FUD means Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. Safaricom’s new CEO, Bob Collymore was on the news the other day furious at Airtel for their new price cuts. His main point was that these prices were not sustainable and may lead to the collapse of the mobile phone industry in Kenya. Mr. Collymore went as far as […]
[Continue reading…]254 – A DukaPress Theme
January 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We’re pleased to announce the release of our third DukaPress theme, the 254 DukaPress theme. This is a WordPress theme for use in your DukaPress powered shop. Theme Features Clean and minimal layout Drop-down menu support 2-column layout and widget-ready sidebar Support for WordPress 3.0 custom menus Styled to work elegantly with DukaPress View the […]
[Continue reading…]The Best ISP in Kenya
January 13, 2011 by 62 Comments
A good and reliable Internet connection is pretty much essential these days. You need it for all sorts of things, including the ability to make real money online. Unfortunately, the state of ISPs (Internet Service Providers) in Kenya is very nearly pathetic. After some readers asked us to recommend good ISPs, we realised that we […]
[Continue reading…]Does University Matter?
January 11, 2011 by 2 Comments
I read a very interesting discussion on Quora on whether or not getting a university education really matters. Here’s what was said (edited): Does a university education matter? Darien said, “The short answer is that not having a degree is going to close certain doors, but you’re going to be the one who has to […]
[Continue reading…]How Small Businesses Get More Customers
January 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Have you just started your own small business? Or are you doing some freelance work? How do you get new and more customers? We’ve found that the following works for us. Maybe you too. 1. Partners It is very helpful to team up with people who provide other related services and arrange to refer business […]
[Continue reading…]How The Kenya Police Website Was Hacked
January 7, 2011 by 1 Comment
As we all know, the Kenya police website was hacked multiple times recently. Today, we report on how, exactly, the hacker got in. Of course it is not really “hacking” (here’s why) – it is more of “defacement”. Regardless, Idd Salim has a post up that analyses this “hacking” in detail. According to Salim, this […]
[Continue reading…]We are NOT PayPal!
January 6, 2011 by 4 Comments
Just this week, we have gotten over a dozen people calling us asking if they are talking to PayPal. We write a lot about PayPal on Like Chapaa because it is useful to our readers but we are not PayPal and we do not represent them in any way. Dear readers, we appreciate receiving your […]
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