I’m trying to learn how to build a simple app in Android just to satisfy my curiosity. This will also be a very handy skill because I use Android phones often, and there are times that the apps I download from Google Play Store lack features that I need. This will be a very simple […]
Technology
CCNA V5 Curriculum Download – Portable Offline Study (Routing & Switching)
An older blog post about CCNA Exploration 4.0 Curriculum was one of my most popular pages in this site. A guest requested that I share CCNA V5 Curriculum Download links here for Routing and Switching, and I decided to try to fulfill such request because I think this will help a lot of people who […]
SSH without password: PuTTY or Git Bash
We access remote Linux servers everyday from our Windows computers. Having different servers for different projects, it can be difficult having to enter the passwords over and over in everyday. And so, I suggest that we use SSH Keys instead for authentication to save us some time and boost productivity. SSH keys should also make […]
Google Maps get coordinates on click or drag and drop
With this tutorial you’ll see how we can place a Google map with search box on your web page, and then get coordinates (i.e. latitude and longitude) based on where you click or where you drag and drop the marker into. The JavaScript API of Google Maps will help us achieve this. This kind of […]
Log the date & time each time you turn on your Windows computer
In the morning, I sometimes forget the time I log into the time-tracking system in my workplace so I stay a bit longer to make sure I don’t get an “undertime”. I thought that my computer at work could help me with this issue somehow. I hoped there was a Windows program that can record […]
How to make a basic “Login via Facebook” with PHP & JavaScript
You’ve seen how some popular websites let you register or login via Facebook — Pinterest, Vimeo, Lifehacker, and many more. In this blog post, I’ll show you the very basic setup of the Facebook login button for your website. It is up to you to enhance the functions of your registration system. Note: There are […]
How to install Laravel 5 in Windows with XAMPP
This short tutorial is based on my own installation of Laravel 5 on XAMPP that is running on Windows 7. In this Laravel 5 tutorial, you will need: Composer – click here for installation instructions command prompt Internet connection XAMPP There have been major changes in the following: New Folder Structure, Contracts, Route Cache, Route […]
SSH: Basic usage of Shell Screen
If you are often running scripts in SSH, especially ones that have a long execution time, you might have experienced termination of your script before it actually finishes its task(s). Maybe you closed the terminal window by accident, or you lost Internet connection for a moment. What you can do is run your script persistently […]
Kimstore experience: cash on delivery via LBC
I ordered an LG phone on June 29, Monday, from the Kimstore online shop around 2:30 pm. I chose CoD (Cash oj delivery) as payment method. An email was sent to me, asking me to confirm my order. Order confirmation was done by copying details from support(at)theshop.ph which I pasted to an email i sent […]
Mobile Prefixes in the Philippines (Sun, Smart, Talk ‘N Text, Globe, TM)
When someone texts us and we need to reply, or when we need to call someone, but we’re not sure if they are using the same mobile network provider, we hesitate to do so. Possibly because of charges or higher charges. Use the tool below to lookup the mobile network provider of a mobile prefix. […]