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Eta Uso Jr

You won't be wrong in defining me as a combination of creativity, humility and discipline. People say I am Young, Smart and Incredibly Intelligent. An outstanding Electrical / Electronic Engineer with a Masters in Artificial Intelligence and Computing. Also possessing great passion for Information Technology and an ever active Delegate at the yearly GITEX Technology Week, Dubai, UAE - The Middle-East's most prestigious Information Technology event.
Eta Uso Jr has written 161 posts for Eta's Digital WareHouse

DSTV Drifta: Watch DSTV on your iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad and PCs including notebooks

The Drifta is a mobile TV decoder that recieves DVB-H signal and converts it into a Wi-Fi signal for Wi-Fi enabled viewing devices:  laptops, PCs, tablets and smartphones. For the product to work it must be within DVB-H coverage. DSTV Drifta Currently, the device is compatible with the iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad and PCs including … Continue reading

Windows 8: Innovation or Junk?

Microsoft demonstrated the next generation of windows, internally codenamed “Windows 8”, for the first time this month. In their words; “Windows 8 is a reimagining of Windows, from the chip to the interface. A Windows 8-based PC is really a new kind of device, one that scales from touch-only small screens through to large screens, … Continue reading

How to send Airtel Nigeria Internet/MMS settings to your phone over the air

These days, it is normal to automatically have your network providers’ wap, gprs, mms and internet settings configuration delivered straight to your phone when you insert their SIM into your new phone. Unfortunately, sometimes it fails to deliver and that is why Airtel Nigeria launched a platform where you can send the proper internet configuration … Continue reading

What does your bank charge for ATM withdrawals using your Dollar VISA Card

I had to bring up this topic with regards to the charges I get to pay whenever I make an ATM withdrawal using my dollar denominated Visa Card in Nigeria. I use Intercontinental Bank’s dollar denominated VISA Debit Card and whenever I use the automated teller machine (ATM), I get automatically debited to the tune … Continue reading

Foreign Currency Transfer made easy via Internet Banking

In line with their synonymous taste for easy and efficient banking, Guaranty Trust Bank PLC upgraded their Internet Banking service to enable their users initiate outward FX transfers from their domiciliary account to any Bank in the world from the comfort of their homes and office. To access this service, please activate it using the … Continue reading

Convert your Network-Specific EDGE/3G Modem to a Universal Modem

It is not uncommon to find many people being frustrated with their network-specific 3G modems as such modems do not let you use another network’s sim-card in it, as the modem’s are locked to the particular network in which you bought it from. In such scenario’s where the network you are tied to is down, … Continue reading

Use 2go on your PC

2go is a very popular social-networking service largely used by Nigerians today. Up till recently, 2go had only been accessible via the use of mobile phones. However, the technical team behind 2go had finally decided to go a step further by making 2go accessible using our personal computers (PCs), thereby breaking that exclusivity that had … Continue reading

Recharge your Starcomms Nigeria Modem from the comfort of your homes or offices

For a while now, Starcomms Nigeria Plc has made it possible for their Nigerian Internet Users to recharge their internet modems from the comfort of their homes, offices or wherever they may be, without needing to visit any of the Starcomms Offices. Recharging our modems right from our comfort zone, has been made as simple … Continue reading

How to get your phone calls to connect even under adverse network conditions

Most, if not all of us have experienced situations where, when trying to put a call across to someone we either get the ‘call cannot be completed’ or ‘call disconnected’ feedback as a result of network downtime. The solution to getting this situation out of the way when it occurs is very simple. Simply; ADD … Continue reading

Blackberry Torch shows double digits when single digits are pressed [Solution]

On most occasions, Blackberry Torch 9800 users would experience the appearance of ‘double digits’ when ‘single digit’ numbers are pressed. An example of this situation is, when typing numbers on your home screen using your standard keypad (not the virtual keypad), you would notice that when you press any digit, for example ‘5’, the output … Continue reading

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