Author: Ian Limpangog

Friday morning on the third week on January 2013, I had all my things packed. I still needed to go to work the night after that, so to avoid the frustrations of leaving important stuff behind, I settled to only two packs – a sling bag for my camera and a backpack for others. I arrived at the office and hour earlier than the start of my shift – of course that was due to excitement. Take note, I changed shift so that I can leave at 5:00AM, enough to catch my 7AM flight. It is a habit to check ... Read more

Nearly a month after the unveiling of the company’s newest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, Samsung introduces another phablet series that combines both the viewing convenience of a tablet and the portability of a smartphone, the Galaxy Mega. Galaxy Mega comes in two versions; the bigger yet thinner 6.3 version and the smaller and lighter 5.8 version. We are aware of a great potential in the bigger screen for extensive viewing multimedia, web browsing, and more. We are excited to provide another choice to meet our consumers’ varying lifestyles, all while maintaining the high-quality features of the award-winning GALAXY series. ... Read more

Alta Vista de Boracay is a 4-hectare property situated in the hillside of the northern Boracay Island. In such elevation, the condotel shows “the other side of the island paradise”, displaying the picturesque and breathtaking view of the surrounding greenery and waters from the distance. Inside, is a unique class of comfort, space, and elegance. A friend won a one night, 4-star accommodation and I was lucky to be invited with the group to join him. We received welcome drinks, got a comfortable studio suite experience, and a complete access to amenities. Alta Vista de Boracay Poolside panorama Open-air reception ... Read more

Barangay Bonawon celebrates its annual fiesta with fluvial parade. Luckily, I got a chance to take some of the scenes of this year’s festivities. Below are the photos I collected from the procession. One of the notable few to grace the event is Negros Oriental’s incumbent governor, Roel Degamo. Gov. Degamo (2nd from the right) at Bonawon’s Fluvial Parade (April 4, 2013) Photo Gallery: (click the image to zoom) [custom_gallery id=”3505″ layout=”masonry”]

I posted an instructions before on how to customize your Gmail using your own domain. Gmail is one of the services offered by Google App. Unfortunately, Google App is no longer available for free for the public since December 6, 2012 (though educational institutions can still signup without fees through Google Apps for Education). But it doesn’t mean that those who signup before December 6, 2012 will pay. They can still use Google App for free (at least for now). This article will tell you how to get another professional yet free alternative to Gmail wherein you can personalize the ... Read more

Most readers nowadays access the web using their portable devices like smartphones and tablets. As the trend continues to slope up, publishers and bloggers should adapt the mobile age for them to maintain their readership. Visitors tend to keep away from non mobile friendly web pages and look for other sites where they can comfortably browse through the pages. One way to make your site mobile friendly is to make your theme mobile compatible. Below is the list of the latest and free responsive themes available for WordPress users. Responsive themes are themes that auto-adjust its dimensions to fit with ... Read more

Youtube went online with the first video posted on April 23, 2005. It received $11.5 million technology startup funding from Sequoia Capital in November of the same year then acquired by Google for $1.65 billion in October of 2006. The site is the home of millions of videos of different themes with millions of viewers. Its domain, youtube.com currently ranked number 3 worldwide just behind Google and Facebook. This is completely a bad news. But why would Youtube announce to shutdown on the midnight of April first? After eight long years of success stories, like ordinary individuals rising to fame ... Read more

What is FFmpeg? FFmpeg is a software containing libraries and programs used to handle video and audio files, a tool that decodes and then encodes these data. The most conventional use of FFmpeg is to stream and convert video or audio files from a larger format to a format that is lightly deliverable. It also means that the video format switches to another, depending on the device used to view the video file (for instance, 3gp or mp4 for mobile while flv or mkv for desktop). FFmpeg also generates video preview screens. If you would like to start a video ... Read more

Web hosting control panel is a graphical user interface (GUI) which contains tools designed to simplify the process of hosting a website. These tools are generally group according to purpose and will depend on your hosting provider’s control panel setup. Usually, they are file and domain management tools, settings, stats and monitors, and databases. The file and domain management tools contain links to your File Manager and to your DNS Manager. The File Manager allows you create, edit, and upload files to your website. This also allows you to set permissions (read, write, or both) to your directories or folders. If ... Read more