Top Five Reasons while Blogging is important for Business owners

June 30,2012
The following are top five reasons why Blogging is important for Business owners:

1 Virile Marketing Tool: Blogging has assumed one of the best marketing tools in modern times. Any enterprise that has the vision of making any meaning progress within the shortest possible time most necessarily be online. Research has shown that online marketing has the highest returns with low cost compared with other avenues.

2 Credibility: Having your presence and that of your business online add more credibility to you and your business. Unlike in the past when very few could afford the cost of doing so, the opportunity offered by modern day internet facilities to blog is something worthwhile and one should fully take advantage of it. Intelligent presentation of your views on topical issues with respect to your niche could draw attention to you and your Company.

3 Make a better writer out of you: Being regular in blogging has the tendency to improve your writing ability in terms of quality and coherence of thought or ideas that is not common place. It undoubtedly will also improve your vocal ability because you got the fact as a result of various researches you are involved in.

4 Direct contact with clients: You have the ability to communicate directly with your clients with instant feedback. Sometimes multiple intermediaries can jeopardise the essence of marketing. Hence with speedy awareness of performance and public perception of activities of your business, necessary adjustments can be taken without delay. This will definitely promote and enhance the growth of your business.

5 Help in Networking: Blogging afford you the opportunity to meet people that are like minded, hence cross fertilisation of ideas is made possible. It is the best avenue to engage in intelligent discursions and informed decisions would usually emerge. Recent developments and better ways of doing business is usually easily accessed and developed.

These reasons given above is a eye opener why Blogging is important to Business owners. Feel free to comment on your understanding about Blogging relative to Business owners.

How to Configure your Phones with Airtel Sim Card to Browse the Internet

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June 24,2012
There are two ways of gaining access to the internet on your mobile phone using Airtel Sim Card. How to configure Phones with airtel Sim card to browse the Internet:
1 Automatic access: If your handset or device is internet enabled and compatible with over the air configuration, send the word ‘’INTERNET’’ with the name of the phone and its model to 232.For example if your phone name is Nokia 2700, SMS ‘'INTERNET Nokia 2700’’ to 232. You will receive a reply asking you to save the settings, if you are asked for a pin use 0 and for a larger pin use 0000.
2 Manual Configuration. If your phone does not support automatic configuration you will need to configure it manually with the following steps below:

Homepage = http://wap.ng.airtel.com
Port: = 8080
Acess Point Name(APN): = internet.ng.airtel.com
Username : = (You can leave it blank)
Password: = (You can leave it blank)
Authentication: = Normal
Press MENU and select SAVE SETTINGS/CHANGES

You can make further enquiries by calling Airtel customer care free of charge on 111 for prepaid and 131 for post paid. You can also log on to their website or contact us on onlinenaija@gmail.com .If you find this information on How to configure phones with Airtel Sim Card to browse the Internet useful share it with friends using the links below.

How to Configure your Phone with MTN Sim Card to Browse the internet

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June 23,2012
How to configure Your phone with MTN Sim card to Browse the Internet is not a difficult process. It can be done automatically or manually. The handset need to be internet enabled in order to be able to browse the net.

When a registered Sim card is inserted into an internet compactible phone and no internet Settings is received, SMS the word SETTINGS to 3888 Toll free. If the handset allows it, over the air configuration would be casrried out immediately via an SMS. The SEETINGS received should be saved immediatelly. Ensure you do so quickly to avoid deleting it.
Not all phones that will allow over the air configuration with MTN Sim card to browse the Internet. If the phone falls into this category there is the need to configure it manually with the following steps:
Go to MENU and navigate through to configuration settings then fill in the following:

Account Name = MTN GPRS
IP Address = 10.199.212.2
Port = 9201(for WAP) 8080(for HTML)
Username = Web
Password = Web
Access Point Name (APN) = Web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net
Press MENU/OPTIONS and select SAVE SETTINGS/CHANGES

NOTE: The same Configuration applies to GPRS and 3.5G
For any further enquiries you can visit MTN on www.mtnonline.com or
Email your comments to onlinenaija@gmail.com .

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How to Configure your Phone with GLO Sim Card to Browse the Internet

June 23,2012
WAP Access Configuration

The steps below describe how to configure you Phone with Glo Sim card to browse the internet(WAP) generally especially those devices that cannot be configured automatically by the network. Depending on the type of device, the menu names and prompts may differ.
Follow the steps below:
1. Go to SETTINGS
2. Then CONNECTIONS/WIRELESS AND NETWORKS/DESTINATIONS/CONNECTION SETTINGS
3. Select MOBILE NETWORKS
4. Select ACCESS POINT NAMES
5. Select DESTINATIONS
6. Press OPTIONS then select ADD NEW APN/NEW ACCESS POINT
7. The following parameters are to be used (ignore all other prompts or leave them blank):


Name = Glo Wap
APN = glowap
User name = Wap
Pass word = Wap
Proxy server/Address = 10.100.114.114
Port = 3130
Port(WAP 1,older devices) = 9201
Home page = Http://wap.gloworld.com
Authentication type = Normal or PAP or CHAP or
PAP+CHAP.
( Note: Authentication varies
depending on the type of device )
Press MENU/OPTION and select SAVE SETTINGS/CHANGES

Subscription based (HSI) Configuration

The steps below describe how to configure your Phone with Glo Sim Card to browse the Internet(HSI) generally especially those devices that cannot be configured automatically by the network. Depending on the type of device, the menu names and prompts may differ.
Follow the steps below:
1. Go to SETTINGS
2. Then CONNECTIONS/WIRELESS AND NETWORKS/DESTINATIONS/CONNECTION SETTINGS
3. Select MOBILE NETWORKS
4.
5. Press OPTIONS then select ADD NEW APN/NEW ACCESS POINT
6. The following parameters are to be used (ignore all other prompts or leave them blank):


Name = Glo mobile Internet
APN = gloflat
Username = flat
Password = flat
Homepage = http://lsi.glo.com
Authentication Type = Normal or PAP or
CHAP or PAP+CHAP
(Note: Authentication type varies
Depending on the type of device)
Press MENU/OPTIONS and select SAVE SETTINGS/CHANGES.

MMS Configuration

The steps below describe how to configure your Phone with Glo Sim Card to browse the Internet (MMS) generally especially those devices that cannot be configured automatically by the network. Depending on the type of device, the menu names and prompts may differ.
Follow the steps below:
1. Go to SETTINGS
2. Then CONNECTIONS/WIRELESS AND NETWORKS/DESTINATIONS/CONNECTION SETTINGS
3. Select MOBILE NETWORKS
4. Select ACCESS POINT NAMES
5. Select DESTINATIONS
6. Press OPTIONS then select ADD NEW APN/NEW ACCESS POINT
7. The following parameters are to be used (ignore all other prompts or leave them blank):



Name = Glo MMS
APN = glomms
Username = mms
Password = mms
Proxy server/Address = 10.100.84.4
Port = 3120
Port(WAP,older devices) = 9201
Homepage = http://mms.gloworld.com/mms
Authentication = Normal or PAP or CHAP or
PAP+CHAP( Note: Authentication type varies
Depending on the type of device)
Press MENU/OPTION and select SAVE SETTINGS/CHANGE

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You may wish to contact Globacom Nigeria Limited for further clarification through customer care on 121 toll free or contact us through e-mail onlinenaija@gmail.com.

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How to Configure your Phones with Etisalat Sim Card to Browse the Internet

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June 23,2012
How to Configure Your phone with Etisalat Sim Card to browse the Internet can be done automatically or manually. If the phone or device is internet enabled, SMS SETTINGS TO 790.There will be a reply via an SMS asking you to save the Settings recieved. Make sure you save the settings; your device would be configured automatically. However if your device does not allow automatic configuration with Etisalat Sim card, you can configure it following the steps below:
Go to MENU and navigate through to configuration settings and fill in the following:
WAP SETTINGS
• Account Name = Etisalat WAP
• IP Address = 10.71.170.5
• Port = 8080
• Username = (Please leave it blank)
• Password = (Please leave it blank)
• Access Point Name (APN) = etisalat
• Home Page = http://mobile.etisalat.com.ng



ETISALAT INTERNET SETTINGS
• Account Name = Etisalat Internet
• Username = (Please leave it blank)
• Password = (Please leave it blank)
• Access Point Name (APN) = etisalat
• Home Page = http://mobile.etisalat

MMS SETTINGS
• Name of MMS service on the handset= Etisalat MMS
• MMS Gateway IP Address = 10.71.170.5
• Gateway Username = (Please leave it blank)
• Gateway Password = (Please leave it blank)
• MMS URL/Home page = http://10.71.170.30:38090/was
• Access Point Name (APN)= etisalat
• Port = 8080
Note: No username or password is required to use Etisalat’s data settings
To complete the process press MENU/OPTIONS and select SAVE SETTINGS/CHANGES.
You may wish to contact Etisalat website for further query on How to Configure your Phones with Etisalat Sim Card to browse the Internet or call customer care on 200 at no cost.you can also contact us via this email onlinenaija@gmail.com.

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Nigeria Communication Commission(NCC)

June 23,2012
We can’t talk about GSM operators in Nigeria or the Telecommunication industry without referring to to the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC).NCC was established in 1992 and was saddled with the responsibility of regulating the Telecommunication industry. It is a truism that since the establishment of the commission, different phases of advancement in Telecommunication industry has been witnessed. Over the years the commission has earned a reputation as the foremost Telecom regulatory agency in Africa.

The confidence of consumers in the GSM market was boosted again recently when the Commission sanctioned the four major GSM operators in Nigeria ( MTN,Airtel,Globacom and Etisalat) for poor service delivery to the tune of N1.17 billion.It just an indication that the commission is living up to expectation and also a call for the GSM operators to refrain from exploiting the unassuming Nigeria populace.

History of Global System for Mobile Communication in Nigeria(GSM)

June 23,2012
The History of Global System for Mobile Communication(GSM) in Nigeria is tracable to the deregulation of the Telecommunication industry which gave birth to the GSM Revolution from the year 2001 till the present (11 years now) under the civilian administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR. Since then the Global System for Mobile Communication(GSM) has witnessed a phenomenal growth in the number of subscribers from barely less than a million to over 100 million subscribers.

Before the advent of Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), the Nigeria Telecomunication Limited was saddled with the responsibility of providing means of communication basically the Landline which was bedevilled by gross inefficiency and corruption.The first GSM network provider that came on board was ECONET(now Airtel), formally launched on the 6/08/2001 and MTN Nigeria follow suit almost immediately. They were launched under the 900 and 1800 MHZ spectrum. Making a call cost N50 per minute, there was no per second billing.It was when Globacom Nigeria Limited came on board that for the first time introduced per second billing and other packages that brought healthy competition.

I remember buying my first MTN Sim for N13000(about $100), this was much more cheaper than those purchased earlier. The industry was then highly monopolised by MTN who had a number of factors to their advantage. One of such factors which still holds till the present was a wider coverage early enough with a high consistency in service delivery before others came in. The irony is though MTN seems to be more expensive in tariff many still steak to them one for the sake of nomenclature and identification(most people prefer to maintain their old number). Secondly, they appear more consistent in terms of coverage and availability of network signals in most areas in the country.

It is pertinent to mention that the introduction of other Global System for Mobile Communication Network providers such as Etisalat, Reformed ECONET ( Airtel Nigeria) and Globacom Nigeria Limited brought about huge transformation in the Telecom industry. Each of these Network providers has its own peculiarity in terms of packages. Competition is very rife sometimes one could not help but tag it ‘’tariff war’’. This has really given a lot of value for subscribers’ spending in the sector.

The Nigerian Telecom industry is said to be the fastest growing Telecom industry in the world. It represent the largest provider of job opportunities for Nigeria teeming population directly and indirectly.

It is worthy of note to state that the Global System for Mobile Communication is bisected with a number of challenges which is affecting optimum efficiency and performance. The Network providers complained of poor infrastructural base as a key factor inhibiting their ability to meet Key factors indicators as prescribed by the Nigeria Communication Commission ( NCC ) the regulatory authority. The four major GSM Network providers were therefore sanctioned recently to the tune of N1.17 billion naira as a fine for poor service delivery.

In the month of June,2012 The Network providers agreed to pay the fine but the condition that the government will imrove on the current infrastructure which has hitherto inhibit smooth operation of the sector.

Feel free to give your comment with respect to the History for Global System for Mobile Communication in terms of antecedent, performance and prospects in any country of your choice or from the Global perspective.

Information and Communication Technology in the 21st Century Nigeria(ICT)

June 23,2012
Perhaps the sector that has witnessed the greatest expansion and development in the 21st Century is the Information and Communication sector. The Telecommunication industry, the mass media-Television, Radio and associated gadgets, the Internet and the Computer revolution and any gadget connected with the generation, developing, transmission, storing, processing and retrieval of information constitute the ICT sector. ICT represent a cluster of associated technologies defined by their functional usage in information generation and distribution.

Before now the discourse around the world focuses on ‘’Industrial Revolution’’, but today it is common place to hear ‘’Communication Revolution’’ taking more attention without necessarily jeopardising the pace of world industrial growth .It has rather become the baseline for any sustainable growth in the World leading industries. In fact it is becoming a compulsory requirement to be ICT compliance to gain a meaningful employment in most sectors in Nigeria at the moment.

The ICT sector is the fastest and most robust sector in the Nigerian economy. It contributed over 8% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2010.Currently it is expected to provide over $16.5 billion dollars of the total Gross Domestic Product in the 2015. The sector is exceptional and is forecast to have a continued growth with a population of over 150 million users.
The sector provides jobs for the Nigeria teeming population and could be said to compete with the hitherto largest provider of employment in Nigeria, the Agricultural sector.
The Educational implication of ICT advancement has really brought about a breakthrough such that the constrains of the past in sourcing for educational materials for research projects in the various areas of human endeavour is now a thing of the past.
ICT has come to make life easy though it has its negative side effects. By comparison the positive impact far out weight the contrary. So this development in ICT has come to stay. Can you imagine a world without computers and other gadgets like cell phones?

History of Science and Technology in Nigeria

June 23,2012
Science and Technology originates with human existence. Though at the initial stage it was very crude but it not-the-less metamorphosed to what is so celebrated today. It is not controversial or a subject of debate that Nigeria has played a significant role in the various discoveries in the World of Science and Technology which has made a significant impact globally. Starting from the way man perceive his environment, his means of survival or livelihood, his approach to health issues ,information dissemination and retrieval system and how he protect himself reflects different degrees of the scientific approach to solving human problems and challenges.

It will not be easy to capture the entire history of Science and Technology and how it impact current realities in Nigeria in particular and the world at large in one single academic discourse. It will therefore be broken down to its various sub units that constitutes its fundamentals. The Global Technology Archive will serve as a compass and a link junction to the various academic schools of Thought relative to this subject matter and other connected issues. Thus you will find the link below useful:

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN NIGERIA: REVOLUTION OR EVOLUTION
L .A. Ogunsola and W.A. Aboyade
©Kamla-Raj 2005 J. Soc.SC. 11(1) 7-14 (2005)
Hezekia Oluwasanmi Library, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

The Brain behind Nigeria Technology Archive

June 21,2012
Steve Nosakhare is a man with many parts with different trainings in ICT, Education, Business Administration, Economics and Marketing,with exposure both in Nigeria and overseas. His guiding philosophy is coined from the words of Zig Ziglar ‘’ You can get whatever you want in Life, if you just help enough people get what they want.’’ His darkest moment of life is when he leaves anyone that come across him unhappy if it is within his power and means to do otherwise. He therefore strives within every available resources at his disposal with the help of God to put smiles on faces, give hope to the hopeless and help many realise their dream .Though this sometimes can be an uphill task to achieve but he however believe that whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

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June 21,2012
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June 21,2012
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About Global Technology Archive

June 21,2012
The Bedrock for the advancement of any nation hinges on the attention or premium given to Information and Communication Technology. This represents the hub around which every facet of human endeavours to achieve a virile economy revolves. However no matter how good this may sound, the absence of a library simplified to the extent that every ‘’Dick and Harry’’ can access, understand and applied will make this goal far-fetched.

We hear now and then about the Millennium goal of our nation and the entire globe with Information and Communication Technology defined as the baseline; the need to create a Technological archive that will treat or give an incisive insight to the World of Information and Communication Technology and make it available by creating an unbiased awareness campaign that will foster the realisation of this vision led to the Birth of This Site.

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