Category Archives: App Reviews

My RCPT Receipting App Update

Posted on August 3, 2015 by SK

I am going through a hiatus in writing this blog. I decided to take a break until October when hopefully refreshed, I shall resume regular blogging. Today’s post is a guest post about the updated version of a very useful … Continue reading →

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Recommended Apps: MyLingala and MyRcpt for Mpesa Receipting

Posted on February 4, 2015 by SK

My Lingala We grew up listening to lingala songs, and we sang them word for word sometimes even when we did not know what we were singing. That wasn’t important though, gyrating our waists to the rhythm of the beats … Continue reading →

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Bouncy Monkey and GoJimmyGo Android Games

Posted on January 18, 2015 by SK

Whenever I meet kids, one thing we can always bond over is the applications on my phone/tablet. Show them an interesting game and you have made instant friends. On the other hand if you have nothing going on in your … Continue reading →

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Hands on with TumaPesa –The MPESA companion

Posted on November 1, 2014 by SK

Guest post by  James Wahome. Once in a while, I might get a request to write about an app, a website,  a phone review.. so I will use the service/app/website/phone etc and write my experience. But in this case, I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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OLX App Offers a Faster Way to Browse/Sell

Posted on August 5, 2014 by SK

Despite friends’ misgivings about olx (so many cons there, you have to be careful), I have actually used for some two great deals: a laptop and a baby car seat. The thing about olx that you have to realize is … Continue reading →

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Using Sendy

Posted on June 19, 2014 by SK

This post was first published on the Sendy Blog It’s one thing to write about an app after learning about it, it’s another to actually use the app and experience it for yourself. After learning about Sendy, I downloaded it from … Continue reading →

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Safari Tales, The Kids App We’ve Been Waiting For

Posted on June 18, 2014 by SK

If you’ve been looking for a kids app that tells traditional folk stories in English, Kiswahili and other African languages, then Safari Tales is what you need. The application is free to download from Google Play. The application has: Folk … Continue reading →

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App Review: MyLingala

Posted on September 10, 2013 by SK

MyLingala is a native android Lingala-English lyrics translator app for Lingala enthusiasts (how many of those do you know?). But we grew up listening to Lingala when our parents were listening to it. Artists like Franco, Mbilia Bel etc, not … Continue reading →

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Newsdrift: Your Local News App

Posted on August 20, 2013 by SK

I only read the hard copy newspaper on weekends, when I have time to browse through my favorite columns. However on weekdays, I catch up on news through the websites (most are mobile unfriendly), by going to the respective news … Continue reading →

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