Published in Technology Hits·PinnedMember-onlyIncrease Your Medium Stories’ Reach with This Simple ToolConnect with M2M — Ideas Camp Telegram channel, increase your readers’ engagement. — Finding a much needed item where you least expect it is one of those few things in life that never gets boring. How does it feel when you fortuitously stumbled across a few wads of cash where you least expect them? It has happened to you before. Hasn’t it? The…Medium4 min readMedium4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR·PinnedMember-onlyThe Umpire That Crashed Nigerians’ HopesNigerians must defeat voters’ apathy or face a more grim future. — On that day, our streets were hypercharged. Electric. It was the culmination of our season of long lingering hope. Great hopes and even greater expectations. Nigerians marched to vote on 25 February 2023 — General Elections day. The jubilation and the exuberance of the people would have ignited the air. …Nigeria19 min readNigeria19 min read
Published in SYNERGY·PinnedMember-onlyBuy This Potent Mind-Gadget, Save More MoneyHow you can stay safely out of life’s unending rat-race. — The saturation is total. There is no place to hide. Come to my (not so) remote corner of the globe. There is no immunity. None anywhere. Consumers are constantly being assaulted by more and more shining candy bars. You already know that. That was the thrust of my discussion with…Lifehacks6 min readLifehacks6 min read
Published in Technology Hits·PinnedMember-onlyYour Life Through the “Three Screen Effect”6 ways your phone is changing you and 5 moves to strike a balance — They are everywhere. Hardly a moment ever passes without you having to acknowledge their omnipresence. So, what was life like in the days before the advent of our shining gadgets? So much is our techno-gadget-dependence total that some of us will get into panic-mood attacks whenever we get untethered from…Social Media6 min readSocial Media6 min read
Published in Muse 2 Muse·PinnedMember-onlySuccess Insights From a Late Night SpeechA handful of lessons from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Yale University’s 2019 Class Day Speech. — It was late Sunday night. Both of us have been busy from late the previous night. The early hours of the new day of a new week were rapidly counting up. The FM radio station on the phone was on. I joined her to listen to a lively ministration from…Serendipity4 min readSerendipity4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·1 day agoMember-onlyWelcome to The Gates of Hell — Nigeria’s Generation of Evil NormalizersElections 2023 and politicians who don’t want "A Better Nigeria". — In 1986, I completed my first year as an undergraduate. One of that year's incidents has stocked fast in my memory ever since - NASA's space shuttle Challenger disaster of January 28, 1986. Moments after take-off, the space shuttle broke apart in an explosion. In the twinkling of an eye…Nigeria12 min readNigeria12 min read
Mar 1Member-onlyNigeria Elections 2023: They Stole Our HopesGiving up our hopes means Nigeria ceases breathing. — In his Divine Comedy, Dante wrote, Abandon hope all ye who enter here. ~ Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) Dante wrote “Abandon hope all ye who enter here” as the welcome sign for sinners inexorably reporting at the gates of hell. Well, may he have written, “Abandon hope all ye who are…Nigeria3 min readNigeria3 min read
Published in Muse 2 Muse·Feb 28Member-onlyHack Proof Your Apps With 2FATwo security locks are easier, safer, and cheaper. Use them. — In today’s hyper-connected world, almost nothing ever gets done without you having to resort to your phone and its apps. Universally, passwords or login codes are first-line of security for phone or apps access. But, passwords are vulnerable and can easily get hacked. Strong passwords help to minimize security pitfalls…Two Factor Authentication4 min readTwo Factor Authentication4 min read
Published in Technology Hits·Feb 28Member-onlyTwitter and Facebook Are Taxing You MoreHere's how to keep their hands from reaching more of your money. — When you are slimming down on social media junk food, these two behemoths insist on reaching further into your wallet. They want to milk you further. Strange enough, it's working for them - taxing you more. Daily, you're flooded with a deluge of social media superfluity. There is no end…Technology4 min readTechnology4 min read
Published in Technology Hits·Feb 3Member-onlyWhy Recall, When You Can Retrieve?I don’t remember anything because I can recall (almost) everything. — No, it wasn’t a faux pas. You’re correct. Meriam Webster dictionary defines recall as, “to call back”, “to bring back to mind”, or “to remind one of”. We can always leave the finesse to the English Language majors. But, “Recall” and “retrieve” mean the same thing. What were things like in the past? “Never memorize what you…Security3 min readSecurity3 min read
