Tweet There are ten things that I would like to talk about the mobile phone. I have not arranged them in order of importance. I have arranged them in the order the thoughts crossed my mind. PAGING This is a habit that is common in Zambia. Some people do not make calls. They top...
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Tweet At daybreak, people can be seen criss-crossing the busy Kitwe city centre business district. Some are rushing to work, while others are rushing to take vantage points for street vending. Another group of people can be seen wandering about the memorial square, popularly known as Kaunda Square. They are the Kitwe commercial photographers....
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Tweet In future, everybody will be actively involved in day to day decisions made in their name on a civic or political level. Technology will make this on-the-pulse participation possible. Google lives in the future and so is experiencing this level of participation from its users in the here and now. You may be...
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Tweet Can you say to your mobile phone in Bemba, "Ita ba yama" (Call uncle) and your phone responds, "Ê mukwai, ndeita ba yama" (Yes sir/mam. Calling uncle)? Is it possible to command your computer in Bemba? The answer is "Yes" according to Anthony Musaluke. He has been quietly working at translating Linux into Bemba for...
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"We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world. So we're building here a clearinghouse that offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world's most inspired thinkers, and also a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each othe
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Implementing as many of the 30 tips we discuss here as possible can result in a dramatic improvement in your phone's battery life.
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Google has scanned thousands of news papers from the archives. Using Optical Character Recognition software, it is able to read the text, thus making the content searchable in Google News.
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Do you lie in bed at night wondering about the pros and cons of solar power in your home? If your answer is "No", then you are not alone.
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Whether you are buying a second-hand car or a second-hand truck, certain general principles apply:
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Have you got a whole lot of photo albums of unlabeled photos that you have accumulated over the years? Is labelling them proving a nightmare? Are you still looking for a solution?
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