Category: Tutorials

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

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

You have your own website but still would like to use Blogger for publishing your blog or, you just don’t want to point your domain to Blogger as your primary host but would still like to use Blogger, then this post is for you. Blogger will assign you a conventional URL, yourblogname.blogspot.com, but you can customize it with your chosen subdomain, for instance, yourblog.yourdomain.com. If you would like to register a domain now, I recommend Go Daddy. To start, login to your Blogger and to your domain registrar. 1. Go to the DNS Manager section of your domain. Contact your ... Read more

I revisited my Tumblr blog after two years and I have seen lot of changes including the interface and customization settings. I experimented on themes and then I was puzzled why is it that only three blogs or posts are showing in my homepage. it took some time for me to figure out so I would like to share the steps to guide others too. Login to Tumblr. Click your Tumblr Blog URL below the blog title in the right sidebar of Tumblr dashboard. A new window will open showing your blog. Click Customize on the uppermost right of the ... Read more

Would you like to customize your Tumblr domain? I mean, would you like to change the username.tumblr.com address to something like yourdomain.com, www.yourdomain.com, or subdomain.yourdomain.com? Then this blog will help you out. Take note that if you want to customize your domain, make sure that you have registered your preferred domain. If you do not have one, you can register at Go Daddy, one of the best and the most trusted domain registrar out there. Once your Tumblr blog and Domain are ready, you can proceed with the steps below. I. Using your bold domain (First Level) Follow this step if ... Read more

Are you in trouble collecting collecting email information and contact photos for your iDevice (iPod, iPhone, etc.) address book? Try syncing your contacts with your Facebook account. I am sure your friends will not let that profile photo field blank. Your iDevice will download Facebook profile photo thumbnail once a contact in your address book matches to a profile in your Facebook contacts. So make sure to use real names (which are mostly used in Facebook profiles) in your address book. To sync Facebook contacts, you must have a the official Facebook application installed in your iDevice. The app is ... Read more