Well, what do you want abdulapopoola to talk about?


Really  I just don't want to write anything today - had a long outing and came back tired - but I don't want to let today pass by without posting anything too. You, the followers of this blog, are marvelous; without your support, there'll be no reason to write. I'll love to hear your views; … Continue reading Well, what do you want abdulapopoola to talk about?

Sights of OAU


They say OAU is the most beautiful campus in Nigeria, here are some of the sights in OAU.

Virtualization


One of the recent trends in IT is virtualization and it has caught on fast. There is hardly any person in computing that has not heard about it. Some are more familiar about its intricacies but everyone doesn't have to be an expert in this seemingly esoteric field to use it. Here is an introduction … Continue reading Virtualization

Interesting sites


Got some time to kill? Check these sites... http://www.slidefinder.net/ A search engine dedicated entirely to presentations. Users can browse through hundreds of thousands of publicly available presentations. Slides are free; you can then download them and apply new ideas to your own. It is a great site for finding new layouts, animations and colour schemes. … Continue reading Interesting sites

Cloud Computing, the future of computing?


Cloud computing has been touted to be the future of computing. Trends suggest a move towards web-based software applications and services. The claim has been further strengthened by the emergence of companies offering cloud-based services to computer users. (e.g. Google Docs). The underlying principle of cloud computing is to have servers offering access to computing … Continue reading Cloud Computing, the future of computing?

What to do


I woke up today feeling somewhat angry with myself; I hadn't done anything to change my daily routine of eating, sleeping and lazing around. It was annoying that I didn't have goals to work towards; this is presumably due to the void created by graduating from school. Everyone wants to be successful in life but … Continue reading What to do

My Top Ten Applications


There are some tools that help me to achieve some of my daily tasks. One thing links all of them though, they are all free software and can be downloaded online. OpenOffice.org (Windows/Linux) This is an office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. OpenOffice.org is a good alternative to the … Continue reading My Top Ten Applications

Memories of IFE…


Some weeks ago, I was walking past a tree near the former rotunda café in OAU. Its bare branches sagged under the weight of hundreds of bats. Bats! The creatures that dropped poop on me in my third year! This got me thinking about my undergraduate days in OAU. My first year was somehow fun. Being … Continue reading Memories of IFE…

Here we go


I've always wanted to blog; I wanted to start blogging since 2009 but somehow never got to it. Now its 2011 and I still keep postponing starting my own blog. Though this is not as polished as I want it to be, its better for me to start right now rather than just think about … Continue reading Here we go