CDMA: Hydrating an Internet-drought country

By | August 3, 2016

That morning I had some work to do online, so I decide to credit my Multilinks modem (my favorite) as quick as possible. Since it controlled a relatively minute share of mobile subscribers the recharge voucher was not sold around my area (like other mobile networks). Within a bus ride away, I head for their… Read More »

Mounting an external USB Flash/Thumb /Hard Drive

By | August 3, 2016

When you plug a USB thumb drive into a modern Linux system it is automatically mounted onto the disk (file system) and appears on the desktop depending on the distribution (distro) you’re using. But there might be some situations that prevents a an external file system (like in an external thumb drive or hard disk)… Read More »

Yahoo sold!

By | July 28, 2016

Yahoo was at a time synonymous with the internet or the web in Nigeria. In a strange and unfortunate way, that is where the famous name for Nigerian cyber criminals or fraudsters, ‘yahoo boys’, is derived. Yahoo ruled the internet in the country for a very long time, especially with the famous Yahoo Mail. Then… Read More »

How to Change transparency of the terminal window in ubuntu

By | July 21, 2016

STEP 1: Open the terminal (short code: CTRL+ALT+T). STEP 2: And it should have a default solid colour as background like this. STEP 3: Right click on any part of the terminal and select the “profile” option, the “Profile Preferences”. STEP 4: Select the “background” tab to reveal 3 options: “Solid color”, “Background image”, “Transparent… Read More »