or VirtualBox before now, i strongly suggest you go to this link and this link too to read more about it before you proceed with this article. One of the major problems users of Virtual Machines face is how to expand the hard disk of their…

Blocked sinuses are no fun, especially when the problem frequently requires taking a pill. Comment below points to a clever acupressure method that can solve the problem in just 20 seconds: Push your tongue against the top of your mouth and place a finger between your eyebrows and apply pressure. Hold it for about 20…

You probably may have been faced with this decision more than once; Hibernate, put to sleep or simply shutdown your PC. What option did you take? What option should you take? Simply put, the choice is yours on the options to take. Your work schedule or purpose for use of these laptops should largely determine…

How does Apple's iOS 7 compare to Google's Android 4.2 Jelly Bean? We take a look at both to check the lay of the land. Interface Android’s interface has utilised a similar look and feel since version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (and to an extent 3.0 Honeycomb) which was introduced by Mathias Duarte. This comprises…

Lets face it, in Nigeria only two messaging platforms are worth considering - Blackberry's BBM and Whatsapp. And of these two, Whatsapp is probably more widespread though not necessarily more actively used. The reason for this is very simple. Apart from the fact that Whatsapp is cross platform, subscribing to this messaging service and acquiring…