Hey There! I Am Using WhatsApp.

"Hey there! I am using WhatsApp" That is the default WhatsApp status. Other people, myself included, change this status update from time to time depending on the time, season, mood or the current situation. Other people, on the other hand opt to stick to the default update for reasons only best known to them. Those ones are not so common in my contact list so anytime I see it, I can almost always be sure that it is a new WhatsApp user.

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A few months ago, my father purchased a smart phone. During the days that followed, we found his struggle with the new device a little bit too hilarious. And as a Computer Science graduate, I was constantly on call to help him with the swiping, sending messages, apps download and the data bundles that were devouring his airtime within minutes. You know...exactly what I studied in campus. But within a few weeks, he had caught on. In fact, he had caught on so fast that he even signed up for a number of social media sites. WhatsApp being one of them!

Who Wants To Be A Tech Millionaire?

Receive my greetings this lovely Sunday evening from a cafe somewhere in the middle of the city. How are you doing? I hope you are awesome! Because I don't want to my coffee to turn unbearably cold as I write this, I will just dive straight into the matter at hand! So, do you have a cool idea, are interested in technology and want to upgrade your business skills? Then this coming event is the opportunity for you to do just that.

Intel Corp has just signed a partnership with She Leads Africa to host educational workshops for tech entrepreneurs in cities across the continent. The workshops will start in Nairobi before moving to Johannesburg, Lagos and many more.

LipaCard: Students Cashless Wallet

Guest Writer: +Victor Mutua 

LipaCard is Kenya's first ever financial service start up in the education sector handling students’ stipends, food, pocket and miscellaneous money.

We provide a debit card to students which allow them to pay bills at school and receive top up from parents and guardians real-time via mobile money or Bank deposits.

Google I/O Extended Viewing Parties

Hey everyone! As you all know by, the 7^th edition of the Google I/O is around the corner.  {And if you didn’t, I don’t know which hole you live in but well…now you do, hehe!}. It will be kicking off on June 25^th, 2014 and run through to June 26^th, 2014 in San Francisco, Moscone Centre.

What is Google I/O?

Every year, Google hosts a technology conference that aims at sharing new product ideas, platform innovations and interactive experiences with the masses. Google Input/Output features highly technical, in-depth sessions focused on building web, mobile, and enterprise applications with Google and open web technologies such as Android, Chrome, Google APIs, App Engine and much more.

#OracleDay {Kenyan Edition 2013}

Top of the afternoon to all of you! Ok, I do not know if there is a greeting like that but I am just assuming because there exists a ‘top of the morning’ greeting…oh, well you get the drift hehe. So, how have you been? Good I hope. In my last post, I had mentioned something about telling you what went down on Friday, so here I am fulfilling my promises :)

For the longest time, IT or tech events have always been an opportunity for me and my pals to go and learn something more, network, explore opportunities and of course…eat! This has been the case for a little over a year now. From the hackathons held at hotels like the Boma Hotel, Red Court Hotel, PAWA254 and the iHub to the talks in Intercontinental Hotel, Sankara Hotel, Southern Sun Mayfair Hotel and also the famous Hilton Hotel. I have attended them all!

As Easy As Tapping!

I was out on one of my regular trips to one of the tech hubs here in Nairobi about some two weeks ago. So as usual I wait for the bus at the bus stop right. When the right one came, I boarded it and got me a good cozy seat. A good cozy seat for me usually entails where I can get fresh air and be able to look out to ensure I don’t miss my stop.

My BebaPay Card :)

A couple of minutes into my journey, the conductor came over to me to collect my fare. But after looking through my purse for some coins to no avail, I just decided to hand him a clean, crisp, solid note. Those who know me know that I never like using my crisp notes or coins. I mean, they are so new and fresh and shiny! I think they should be framed or something. Anyway, back to the story. So because I had no choice, I just had to use it. From the looks of things, the conductor didn’t have loose change for my money so he gave me that look which implied he would get to me after he finished collecting money from all the other passengers. *I'll be back…like Arnold Schwarzenegger LOL*