Logging in, Cookies and Javascript

You will be brought to this page automatically if you have clicked on a link which requires you to be logged in to Mbono first, or if you have turned off cookies or Javascript in your web browser.

In order to provide you with the richest possible interactive experience, Mbono needs you to sign in with Twitter using its new secure OAuth protocol (you do not share your password with us), and uses a number of Web technologies without which many of Mbono's advanced features are hidden or unusable.

Logging In

To do more than just show you the most recent messages in each of its categories, Mbono needs to be able to interact with Twitter on your behalf to send status updates, follow or unfollow people and provide you with the convenience of other custom features. Mbono makes use of Twitter's new OAuth sign in technology which allows you to authenticate yourself with Twitter without disclosing your password to us. Simply go to Mbono's home page and click on Sign in with Twitter and you will be taken to a page on the Twitter site where you can give your username and password (or use your current settings if already logged in with Twitter) and then be returned to our site - all without giving us your password! You will then be able to explore all the exciting new features which Mbono provides.

Cookies and Javascript

Two of the essential technologies which you may have turned off in your web browser are:

• Cookies - these are effectively small files stored with your web browser which can only be accessed by the website that created them. Mbono uses cookies to know who you are and keep you logged in as you move from page to page within the site. To find out more about how to turn cookies on or off in your browser, click here.
   
• Javascript - This is a programming language which runs in your web browser and allows many advanced features, in particular the Web 2.0 AJAX technologies which Mbono (and Facebook and Twitter) use to make your experience smoother and more enjoyable. To find out more about enabling Javascript in your browser, click here.

If you have arrived at this page because one of these technologies is disabled in your browser, you may have done it because of concerns about security issues. Rather than turning off all access to these technologies, we advise you to familiarize yourself with what these issues are, take care where you click, particularly on links received in emails or on strange-looking websites, always begin your sessions with sensitive sites (e.g. online banking) by opening a new browser session yourself and using a different password from any used on social media website - and above all use good security software!