Thursday 20 September 2012

How to upgrade your iPhone, iPad and iPOD Touch to iOS 6

Those of us that can't afford the new iPhone 5 yet can make do with an upgrade to the new iOS 6. iOS 6 is compatible with most of the previous model of some Apple devices (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch). iOS 6 packs a few major new features that require heavy processing power and as a result, Apple has limited the operating system that can be upgraded to the following models:

iPhone 3Gs and all later model of iPhone
iPad 2 and The New iPad
iPod Touch - the 4th and 5th Generation.

UPGRADE YOUR iDEVICES.
There are two way you can upgrade your iPhone, iPod or iPad. You either upgrade using Wi-Fi Connection (Over the air) or you upgrade via iTunes from you computer.
*It is advisable to backup your phone before carrying out this upgrade.

1. Upgrade Via Wi-Fi Connection (Over the air)
  •  Go To Settings > General 
  •  Tap Software Update
  •  You should see iOS 6 listed, with a Download and Install button below it. Tap the button (See below) 

Friday 14 September 2012

The First ICT Reality TV Show Hits Nigeria

The first Information Technology Reality TV Show - The GEEK OR GURU? will soon hit the airwaves in Nigeria.  The show is a project of SEITAC INITIATIVE -a strategic empowerment and Information Technology awareness initiative.

The show is opened for individuals between the ages of 18years and 35years. If you are a  student (undergraduate, graduate or postgraduate), an employee who is already being creative in Information Technology with nobody to motivate or sponsor you; or you want to build your career/future in Information Technology, this is your opportunity to showcase your talent.

Thursday 13 September 2012

iPhone 5 is finally here



 
 The much awaited iPhone was officially launched yesterday September 12. Apple revealed that the iPhone 5 offers a Bigger Screen, 4G connectivity and it’s currently the World’s thinnest smartphone at 7.6mm.
 

The iPhone 5 release date is 21 September. iPhone 5 will be available in the UK, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the US on that date. It will roll out worldwide to 22 more countries on 28 September, including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. (Am putting Nigeria on this list jor!  Like they don’t know we are their biggest market).

Apple said “In terms of iPhone 5 price, we have a starting figure of $199 in the US with a contract, but nothing contract-wise for the UK as yet. We do have a £529 outright price though”.
By the way, the iPhone 4 and 4S will remain available, though the 3GS is now dead as a new product. Continue to read more

Wednesday 12 September 2012

My Top 5 Free File Sharing Websites



Sending a file up to 1gigabyte to another person via the internet for free was almost impossible some few years ago.  Most email service providers pegged the size of file you can attached on their mail service. Today with files sharing websites, you can send terabytes of files; all thanks to cloud computing. Below are my Top 5 Free File Sharing Websites.

Monday 10 September 2012

How To: Stop Windows Service from stopping unexpectedly

There are a number of reasons why a service stops abruptly on your Windows server. Regardless of the cause, below is a Step-By-Step solution to the problem

1. Go to Administrative Tools => Services

2. Right Click "The Service" and Click Properties

3. Click the Recovery Tab

4. Set The Following

* First Failure = Restart the service
*Second Failure = Restart the service
*Subsequent failures = Restart the service
*Reset fail count after = (Any number >1)
*Restart Service after = 0

5. Click Ok

See!!! very easy steps and your problem is solved.


Thursday 6 September 2012

Tools to keep Your PC Malware free

Malware otherwise known as Malicious Software is a program designed to affect and damaged computers without owner/users consent. Virus, rootkits, trojans, spyware and worms are all Malware.

There are free tools that can keep your system running free from Malware. See tools after the cut