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PHP Roadshow on the Go!
February 1, 2009 · Comments
PHP Roadshow is an outreach to college students with the goal of reaching the same level of programming competency of our counterparts (Filipino and non-Filipino) outside of the country (including standardizations and value of work).
This is an initiated project of PHP User Group Philippines, Inc. (PHPUGPH), in support of the organization’s mission of advocating and disseminating the use of PHP (Hypertext Pre-processor) as well as Open Source technologies in schools and companies in the Philippines.
Competitive volunteer speakers from PHPUGPH discuss FOSS topics including PHP and MySQL, Content Management Systems (CMS) like Joomla! and Drupal, database designing, programming best practices and other related topics for the PHP Roadshow.
Below are some of the schools already visited by the PHP Roadshow:
- AMA Computer College – Makati – 21 June 2008
- University of Santo Tomas (UST) - 30 August 2008
- Manila Central University (MCU) – 6 September 2008
- Cavite State University (CvSU) – Naic – 20 September 2008
- Centro Escolar University (CEU) Manila – 24 January 2009
- University of the Philippines (UP) – Diliman – 31 January 2009
So, what are you waiting for? Contact us now to have the PHP Roadshow to your schools! ^_~
For inquiries and more details about the PHP Roadshow, please contact Jeffrey Seracarpio thru: jseracar@phpugph.com (E-mail), +63917.245.3255 (Globe), +63919.221.9285 (Smart), +63922.467.8332 (Sun)
For sponsorships, kindly contact me, Cherrie Ann Domingo, thru: chean@phpugph.com (E-mail), +63906.462.6937 (Globe), +63929.483.4951 (Smart), +63923.614.9306 (Sun)
Filed under Announcements, Events, InfoTech, Internet, News, Software · Tags: bootcamp, FOSS, Free Seminar, LAMP, mysql, php, php roadshow, PHPUGPHGoogle Hackathons: DevFest Manila
September 28, 2008 · Comments
What: Google will be holding a DevFest Manila. Join for a day of coding and fun, where Google will cover topics ranging from OpenSocial & App Engine to YouTube & the Google Maps API.
Who: You! Google will provide space, power, and refreshments. You just need to bring your own laptop, ideas and enthusiasm to complete the mix.
When: Friday November 7th, 2008 1:00PM-10PM
Where: University of Philippines
Filed under Announcements, Events, InfoTech, Internet ·Do we have any idea how we can save from phone bills and maximize internet usage?
September 27, 2008 · Comments
One thing is I know, simply don’t use the phone at all times. Funny! But what I mean here is how can we save phone bills from long distance calls? Many telecommunication companies advertise their products or services and offering affordable rates and many consumers like me amazed what they are offering! And end of the month phone bill comes SHOCKING to see that there are charges we didn’t expect “Hidden charges” and lot of us are asking where these charges came from? So what’s the point they are promoting “Affordable” but they are not truly affordable.
Internet is now widely used and is a big industry player especially here in Philippines. Not yet fully penetrated in the market but soon internet will rapidly use even to our next generation.
So why don’t we use VoIP (Voice over the Internet Protocol)? Simply it is just like a combination of internet and telephone. And since this is the only way we can maximize internet usage and an advantage to make international calls. Using stable internet connections, voice is really clear and almost no charge. There is lot of VoIP providers here in Philippines and try to research what company that fit to your budget, one good example is OpenTone Communication Philippines visit their website for details, look at their affordable packages and feel free to inquire to them @ 632.809.9207 or toll free number 888.544.9429.
Feel free to comment about my blogs. Thank you.
Filed under InfoTech, Telecom · Tags: VoIP PhilippinesSoftware Freedom Day Philippines 2008: One Nation, Unity for Software Freedom
September 18, 2008 · Comments
Brought to you by Computer Professionals’ Union (CPU) in partnership with Hubnob and in cooperation with University of Makati (UMAK) – IT Society together with TXTpower, PHP User Group Philippines (PHPUGPH), Joomla! Users Group Philippines (JUG-PH), Philippine Ruby Users Group (PhRUG), Drupal User Group Philippines, Adobe User Group Philippines, Mindanao Bloggers, Angeles City Linux Users Group (ACGLUG), Internet Cafe Association of Imus (ICAII), University of the Philippines – Linux Users Group (UnPLUG), Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) – Taguig, Mindanao State University (MSU) – Marawi City, Bayan Muna and Office of Rep. Teddy Casino
SOFTWARE FREEDOM DAY PHILIPPINES 2008: One Nation, Unity for Software Freedom – Live via Wi-cast
Date: September 20, 2008
Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Main Event Venue: University of Makati (UMAK), J.P. Rizal Ext. West Rembo, Makati City
With satellite events at Holy Angel University (HAU) – Pampanga, University of Santo Tomas (UST), Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) – Taguig and Mindanao State University (MSU) – Marawi City
Sponsored by Globe, Hubnob, Scenovia, Web.com.ph, Stratpoint Technologies and Sysandsoft
Filed under Announcements, Blogging, Events, InfoTech, Mobile, News, SEO, Software · Tags: FOSS, free and open source software, software freedom day philippinesGoogle Chrome for Linux and Mac is Out (for Fun)
September 17, 2008 · Comments
While Google was getting down and dirty to release their version of Google Chrome for Linux and Mac users, CrossOver Chromium got into the scene. This new browser uses a similar codebase with Google Chrome.
I haven’t tried CrossOver Chromium yet as I’ve always been a Windows person, but the screencaps show that Google Chrome and CrossOver Chromium are very much alike:
CrossOver Chromium on Ubuntu Linux
The Philippine Youth Congress in Information Technology
September 1, 2008 · Comments
The Philippine Youth Congress in Information Technology or Y4IT conference will start tomorrow, September 2, 2008 and will conclude on September 5, 2008. The venue will be at the University of th Philippines in Diliman.
Notable Blogosphere residents Jayvee Fernandez, Janette Toral, J. Angelo Racoma, Ria Jose, Juned Sonido, Noel Feria, and a few more bloggers will be talking, covering issues like eLearning 2.0, Blogging, Creating Independent Filipino Games, Social Networking, Blu-Ray, Java Certification, and other interesting IT topics.
I’ll be speaking about Internet Fame with a talk entitled “The Internet’s Next Big Star: You!” and I’ll be posting updates in my web standards blog and my MBA blog.
Filed under Events, InfoTech · Tags: y4itGenerating RSS Feeds with Rome
August 27, 2008 · Comments
Want to have RSS feeds in your Java application? Try Rome..
“Rome is an open source library for generating, parsing and manipulating RSS and Atom feeds. It supports different RSS and Atom feed formats such as Atom 0.3, and Atom 1.0, RSS 0.90, RSS 0.91 Netscape, RSS 0.91 Userland, RSS 0.92, RSS 0.93, RSS 0.94, RSS 1.0 and RSS 2.0.”
A couple months back, I got to use the Rome library to implement RSS in Archiva. What I liked about Rome is how it’s so easy to understand and use. To generate an RSS feed, you basically just need to be familiar with these three classes: SyndFeed, SyndEntry and SyndContent. These three are Java interfaces with the following concrete implementations: SyndFeedImpl, SyndEntryImpl and SyndContentImpl respectively. Here’s a short example on how you can generate a RSS 2.0 feed:
SyndFeed feed = new SyndFeedImpl(); // create the feed
Date publishDate = new Date( System.currentTimeMillis() );feed.setTitle( “Techblog.ph RSS Feeds” );
feed.setDescription( “RSS feeds of blog entries from Techblog.ph” );
feed.setLanguage( “en-us” );
feed.setPublishedDate( publishDate );
feed.setFeedType( “rss_2.0″ ); // set the type of your feedList<SyndEntry> entries = new ArrayList<SyndEntry>();
SyndEntry entry = new SyndEntryImpl(); // create a feed entry
entry.setTitle( “Generating RSS Feeds with Rome” );
entry.setPublishedDate( publishDate );SyndContent content = new SyndContentImpl(); // create the content of your entry
content.setType( “text/plain” );
content.setValue( “Want to have RSS feeds in your Java application? Try Rome…..” );entry.setDescription( content );
entries.add( entry );
feed.setEntries( entries ); // you can add multiple entries in your feed
For the published date, make sure that you update it whenever you have a new entry and publish the feed so that the reader knows there were changes/updates in your feed.
Now, to publish your feed.. you can write it into a file (example, write it to rss.xml) which the feed reader checks for updates or you can generate the feed by request (like how it is done in Archiva). If you are publishing your feeds by writing it on a file, you might need to read the file into a SyndFeed before adding new entries as shown below:
SyndFeedInput input = new SyndFeedInput();
SyndFeed feed = input.build( new XmlReader( outputFile ) );
To learn more about the Rome library, check out the Rome API
Filed under InfoTech, Software · Tags: archiva, atom, java, rome, rssSupreme Court website slow as a snail after issuance of TRO
August 4, 2008 · Comments
The Supreme Court website is on a snail’s pace today, immediately after the tribunal issued a temporary restraining order on the signing of an agreement concerning ancestral domain of Filipinos in Southern Philippines.
In the meantime, journalists and other folks who wish to quickly download the TRO should go here.
If going to the site is a pain, wait till you attempt to download the decision containing the TRO in the “New Decisions and Resolutions” portion. It took me about twenty minutes to download the six-page PDF document. Try downloading it by clicking here. Read more »»
Filed under InfoTech, Internet, News ·Top Ten Tech Links No. 5
July 25, 2008 · Comments
Have a nice weekend everyone. Hope you like the following links:
Is the iPhone 3G good for business/enterprise users? Yes and no.
Still on cellphones, HP is fielding the iPaq 910 as maybe its direct competitor to the Nokia E71. Read more »»
Filed under InfoTech, Internet, News, Wireless · Tags: links“Yahoo! Philippines” Need You
July 17, 2008 · Comments
If you are qualified for the following positions, they really need you :)
- Partner Account Manager
- Yahoo! Messenger – Product Support Specialist
Here’s a list of qualifications that they are looking for the “Partner Account Manager” position:
- 3 or more years total individual sales experience; advertising sales experience preferred.
- Proven history of successfully attaining or exceeding aggressive goals.
- Ability to work towards common goals in a multi-country sales environment; experience in MNCs preferred.
- Professional demeanor.
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- A bachelor’s degree in business or a related field.
- Outstanding computer skills including solid knowledge of spreadsheets (Excel), PowerPoint, word processing (MS Word) and CRM systems.
- Basic statistical analysis.
- Able to handle multiple priorities and manage time effectively.
- Ability to work well within a team environment as well as individually.
- Able to reach out and build relationships with other teams across the organization.
- Extremely proactive. Problem identifier and solver.
- Passion for marketing and the Internet.
- Experience in off-line advertising/media, online advertising/media, channel marketing, strategic marketing and/or consulting is strongly preferred.
- Results driven, ambitious individual.
- Willingness to go above and beyond the job description and evolve over time.
- Intuitive/creative thinker. Comfortable operating in a fast paced environment.
- Ability to adapt to a changing environment quickly and easily.
And here’s what they need for the “Yahoo! Messenger – Product Support Specialist” position:
- Strong command of Javascript, CSS, HTML, Flash ActionScript, W3C DOM methods and properties.
- Well versed in code optimization and software design principles, and have a passion and demonstrated experience in UI design and development.
- Excellent collaborative interpersonal communication and team interaction skills.
- Proven expertise across a broad spectrum of Web 2.0 technologies: DHTML, Ajax/JavaScript, XML, JSON & web services API.
- Interest in latest trends and emerging technologies on the web.
- Familiarity with YUI.
Well, those are just the qualifications needed. Interested candidates might want to know more about the job descriptions and responsibilities for the above mentioned roles. It’s all specified here. If you’re open to such opportunities and if you think you have what it takes to take the challenge, why don’t you try and go for it. Good luck!
via YPA blog
Filed under InfoTech · Tags: job, yahoo