FUN FACTS ABOUT DOMAINS

DID YOU KNOW....!
1)Domain registration was free until the National Science Foundation decided to change this on September 14th, 1995.
2) One million domain names are registered every month!
3)symbolics.com was the first ever domain name registered online?
4)Most domains can only be 63 characters long
5)The most expensive domain, VacationRentals.com was sold for $35 million
6)Google.com was supposed to be Googol.com. Google co-founder, Larry Page and his close associate Sean Anderson had intended to name the company “Googol,” .
7)All three-character domains are taken

NEW TELECOM COMPANY LAUNCHES IN UGANDA WITHOUT A NAME

A new telecom company suprisingly launches in Uganda without a name with a campaign called "give us a name" with Alex Muhangi being one of the brand ambassador.The company is said to have also launched in Tanzania and Burundi.
The first phase of the campaign is on till the fourth day of december where the public is ivited to propose a name for the company and from the twelveth to the twenty second of decenber the submitted name will be shortlisted in order for the public to vote for the most creative.
The fourty five people that would have proposed the most liked names and those that voted for the best best name will be rewarded.
So why wait ,go over there and give it a shot!click here to submit your unique name

HOW TO DISPLAY YOUR NAME ON THE THE TASKBAR?

ever wondered whether it's possible to display your name on the taskbar but never knew how to do it? well sit back and relax as i take you through a couple of steps to put your name on the taskbar.

PROCEDURE:

Well go to the start menu> control panel> switch to the "classic view" and select the the "regional and language " option.

in the "regional tab" select "customize" and then move to the "time" tab.

Finally change both AM and PM to your desired name.

HOW TO CHANGE ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD WHILE LOGGED IN?

Well there are days when you forget your password and you wish you could change it without using any software.Well this can be done using any open account on your PC using these two simple methods:

Method 1

1. go to your start menu and select run.
2. type in "cmd" to open up your command prompt window
3. while in command prompt, type "net user" to view all the current accounts on your PC
4. to change the password of your preferred account, type "net user account name *" without quotes e.g net user Administrator *.
5. then you'll be required to enter your password and re-enter to confirm.

Method 1

1. this is quite easier than the first one.
2. right click on your "my computer" icon and select "manage"
3. select system tools and on the right pane choose the "local users and groups option"
4. right click on your preferred account and select set password and there you go!

well good luck with that.

AFRICA'S EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

Can Africa’s new emerging technologies take an edge globally?

Well this question can only be answered with a matter of time basing on the fact that new technologies are springing up on the African continent on a daily basis while the question still remains on our minds whether these emerging technologies can be embraced the way they should.

As a matter of fact African technologies can have an edge to compete globally giving account of the strong interest among the youths in African countries to bring their ideas to life.

More technologies continue to be welcomed on the African Continent such as Kenya’s  M_pesa,USHAHIDI,Uganda’s Winsenga,Matibabu among others. This has created an enormous impact on the African continent foristance the economy has been boosted due to the recently introduced mobile money technology that has also increased the mobile phone penetration in africa

INTERNET ERROR CODES !!
 

 Well internet error codes are mind boggling, so i took a task to explain the following codes that you might have come across.

Error 400 - Bad request.
Error 401 -unauthorized request.
Error 403 - forbidden.
Error 404 - Not found.
Error 500 -Internal error.
Error 501 - Not Implemented
Error 502 - Bad Gateway
Error 503 -Service unavailable.
Error 504 - Gateway Time-Out
Error 505 - HTTP Version not supported/DNS Lookup Fail/ unknw host
Error 500-599 - Server Errors

IT ACRONYMS

Well the IT industry is chockfull of acronyms,so i took the liberty to break down some of them.please feel free to add onto my list.


  IP - Internet Protocol.

 HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer
Protocol.
HTTPS - Hyper Text Transfer
Protocol Secure.
 URL - Uniform Resource
Locator.

  USB - Universal Serial Bus.

  VIRUS - Vital Information Resource Under Seized. 

 3G - 3rd Generation.

  GSM - Global System for Mobile Communication.

  CDMA - Code Divison Multiple
Access.

  UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunication
System.

  SIM - Subscriber Identity
Module.

  AVI - Audio Video
Interleave 
 RTS - Real Time Streaming

  SIS - Symbian OS Installer
File

  AMR - Adaptive Multi-Rate
Codec

  JAD - Java Application Descriptor

  JAR - Java Archive

  JAD - Java Application
Descriptor

  3GPP - 3rd Generation
Partnership Project 
3GP - 3rd Generation Project

  MP3 - MPEG player lll

  MP4 - MPEG-4 video file
  AAC - Advanced Audio
Coding

  GIF - Graphic Interchangeable Format

  JPEG - Joint Photographic
ExpertGroup

  BMP - Bitmap

  SWF - Shock Wave Flash

  WMV - Windows Media Video

  WMA - Windows Media
Audio

  PNG - Portable Network
Graphics

  DOC -Document (Microsoft
Corporation)

  PDF  - Portable Document
Format

  M3G - Mobile 3D Graphics

  THM -Themes (Sony Ericsson)

  MMF - Synthetic Music Mobile
Application File 

 NRT - Nokia Ringtone

  XMF - Extensible Music File

   HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language

  WML - Wireless Markup
Language
WAP- Wireless Application Protocol

  CD - Compact Disk.

  DVD - Digital Versatile Disk.

  CRT - Cathode Ray Tube. 

 DAT - Digital Audio Tape.

  DOS - Disk Operating System.

  GUI - Graphical User
Interface.

  HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer
Protocol
.  IP - Internet Protocol.

  ISP - Internet Service
Provider.

  TCP - Transmission Control
Protocol.

  UPS - UninterruptiblePower Supply.

  HSDPA - High Speed
Downlink Packet Access.

  EDGE - Enhanced Data Rate
for GSM Evolution
. 
GSM-Global
System for Mobile Communication
  VHF - Very High Frequency.

  UHF - Ultra High Frequency.

  GPRS - General Packet Radio
Service.

  WAP - Wireless Application Protocol.
  TCP - Transmission Control

Protocol .

  ARPANET - Advanced
Research Project Agency
Network.

  IBM - International Business
Machines.

  HP - Hewlett Packard.

  AM/FM - Amplitude/Frequency Modulation.

 WLA N - Wireless Local Area Network

HELLLO AFRICA

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