The first real computer I bought came with a 100 MB hard disk drive. At the time it was a large amount of storage capacity and lightning fast. How times have changed! These days most PCs must have at least 500 GB hard disk capacity, 4 GB memory and the latest Intel or AMD CPU. [read more …]
Building a Gaming Computer
If you love playing computer games, chances are you’ve been thinking of a new computer so that the new game you’ve been eyeing doesn’t run like a snail when you start to play it. Ever thought about building your own gaming computer? Besides saving a bundle of money, you’ll learn a lot and end up with [read more …]
Kenya Revenue Authority to Train Computer Audit Specialists to Combat Tax Fraud
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has unveiled plans to bolster its efforts in uncovering tax fraud by training computer audit specialists. This move comes as part of the authority’s strategy to mine data from taxpayers’ computers, including hidden accounts and deleted files, to unveil instances of tax evasion. Sources within the Treasury have confirmed that [read more …]
Kenya’s Cyber-Attack Saga: When Online Services Took a Day Off!
Let’s talk about a digital disaster that hit our country recently. A massive cyber-attack caused a major outage of more than 5,000 public services, leaving us in the dark for a whopping 48 hours! The internet and mobile payment platforms took an unplanned vacation, and boy, did it expose the threat of payment service disruptions [read more …]
Absa Bank Kenya and Visa Introduce Absa Mobi Tap: for Businesses to Accept Card Payments via Smartphones
Absa Bank Kenya and Visa have joined forces to bring you an exciting new payment solution dubbed Absa Mobi Tap. It’s like a tap dance for your wallet, but without the dancing shoes. This nifty little gadget allows businesses to accept card payments from customers using their trusty smartphones. Say goodbye to fumbling for cash [read more …]