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IT User Groups and Communities in the Philippines

admin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:44:18 +0000

There are so many tech communities in Philippines, many of them involving developers, designers, open source, mobile and start-ups.

We’ll list some tech communities here in Philippines, Getting involved in communities like this is an important factor in your success. So, pick one (or more) and get involved!

Developers
NullPointer
Pinoy Python Users
Google Technology Users Group Philippines
Philippine Ruby Users Group (PRUG/PhRUG)
Developers Connect (DevCon)
PHP User-Group Philippines
Drupal Philippines
Joomla Philippines
Philippine Groovy/Grails Users Group
PinoyJUG
Metro Manila Cloud Web Developer Group
Philippine .NET Users Group (PHINUG)
International Game Developers Association (IGDA Manila)

Designers
Philippine Web Designers Organization
Adobe User Group Philippines
Phlashers – Philippine Flash ActionScripters
Design Filipino
Manila Web Design
Graphika Manila
Philippine Graphic Design Awards
Graphikarista

Technology (Others)
Filipino Hackers Community
Philippines Hacker Conference
Mozilla Philippines
Phililippine Mac Users Group
Scrum and Agile User Group Philippines
Microsoft Philippines Users Group
Philippine SQL Server Users Group (PHISSUG)
Philippine Linux Windows Users Group (PH-LWUG)
Philippine I.T. Organization
TechTalks from Cebu (and Beyond)

Open Source
Software Freedom Day Philippines (SFD.PH)
Ubuntu Team Philippines
Asterisk Philippines Users Group
LAMP Pilipinas
Philippine Linux Users Group

Startups
Roofcamp
Startup Philippines
Philippine Tech Startups Meetup Group
Startup Weekend Manila

Mobile
Philippine Adroid Community (PHAC)
PinoyDroid
Philippine Mobile Developers
Philippine Android Developers Group
JuAndroid
Manila App Innovators
Filipino iPhone Community (apple.i.ph)
MobileMonday Manila (MoMoManila)
Philippine Blackberry Developer Group (PinoyBBdev)
Globe Labs

FROM: http://webgeekph.com/resources/tech-user-groups-in-the-philippines/

Joomla! 1.5 Site Blueprints | Joomla free ebook

admin — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:44:47 +0000

Joomla! 1.5 Site Blueprints

Joomla! is a powerful CMS used to build all kinds of websites. But when you’re urgently tasked with building a specific kind of site, it’s not always obvious which extensions to use or where to begin. Imagine how easy it would be if you had some simple directions to create Joomla! websites for personal or business use within a day.

Would you be interested?

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This book is a project-based guide to developing web applications with Joomla!. It will take you through all the steps to build different types of Joomla! websites and guide you to get your new site up and running in a couple of hours without employing a developer. It should enable you to take full advantage of the powerful core features offered by the Joomla! framework together with the many available contributed modules and themes to develop applications within hours. You will be guided, by means of illustrated hands-on example projects, to build foundation projects that you can easily adapt or enhance to create even more powerful web projects. If you want to develop exciting web applications for profit or pleasure this book is for you.

However, this book is not an introduction to Joomla!, nor an in-depth manual for using Joomla!; and even though it partially covers some basics such as installation and how to create articles, this is only done in the process of building the featured projects. Readers should; therefore, already have an understanding of the basic Joomla! terminologies, how to access and to use the administration pages, and also how to customize by uploading and engaging new templates. The book’s appendix also offers plenty of useful advice and references on this.

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How to become a Web Designer

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:13:52 +0000

Ever wonder how to get started making your own website? It seems everyone has a website, but few can go beyond the pre-set templates. Here’s how to do it yourself and RIGHT!

Step 1

The Very First Thing Is To Learn HTML! A lot of places will try and sell you either on templates (Choose one of 3 lovely colors!) or a visual editor, such as Dreamweaver (which makes such a mess, even professional coders have trouble reading the code, let alone editing it). HTML is really a very simple coding language that once learned is very versatile and easy to incorporate.

Please, don’t be afraid of HTML! It really isn’t as intimidating as you’d think. At it’s most basic, it’s simple plain text files with a set of characters that have a special meaning. Try starting with Elizabeth Castro’s book, “HTML, XHTML & CSS. If you can’t find it at your local library or just want a copy to keep, visit Duelin’ Deals Emporium using the link below.[ad code=1 align=center]

Step 2

Find a good online tutoring site on HTML and/or pick up books at the library. There are plenty of great tutorial sites around but probably the best is W3 Schools – check out the link below. They offer – “Web Building Tutorials – All Free” and they are easy to use. I am a regular visitor to the library and the librarians laughingly call for the book cart when they see me walk in so I can cart my requested items to the car – but it’s probably not worth buying a book on HTML since it’s a rather simple technology. Once you’ve learned the basics, there are a lot of great references online to remind you of whatever crucial piece of HTML code you might need. You can also save specifics to a cd such as color chart codes, etc. W3 Schools have full reference libraries for any coding types. There are tons of sources though – so go explore!
Step 3

Set up a practice website. Pick a subject you love and play with it! Seeing a site develop while you are actually learning how to make it
can be incredibly motivating and enjoyable! Have fun! Pick something you never get tired of and you may end up with a site that everyone goes to check out!
Step 4

Once you have a site that you wish people to see, you’ll want to put it up for display on the Big Wild Web. For this, you’ll need to upload your web files to a Webserver. There are plenty of free web hosts around – check the links below for two of the best. Just sign up with one of these great hosts. They have incredibly easy guides to help you get your files uploaded and your website up & running fast & easy! If you have any problems, they are easy to contact via their ticket systems and they get back to you within 24 hours. There is very little downtime on either one of these hosting services, too, so you can depend on your site getting up and staying up. If your site is a viable business, you should register a domain name for it and pay for a hosting service that offers a lot more services like bigger files sizes, more bandwidth, and a method for payment of any goods you may want to sell.
Step 5

At this point you may wish to extend you knowledge to improve the look and feel of your page design. Learn CSS – Cascading Style Sheets – which is an addition to HTML, and coded in exactly the same way. W3 schools have some great tutorials on CSS but a good reference book on the subject might be worth investing in. Request tutorial books from your local library first to see if this is an aspect of coding that you want to learn more about.

Step 6

Next, start incorporating web scripting into your pages. There are 2 great scripting technologies to work with – JavaScript and PHP. Both are excellent programming tools and totally free to use. Added note: Thanks to my husband, Brad, for encouraging me to learn HTML and Happy Anniversary!

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