Pilgrim on this Terrestrial Ball
Pilgrim on this Terrestrial Ball
November 2012, Safaricom and CBA launched a mobile platform that allowed M-PESA users to save and borrow money on their phone. At that time, I was preparing for the end of semester exams and I did not give the product much thought. Unknown to me,…
By jacob
I once met a reasonable fellow who was concerned that charging his mobile phone overnight was the reason why his electricity bills were skyrocketing. This may sound funny, but it is not funny that most people do not know what appliance is an electricity guzzler…
By jacob
The .ke domain registry KeNIC has moved to harmonize the registration and renewal price of the third level .ke (such as .co.ke) and the second level .ke domain extensions. The prices which affect Kenyan domain registrars will see the .ke going for KShs 2500 and…
By jacob
A socially engineered attack is taking over WhatsApp accounts. In the scam that is now going round in Kenya, WhatsApp users receive an SMS from WhatsApp with a code, then a WhatsApp message from one of their contacts asking them to send them the code…
By jacob
In 1879, Thomas Edison had a light bulb moment – literally. He invented a working light bulb. It was a major disruption to a world that was used to expensive and dirty oil lamps. Only the rich could afford to stay up late at night…
By jacob
While in the village two weeks ago, I was woken up at night by a young man who needed help to get his SIM card properly registered because an agent from Safaricom had noted an anomaly in the registration. Half asleep and with only one…
By jacob