With more children having access to smartphones, the online safety of kids is now a growing concern for parents. Popular apps like WhatsApp, Snapchat, Instagram, and games without parental safeguards may expose kids to cyberbullying, online predators, and even physical harm. This is why more parents are turning to parental control apps for help. We have been using the AirDroid Parental Control App for about a month and will share our experience in this review article.
Parental control apps let you monitor your child's phone, approve which apps and games are allowed, schedule screen time limits, and pause usage when it’s time for homework or sleep.
AirDroid Parental Control comes with all the essential features to keep your child safe online...
Just a few decades ago, fateful dating happened within narrow circles or by chance. Some met their soulmate at school, others while on vacation or business trips. Some people were brought together by mutual friends, while others connected through shared interests.
Today, love can be found in any corner of the world without leaving the comfort of your home. The internet has become a place to have fun, socialize, and find kindred spirits. You can meet someone who shares your interests, values, and outlook on life. It doesn't matter whether they live in the house next door or on another continent.
How the Internet erased boundaries
In the past, dating was limited to a narrow social circle. These were friends of friends,...
A number of consumers have found Cloud storage services like Box beneficial because of their ease of use. However, the benefits of cloud storage are not only limited to consumers. A number of businesses that have delved into this trend have already experienced some benefits of cloud storage services.
Businesses generate volumes of files daily, which can pile up to tens or hundreds of gigabytes of files very quickly. Businesses also want to ensure that their files are secure. While traditional servers or storage hardware can answer this, most small to medium sized businesses could find the cost of purchasing...
While cloud storage service provider Box is known for its focus on the business crowd, it has not in any way ignored the consumer market. So, if you are considering a personal cloud storage, Box is worth your time.
Like most of the popular cloud storage today, Box offers three ways for users to access, store, and sync files: namely website, desktop app and mobile app.
For starters, Box offers consumers 10 GB of free storage, a pretty competitive space offering compared to its competitor Dropbox’s 2 GB free storage. For people who need more storage, there are still ways to...
Dropbox is one of the most used cloud storage service since this kind of internet-based storage technology became known to consumers. Its fame can be attributed to the "refer a friend feature" where a user can get free additional storage when a friend he refers eventually signs up for Dropbox. In no time, the cloud storage service has been well-known. Today, the service Dropbox offers is not only limited for consumers alone, businesses are not left-out.
Businesses can also take advantage of such flexible storage service, and this too, is being provided by Dropbox. Cloud storage services are more beneficial...
With the continuous demand for more storage, cloud storage is increasingly becoming an important option for a number of people due to its flexibility. That idea of uploading data once and being able to access and sync from multiple devices is gradually catching on. DropBox, a cloud storage company founded in 2007, is one of the leaders in this space.
Dropbox boasts of more than 300 million users across consumers and small businesses.
The Service
For some who haven't tried such technology, the idea of cloud may still be vague. So, what exactly does DropBox offer to consumers?
DropBox is your storage on...
Are you a long-time business owner who wants to explore selling online? Or are you starting a new business and planning to build an online store? Whichever side you're on, an eCommerce platform and software are the answer to your needs.
What is an e-commerce software or platform? It is a software that allows you to accept and process orders online. This includes integrating shopping carts, online payment processing, and inventory management, among other features.
There are many eCommerce platforms to choose from when building an online store. This wide variety of eCommerce platforms may have confused you all confused about...
Cloud storage has received attention in recent years as a new way to save files. When the idea came out, it was interesting how one can save files without a physical hardware. But as interesting as it is, doubts still exist in the mind of many - why should I give up my hard drives or at least support it with cloud storage?
For people who are still unsure, here's a comparison of the uses and functions of the two:
Means of access
Since hard drives and flash drives are physical storage devices, of course, your storage has to be with you...
Millions of people use the internet everyday, and surely a good percentage of this internet populace are already using cloud storage (even some might not be aware that its cloud, they know the idea). If this is a need for any typical individual, storage is even a bigger necessity for businesses, with various files and documents being created by a number of employees everyday.
This makes cloud storage a perfect tool for businesses. While over the years, there are hardware for businesses to store data, it is now becoming hard to manage due to the continuous increase in data and...
With the emergence of tablets and smartphones, today, individuals and businesses alike no longer entirely rely on computers to store and access files. You may be using your computer in the office, your laptop at home, and your mobile device while on the road, making cloud storage a growing need.
With the usage of multitude of devices, it's very unpractical to keep your files all in one physical storage. This is where cloud storage comes in as a very handy solution. Most cloud storage services are now making it easy for users to access files through all of these devices.
However,...
In today's digital age, the need to save files is undeniable. It is now a common habit to keep important files, maybe for personal or business purposes. While traditional storage devices - such as hard disks, flash drives and memory cards - have been handy storage devices for year, a new technology called Cloud Storage now provides a better and seamless way to store files.
If you are still not sure what good it will give you to move into the cloud, here are the reasons why:
Ease of access
Given that cloud storage is internet-based, accessing files is a smoother process....
Storing digital files can sometimes be a pain. What do you do when your computer runs out of storage, your file gets corrupted, or you left your flash drive just before an office presentation? These are just typical problems in traditional storage. Cloud Storage, a new form of storage over the internet that's accessible everywhere, aims to answer these problems.
Store Once, Access Everywhere
In a nutshell, cloud storage is about the internet. There are varied uses of the cloud both for personal and business use; and storage is one of them. Being a technology on the internet, cloud storage simply...
Konga.com, Nigeria's online marketplace, celebrated her best performing affiliate marketer in Lagos last week. Incidentally, the best performing affiliate partner is yours truly and our Team Lead, Paschal Okafor, was invited to Konga's Headquarters in Lagos to celebrate this achievement. NaijaTechGuide have been promoting products on Konga for about 9 months now and currently boasts of 6-figures monthly commissions (in Naira).
Like most milestone celebrations there was cake and lots of photos, but, the opportunity was also used to rub minds on how to improve the affiliate programme. Paschal Okafor was also presented with a 50,000 Naira Konga Shopping Voucher.
The...
Microsoft recently demoed a new app called the Skype Translator that offers near real-time language translation for people chatting in different languages. The Skype Translator bridges the language barrier as you no-longer need to learn a new language to communicate with people who speak a foreign language. It is a game changer with great potential in education, business, tourism, and relationships. Skype Translator will be available in beta for Windows 8 before the end of the year.
You may also be interested in the Best VoIP Services.
The Future is Here
Skype translator is huge because it solves a very important problem....
Ad Dynamo, one of Africa's leading online advertising network, has added a new income stream that enables bloggers and online publishers make money by writing paid content for advertisers and brands.
The new paid content service adds to Ad Dynamo's existing earning opportunities for online publishers and bloggers like contextual advertising and sponsored tweets, which would result in increased earnings for publishers. It puts your blog in front of brands who may wish to promote their products and services to your readers.
How Paid Content Works
Making money via Ad Dynamo's Paid Content service is straight forward. Interested brands request you to...
Accor Hotels one of the world's leading hotel management groups with over 3,500 hotels in 92 countries offers hassle free hotel reservations online. Two hotel brands managed by Accor hotels are located in Lagos, one is hotel ibis with hotels in Ajao estate and Ikeja and the other is the MooreHouse (MGallery) located in Ikoyi.
Great Deals on Hotels and Travel.
So, if you will be visiting Lagos and looking for world class hotels to lodge in, you can book hotels and make reservation online at accorhotels.com.
Accor Hotels in Lagos
Here are the three hotels in Lagos under the management of Accor...
Sony is betting big on the cloud this year. The company isn't going to stop with PlayStation Now, a cloud based service for streaming games, it also announced a cloud based service that will offer TV, Video on Demand, and DVR. This service is expected to enable users stream content on devices like the PS4, PS3, PS Vita, Smart TVs, and Android devices.
Very little is known about the service. In fact, the service which was announced at CES 2014 in Las Vegas is still unnamed. Essentially the cloud based service will blend live TV from your cable with video...
Sony has finally announced the service that will enable PlayStation 4 users play PS3 games on their PS4 console. The new streaming games service called PlayStation Now (a.k.a PS Now) will enable users stream games from their PS3 library via Sony's cloud technology on their PS4, PS3, PS Vita as well as US models 2014 Sony Bravia TVs.
PlayStation Now will eventually expand to other internet connected devices allowing game play across multiple devices.
PlayStation Now enables you stream games similar to the way you stream movies. The games are stored in the cloud (Sony's Servers), so you can access them...
Yahoo has now automatically rolled out HTTPS for its mail services meeting a January 8 deadline it had set for itself last year. If you visit your Yahoo mail on mobile or PC you will notice that it is now HTTPS. The new security upgrade is available as a default and will offer improved security to Yahoo mail users.
Yahoo mail's HTTPS uses stronger 2,048-bit encryption keys to secure certificates used to protect communications between the web server and your web browser. This will make it a lot harder to decipher intercepted emails.
According to Yahoo, this new security upgrade will...
LinkedIn is a great service for professional networking. While you can use LinkedIn via a browser, the service offers native apps for popular platforms that make it easier for you to connect with other professionals. You can download the LinkedIn app from the official store of your platform.
Supported Devices
LinkedIn apps are available for Android, iPhone, Nokia Symbian, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, Windows 8 PC. However, all phones running the listed platforms may not be supported.
Download LinkedIn for your Phone
The best way to download LinkedIn is via the official store of the platform running on your device. The store is usually...
LinkedIn is the world's leading social networking platform for professionals. Unlike most other social networking sites that are more or less for all-comers, LinkedIn is targeted on professionals and people who want to network or promote their business, skills, and job experience.
LinkedIn is a site for building your professional network. On LinkedIn you can follow the career progress of your former classmates in school and catchup with them on a professional level.
The service also enables you search for jobs and research companies you want to work for as well as get endorsements for your skills.
If you are a graduate...
Are you a video content producer or contemplating building a business around developing, publishing, and/or promoting video contents online? Africa's largest internet TV, iReportersTv offers a partnership program that enables producers of good quality video content upload, distribute, and make money from their videos.
Just upload your video, iReportersTv hosts it for free and offers you tools to help you effectively promote your videos online and pays you for every single view of the video.
How the Business Model Work
Once you signup for an iReporterTv account and create a channel, you can start uploading and publishing videos on the site. Your...
You need the best marketing automation software to scale your business fast and convert more leads to customers.
Marketing automation software is software tools that...
Nigerian Nollywood movies quality has grown from the typical traditional English, Yoruba, and Igbo movies you knew in the 90’s to top-class and quality...
Congratulations! Your Monthly 1.5GB data plan has been successfully renewed.
Is this the kind of message you are getting? Auto-renewal is convenient, but can be...
