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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

This article is intended solely for bloggers and web starters who have no or have little idea about DNS or Domain Name Sytem. DNS is basically a naming system for computers, services, and resources connected to the internet. This means that you assign a name that can easily be remembered to a puzzling IP address that points the location of the serving computer, commonly known as servers. The name you use to assign to the IP address is called domain. You can purchase and register your domain from domain registrars. Domain registrars are the companies authorized by the Internet Corporation ... Read more

I have been always reluctant to apply for a postpaid plan because I am not consuming too much monthly load for calls, texts, and internet. I already have a performing HTC Explorer which I can connect to my office’s or to my neighbor’s WiFi network. I can also subscribe to unlimited services (call, text, or data) whenever I want to. Also, It is prepaid so I don’t have to worry for monthly obligations. So what made me decide to take that UnliData Plan offer? There are two factors, actually. First, I am a blogger so I have to constantly stay ... Read more

WeChat is a complete cross-platform mobile communications app. It is complete because aside from its messaging and voice and video calling capabilities, it is enhanced with value-added features like Moments, Look Around, Shake, Broadcast Message, and Drift Bottle. And another good thing about WeChat, which reached 300 million+ downloads, is that it’s free and ad-free. WeChat Features and Social screens [marker]Moments[/marker] is a photo sharing feature in which you have the option to make your photos available for everybody’s eyes, to selected few, or make those entirely private. It has a cool Instagram-like photo editor featuring LOMO, Glossy, Wheat, Polaroid, ... Read more

I finally got my Ipaky YJ-10 portable charger which I bought from Metrodeal for only PhP1199.00. The package comes with a 5600 mAh power bank with LED indicators and LED torch, one USB charging cable, and connectors for iOS devices; Samsung, HTC, Blackberry, and Nokia phones; music players; PSP; cameras; and other digital devices that utilize micro and mini USB connectors. The 5600 mAh capacity can fully charge my Galaxy SIII mini 3 times. It is also equivalent to charging of iPod touch five times, or Samsung Galaxy SIII two times, or iPhone 5 four times. So bad that there is ... Read more