The communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) officially launched the National Sim Registration Consumer Awareness Campaign on Tuesday, 07 June 2022. The campaign aims to educate the public on the importance of Sim Cards in Namibia. The Registration process will be carried out in terms of Regulations and License Conditions made pursuant to Part […]
Internet Explorer is finally headed out to pasture. Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate — and a few still claim to adore. The 27-year-old application now joins BlackBerry phones, dial-up modems and Palm Pilots in the dust bin of tech history. IE’s demise was not […]
Quick Steps Install the Google Maps smartphone app and sign in to your Google account Tap on your profile picture > Offline maps > Create a new offline map Select the area you want to save offline Download your map Google Maps can be an essential tool for finding your way around a new area, […]
1 Use Strong Credentials and a Password Manager Many of us tend to use the same passwords for every login online. Stop doing that, please. Using the same password everywhere leaves you open to attacks. Instead, get a password manager, even a free one, and it will help you create strong, lengthy, unique passwords for your many online […]
With the pandemic moving us further online so to have scams. Online scams have been rampant in Namibia with the most common being fraudulent job offers, non-delivery of merchandise, romance scams, card fraud, pyramid schemes and cryptocurrency scams. Falling for a scam is painfully embarrassing and it can happen to any of us. A second […]
Freelancing is becoming increasingly more popular these days with the COVID-19 pandemic having resulted in massive job losses locally and anywhere in the World. Freelancing has emerged as a new, flexible short time work. Freelancing has been used in graphic designing, web designing, writing, editing, photographing and many other professions. And thanks to technology, today’s […]
NFTs, short for nonfungible tokens, have birthed global appeal and are becoming an increasingly popular way to buy and sell digital artwork. They can come in the form of digital art, photographs and music. NFTs have dominated international news coverage and Namibian artists can join the NFT Gold rush. Using NFTs, Namibian communities can secure […]
Social media addiction traits I find myself engrossed in social media lately. From Facebook, to twitter, Instagram to telegram. To the extent that one peer reviewed research caught me off-guard. The lead researchers believe that social media addiction is a real thing leading to behavioral addiction. Developers of platforms such as Facebook have admitted that […]
Social media and SMEs We are in the middle of a digital era with the social media acting as a conduit for information. Social media is no longer a want, but a need. As your customers, your prospects continuously spend more time on social media the platforms have become the go to source for product […]
Mandatory SIM card registration: A Dangerous endeavor With debates around mandatory subscriber identification module (SIM) card registration raging on one wonder if the registration eradicates the ability of mobile phone users to communicate anonymously resulting in mass surveillance. Government has already approved regulations that in future will require mobile phone subscribers to register their SIM […]