I came across an article titled “The Golden Age of Education” which is really about the problems with education in the developed world. I read it and felt it was talking about the exact problems facing education in Kenya. Here’s a few paragraphs: “10 years ago, if you did well in high school you’d get […]
[Continue reading…]Juliani’s Adsense Campaign – An Analysis
January 3, 2012 by 4 Comments
While surfing the web, I was very intrigued to see a Google Adwords advert of Juliani. As an Internet lover, this excites me! It is good to see that the ‘net has penetrated the country so much to the extent where musicians take out Google Adword ads! Nice, eh? So I clicked the advert to […]
[Continue reading…]PayPal Coming to Kenya in 2012?
December 30, 2011 by 26 Comments
Rumor has it that you will soon be able to withdraw your PayPal funds in Kenya legally and easily. This could not have come at a better time since we spent last year going from disappointment to disappointment with all the new services and “tricks” that we had to try out in order to withdraw […]
[Continue reading…]The American Government is Trying to Ruin the Internet … and Can Affect us in KENYA!!
December 24, 2011 by 1 Comment
In case you haven’t heard, PIPA (PROTECT Intellectual Property Act) and SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) are bills working their way through the US Senate and House of Representatives, respectively. They both propose giving the USA government the power to censor web sites in much the same way that China, North Korea, and Iran censor […]
[Continue reading…]StarCraft 2 Taking Root in Kenya
December 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Something exciting: the most professional-looking and run StarCraft 2 tournaments in Kenya just came to a close, the Safari Cup #3. We take this opportunity to all the players and the organisers of that tournament. Kudos to them all. We hope that everyone who took part had a lot of great fun. For those who […]
[Continue reading…]Sitting in First Chair, but Playing Second Fiddle
December 12, 2011 by 1 Comment
Before I start out using a musical metaphor, I better define a few things. A ‘first chair’ is the leader of an orchestra. When the conductor is not there, they take over. It is usually the best violinist or ‘fiddler’ of the group. The person next to them is usually ‘second fiddle’, or, to use […]
[Continue reading…]BorderLinx Stops Working For Kenya
December 8, 2011 by 4 Comments
BorderLinx is a service which allows you to create a US or UK shipping address. You can then shop online and have the items delivered to your BorderLinx-created address. Later on, you can consolidate all your items in one package and have it shipped to your home country. It is a nice service that allows […]
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