Let me answer that last question for you. “Alt” attribute allows you to specify alternative text for image if it cannot be displayed properly in your browser for some reason such as slow internet connection.

Next question, do you know how to make effective use of robots.txt for your website? Wait, do you even know if the file is existing, and do you even know where to find it?

I’ve been professionally blogging for 5 years already and I humbly admit that there are still  SEO Questions that keeps on bugging me from time to time. Perhaps this has to do something with the fact that SEO is a never ending process. Why?  Simply because search engines technology sporadically change, sometimes without any announcement from their developer such as Google and Bing.

SEO is crucial in today’s business climate. A lot of companies cannot ignore online sales anymore.  And this is where SEO comes into play. SEO plays  a very important role if you want to show your business in the first page of the search engine result pages. So I encourage all website owners and developers to study SEO.  There are plenty of resources already out there. And if you have specific SEO questions if mind, I suggest that you visit some webmasters forums that can personally answer your question. This is how I actually learn more about SEO aside from reading books about it. This is where I’ve found most if not all answers to my SEO questions.

Let me repeat myself again, learning SEO is a must for your business so it’s very important where to find the right resources.

I’m increasingly dissatisfied with Microsoft Office, which I personally feel is too bloated and takes forever to load, so I’ve tried other alternatives including OpenOffice, GoogleDocs and so on.

When I opened Kingsoft Office, I feel right at home right away. This is it! Oh yes, even the installer looks like a Microsoft Office 2010 but with speed. You can say that Kingsoft Office Suite is a “pirated” version  because it borrowed heavily from Microsoft’s user interface.

Kingsoft Office Suite Professional 2012 Features:

• Can create, open, view, edit and save any document produced using Microsoft Office, whilst Microsoft Office can open all Kingsoft files even without Kingsoft Office being installed on that computer.
• The installation package of Professional 2012 requires just 68.3MB to download, allowing you to easily install and uninstall the software.
• Offers a built-in spell checker to help you to check the documents.
• Built-in PDF converter allows you to convert Word, Excel and PowerPoint files into PDF formats.
• Includes a VBN, a macro function to allow you to execute some specific database instructions.

Kingsoft Office Free  has nearly all the features you’d expect from an office suite in a lightweight package, and it’s free, too.No wonder, CNET gave it 4.5/5 stars on their latest review.

In quote, “From a management perspective, you don’t have the United States as you did in ’98, ’99 in a position to lead and corral the global community around a response. Second of all we’re coming to an end of a 20 year period of leverage. And the unwinding of that is coming at a time when there’s less ability to globally coordinate that. And this is going to be a long deleveraging process. So that’s why this financial crisis is as serious as it is, and why getting solutions executed is as hard as it is.” – Mousavizadeh (www.Reuters.com)

Furthermore, in new technology, 2012 promises exciting eTrends. Economists, Jeremy Rifkin of the Foundation on Economic Trends, predicted the “Third Industrial Revolution” that has predictions covering up to 2020. Wherein, there will be added advancements from Internet companies in contributions (using the Internet will make communication faster and transactions clearer,) more environmentally friendly transportation means as well as more small construction and power plants to be active in the global scene. He, also, said that these are the worth-it structure for your investments this year that can go beyond the next 10 years. While, its benefits to us mankind would be cheaper electricity costs, a job demand growth, the trifling nature of fossil fuels and aid action maturity. More, according to him, now, we have the means of technology to, actually, make these dreams possible. With proposals of developing hydrogen-based storage systems, he said that funding seems to be the only problem.
The cited countries with similar plans and, already, performances are Europe, Africa and Japan. In them, energy is not hard to produce due to their solar, wind, geothermal or biomass distribution in domestic and industrial settings.

New Samsung Galaxy Note

Featured Specifications:

• 5.3” large screen + Light & thin design
• The 1st HD Super AMOLED display
• Minimum screen scrolling & transition
• S Planner: Smart & Intuitive scheduler
• A full touch screen + The S Pen: The best multi-input experience on the go
• S Memo: S Pen optimized advanced memo
• Instantly Capture and Annotate Any Screen
• Expressive personalization of photos and videos
• Rich communication of ideas and emotions
• Advanced 8MP camera
• A 2500mAh battery
• HSPA+ 21Mbps or 4G LTE
• 1.4GHz dual core processor
• Comprehensive security capabilities [MDM (Sybase Afaria) and H/W encryption (Samsung ODE)]
• Flexible and reliable messaging [Messaging (Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync)]
• Flexible and reliable messaging [Messaging (Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync)]
• Professional mobile meeting [UCC (Cisco WebEx)]
• Uncompromised secure access [VPN(Cisco AnyConnect, Juniper Junos Pulse, F5 Networks BIG-IP Edge Gateway)]

Adept Applications to Use:

• Soonr – allows accessing, reading, sharing, searching, editing and syncing files in annotation like the PDF
• ZigZag – multipurpose whiteboard application
• iAnnotate PDF – PDF application used for making bookmarks, reading, highlighting, underlining, free-hand drawings and adding text notes to PDF formatted files.
• Zen Brush – real painting application
• Omni Sketch – drawing tool for sketches and precise scenes
• Hello Crayon & Hello Color Pencil & Hello Chalk – drawing application that is best for children with cool drawing sounds and interactive interface
• Touchnote – allow users to create their own photos, print it and send like personalized postcards.
• TouchRetouch – lets users edit their photos
• ComicBook – comic book application

The New Samsung Galaxy Note is perfect for you! Its price will range from Php 35,000 – Php 40,000. Binggoy Mauricio, Business Unit Head of Samsung Electronics Philippines Corp. or SEPCO Mobile Communications Business, said, “Samsung Galaxy Note is a revolutionary product to open a new category in the mobile industry and I am very proud of this accomplishment.”

Seminar Description:
This Seminar is all about computer-based digital video editing incorporating still-photo and video captured materials. Attendees will be taught how to setup a computer editing system, record footage from a camera or VCR onto your hard drive, edit the footage and record it back to a playable disk.

Editing and rendering with a computer is a complex painstaking procedure requiring skills in photo-shoot, imagination & creativity and IT rolled in one. This SEMINAR provides an overview and general instructions that will allow for a comprehensive knowledge in computer-based digital video editing. Create and arrange your movie elements, use your timelines to place titles on any track, add transitions, and apply settings and filters to multiple clips.

In this SEMINAR, we will guide you on how to create your own animated movie with Stop Motion Animation, make instant projects that will make it easy for you to put a movie together in a nick of time.

Seminar Proper:

Essential equipment and gadgets for photo-video shoot Essential equipment and computer specs for video-editing Softwares and plug-ins Rearranging, adding and/or removing sections of video and audio clips Applying color correction, filter and other enhancements Creating transitions between clips Remove unwanted footage Choose the best footage Create a flow Add effects, graphics, music, and other essentials Alter the style, pace or mood of the video Provide a video a particular “Angle”

Our Speaker, Mr. Mac Salcedo has covered countless events and occassions for years. He will be with us to share his knowledge and skills in professional photo-video coverage.

Owing to the hectic schedule of Mr. Mac Salcedo covering occassions most specially on weekends, we would like to inform everybody that there is a big possibility that this seminar may be conducted only once or for the least this year. We would like to advise interested parties to take advantage of this not-so common seminar. Register and confirm your attendance here now!

As a Pre-Xmas Promo, we have discounted this seminar from P999 to a low P 760. Register now and confirm your attendance at http://www.tpcevents.org

You may also confirm your registration thru text at:

Cell Nos: 0917-4362660 or at 0915-2280039

Provisions:

• Certificate of Attendance with Dry Seal
• Snacks for morning and afternoon
• Softcopy of Materials
• Freebies

There are two (2) laptops to choose from, the high-end Inter Core i7 Basic B7502 and the   Inter Core i3 Basic B5125. Specifications of the two laptops are as follows:

Basic B5702 Intel®Core™ i7-2630QM Processor 2.0 GHz, 6MB Cache Genuine Windows® Home Basic 4GB DDR3 Memory 640GB Hard Drive Intel HD Graphics 3000 14.0″ HD (1366×768) LED Backlit DVDRW SuperMulti Bluetooth 3.0 6-Cell Smart Li-ion Battery HDMI Output 802.11 b/g/n WiFi Less than 2.3Kg

Basic B5125 Intel®Core™ i3-2312M Processor 2.10 GHz, 3MB Cache Windows® 7 Home Basic 2GB DDR3 Memory 640GB Hard Drive Intel HD Graphics 3000 14” WXGA DVDRW SuperMulti Bluetooth 3.0 6-Cell Smart Li-ion Battery HDMI Output 802.11 b/g/n WiFi Less than 2.14Kg

As you can see, both laptops have genuine Windows 7 installed already. No need to worries where to buy the operating system.

Here’s the Promo Mechanics:

1. Trade-in schedule will be on December 1 to 5, 2011. Trade-in promo is open to the following Neo showrooms:
- SM Megamall (4/F Cyberzone, Bldg. B, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Tel. No. 02-683-0861)
- SM North EDSA (4/F Cyberzone SM Annex Bldg., SM North EDSA, Quezon City, Tel. No. 02-210-0889)
- SM Cebu  (2/F Cyberzone North Wing, SM Cebu, Cebu City, Tel. No. 032-236-4157)
- NCCC Mall (2/F Ma-a Rd., corner McArthur Hi-way, NCCC Mall, Davao City, Tel. No. 082-297-1201)
2. Simply bring your unit for trade-in (working or defective) to the preferred NEO showroom to avail a brand new NEO Basic
B5702 or B5125 notebook at discounted price. Traded-in NEO laptops get a discount of Php10,000 while non-NEO laptops get Php8,000 off.
3. For inquiries, please email  neocare@neo.com.ph or call showroom hotlines.

Just to remind you again, TRADE-IN PERIOD is from December 1 to 5, 2011.

Wish you have a new laptop before the holidays!

In terms of user amenity, there are 3000+ of applications to choose from and download. Most of them are free to get at the Android market. Examples of these are: “Live Share” for group photo streaming processes, “Locate” for looking on things with just one search and click, “Chikka” for pure texting and chatting enjoyment bliss, “Uzzap” for hosting the top chatting sites (like “Yahoo! Messenger,” “Facebook Chat” and “GTalk” at “Google,”) “Street Smart” for getting the hottest traffic updates in the city and “Quick Delivery” for the list of fast food outlets most loved by consumers.

The design shows an elegant and classy look that any techie gadget collector wouldn’t miss to own.

Here are its features: always on interaction ability;

• Wi-Fi; 3G mass
• Android 2.2 Froyo and Android 2.3 Gingerbread in OS
• GSM/GPRS/EDGE / HSDPA 7.2 in data connection
• TB or Talk on Standby capability
• GSM 900/1800/1900 UMTS 2100 in frequency range
• Touch screen and display ability of 3.0 QVGA TFT;
• Enhanced GUI SWYPE
• WAP browsing enhancements with 832 MHz processor
• Transfer and exchange of messages through SMS/MMS/Email, picture and video of scenes are captured by its 2MP Camera and Video  Recording
• While music is heard with 3.5pi ear Jack in MP3, OGG, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA / MPEG 4: H.263 forms of audio files
• as well as a document viewer application.
• Its own memory can withstand a load of 150 MB, and by adding a micro SD up to 16GB, there is even more storage that users can ask for!

The new “Smart NetPhone 701” is offered in plans and subscriptions for prepaid in Power Pack, Connect Pack and Value Pack, while for postpaid in All-in Plan, Data Unli Plan and Data Lite Plan.

Buy your Netphone today and get the leading mobile product in the market with Smart! Visit your local stores now.

Now, what do you look after before buying an e-book? Of course, this time you don’t have to read the back of a paperback to get a hand of the short gist or compare the books acclamations and awards. Online reading has made this easy. A reader would just have to scroll up or down to see such e-book features. Makes buying quicker and smarter.

After, a reader would have to know the author, editor or cover designer of a book he or she is about to buy. If the book follows the typical page arrangements, then the all of these items can be found at the front cover more or less. There are also other published ones who enclose the author’s description inside and the artists name at the back cover. Yet, with the e-book, you can find all at together in the first page in a PDF, EPUB or any library format for reading.
The number of pages always doesn’t matter. It’s the content that counts. Ask any fanatic reader and you’ll get the same answer. However, with the available reading materials today, reading can never be fun! The war between using a tablet and an e-reader makes it more confusing and more exciting.

Difference between E-Readers and Tablets

E-readers are gadgets designed only for reading text. Its features gives the user a total reading experience, because of the application names like book replacement, reading, readable, unitasking, portable, cheap, convenient, dead simple, intuitive, keyboard and like print on paper. It is solely made for readers and they would love it surely.

Digital Trends, a site hosting technical reviews, said that there are top three consumer choices on the Internet on buying an e-reader. These brands are the Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, and Barnes and Noble Nook. What’s more better with an e-reader is that it allows a long battery life, since its e-ink screens doesn’t have any backlight additions, which makes it unreadable during the night. Thus, saves energy. It is also sold for a really cheap price.

Tablets are, on the other hand, the smaller versions of our personal computers. This means that the two have similar functions. A lot of the applications also can be installed in a tablet, which also means that not only can a user read an e-book, he or she can also enjoy the same features available at hand. E-mail forwarding, video capability and smartphone operating systems are also a tablet’s capability. Guess, the saying that goes, “It’s small but terrible” enters the limelight this time!

The Tablet is really handy with a general size of between 7 X 10 inches. Some of its famous brands are the Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab and the Hewlett-Packard Slate 500. Other words found in a Tablet are: multi-touch, multimedia, camera, multitasking, portable, photo, video, music, cool, flashy, computer replacement, pretty, games and dual screen, which are compared to an e-reader doesn’t focus to much on a reader, but on a user.

Did you get what this shows?
So, who do you think offers a more enjoyable experience during reading an e-book? Kindle Review, another known online community for updates and reviews, said that if you are a dedicated book reader, then the right choice would be the e-reader, but if not, then the smarter pick is the tablet. Why is this so? Isn’t it that the e-reader has smaller number of features at hand compared to a tablet? Won’t this make buying more confusing?

Which is better, E-Reader or Tablet?

The logic here is that an e-reader is a good fit for a reader who reads most of the time or reads too much. A tablet will be an excellent choice for a reader who only reads occasionally. Roughly comparing the two shows that:

• E-reader allows a better reading experience.
• Tablet is a handy PC you can carry anywhere.

A reader will love to buy a gadget similar to a book. An e-reader suits this most! A good advice would be to buy both e-reader and Tablet. Do things separately. When reading your favorite novels, poems and fictions use the e-reader, but if you are just reading other unimportant stuffs use the Tablet. Get creative and innovative!

SolveMedia Type-IN replaces the boring and sometimes very confusing Captcha with easy, human readable text in a form of Ads. Every time a reader of your site entered the correct Captcha, this time using Type-In, the message disappears and you get paid! That’s how easy it is!

Type-IN is packaged as a plugin or modules to popular platform such as media wiki, dokuwiki, WordPress, Drupal, disqus, vBulletin, phpBB, SMF, Pligg, IP.Board, Joomla! and MyBB. The API is also available to many popular programming languages, web frameworks like Perl, PhP, Asp.net and more.

I suggest that you implement this module on your site where users are likely will fill-up a form, for example your comment box.

Here’s a sample on how it looks like:

If I were you, change all your Captcha into SolveMedia Type-IN and let the checks roll-in into your Inbox every month.

Qualifications are as follows:

• Must be a graduate of Computer Science/Information Technology, Engineering (Computer/Telecommunication), Science & Technology or equivalent.
• Required skill(s): PHP, MySQL, CMS, E-Commerce, Jquery, Ajax
• Required language(s): English, Filipino
• With at least three (3) years of related work experience
• Must be willing to work in Makati City

Interested applicants may send their resumes/CVs to recruitment@iserve.com.ph