The adoption of Open Source products among expert users has been high over the years. Open Source Software (OSS) development tools and server applications have also been gaining popularity. There is however a significant lag in the uptake of desktop open source software especially by ordinary users in Africa. Usability issues have been raised as a major hindrance to the adoption of desktop OSS products. The objective of this paper is to present the results of OSS adoption levels by Kenyan university students and also to establish the effect of usability on adoption of Open Source desktop operating systems and applications by university students in Kenya. The empirical study revealed that in the absence of software piracy, OSS adoption is positively influenced by its usability.

In the current world, software is increasingly becoming important in the human activity. It is widely recognised that Open Source software (OSS) is freely available to anyone who needs it. However, loyalty of computer users to proprietary operating systems and general office applications seems to be still high especially in developing countries. OSS has a great potential of saving costs for developing economies in Africa and reducing the cost of doing business and automating operations. The software would be very useful especially in the current period of economic hardships being faced by many developing countries. African governments have also not taken the lead in adopting the OSS software and many do not have policies in place regarding it. A review of literature on studies conducted in Africa on OSS in order to establish the level of user adoption, possible barriers to OSS adoption in developing countries in Africa is done in this paper. The findings are of great value to all stakeholders, namely the software developers, policy makers and computer experts in their endeavour to achieve high user adoption of OSS.

Mobile Smishing crime has continued to escalate globally due to technology enhancements and people's growing dependence on smartphones and other technologies. SMS facilitates the distribution of crucial information that is principally important for non-digital savvy users who are typically underprivileged. Smishing, often known as SMS phishing, entails transmitting deceptive text messages to lure someone into revealing individual information or installing malware. The number of incidences of smishing has increased tremendously as the internet and cellphones have spread to even the most remote regions of the globe.