tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60557735940859916902009-07-06T03:00:29.627-07:00On web development and technology innovations...lemonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16890932070625028109noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055773594085991690.post-14950035764157632012009-07-06T02:13:00.000-07:002009-07-06T03:00:29.639-07:00

Since I founded crematic early this year together with 2 other friends, I used Drupal for all of our projects. The decision we've made was difficult and critical as we have closed deals with 2 e-commerce projects and there were plenty of CMS competitors which are more easy to use and implement. Klik CMS was even the closest candidate since there was almost no time to explore.We did a lot of

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Every time I meet with new clients, the most difficult part to do is to justify the cost and quality of work. This is simply because clients don't know how to look at the difference between a good and bad design. I have to justify why my cost is a bit higher and assure them that they would be getting far better results that is worthy of their investment. Surely I’m not the only web developer my

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Early this month, a project of mine at Cebu Holdings was launched - the Asiatown IT Park website. It was a redesign from a site built around early of year 2000. It's way too old with a not-so-good user interface/experience and it is a shame since this project is an IT Park. A lot of things has changed over the years and it is just fitting to redesign the website.The new website is still using the

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It's been a long hiatus and a lot of things had happened over the last 2-3 months. The biggest of all is the founding of an Interaction Design company with two other old pals which we called crematic. The company site is coming so please stay tuned.The second update is my transition to Drupal CMS from my homegrown CMS. Our company needed to stick to one reliable CMS and we found Drupal. Though

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Microsoft Philippines successfully hosted the Web Ramp in Manila last February 26 and they will be bringing it again here in Cebu this coming March 13. Our team will be joining this event and I'm quite excited as it will showcase Microsoft's latest web technologies including Azure & Windows 7. I will be able to get nice insights that I can leverage when I develop my Klik projects using PHP.Other

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The new Safari 4 boasts a 150 new features. All of it are simply awesome - HTML5, SVG support, CSS3, Top sites, Coverflow, tons of developer tools like Javascript profile/debugger, web inspector are just few of the features that you'll surely love. Though it's still on beta, pages just displays beautifully unlike the IE8 beta I tested which is obviously problematic.The new "Nitro" javascript

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ETS launched its new corporate website to establish its online presence and expand to greater pool of customers especially in the international market. Klik was enlisted to design and develop the website using a standard corporate style and leverages on the power of Klik CMS to maintain the site.ETS is leader in fire protection solutions. Its strengths are in innovation, versatility and

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Klik Solutions starts the new year with new online strategies because of our aspiration of adding more value to each projects that we undertake. So in line with that, a new website was planned to be released later of the second quarter to convey our current endeavors and further elevate our online presence. We are very excited upon this new version and can't wait for it to be launched. So stay

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Klik recently launched the Gecar website, a product catalog and online store showcasing their latest and hottest products such furniture accessories, hardware, and jewelry. The site is the first to be powered by the Klik CMS with e-commerce support. You can check out the site here.

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Wireframing is a method usually done by professionals employing User-Centred Design (UCD) measures to a website. Well I say, it is very important to any design as a basic requirement.Most of the designers jump up to photoshop and do the visual layouting of the pages. One biggest mistake here is you are more or less finalizing the look-and-feel of the webpage, and the problem with that is you are

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I read Jared Spool's article about Branding and Usability and he made an interesting comparison between the two basic techniques of branding: direct experience and indirect messaging.He stated there that with direct-experience branding, users attribute emotions directly. However, for those marketing campaigns where users can't have direct experience, they need to use indirect messaging with the

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Last October 10, I conducted my first orientation about Usability to my colleagues in Cebu Holdings. Click here to download the presentation.

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As I delve deeper into Usability and User Experience (UX) research, my perspective towards web development and design drastically changed. It gave me an entirely different paradigm on development approaches - its strategies and techniques - on how to deliver a website where users can be truly satisfied.Usability is akin to the ISO 9001 certification where quality and customer satisfaction is a

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I noticed lately that house music is beginning to sound like bossa nova in my ears. You know that kind of music wherein while working, you don't get disturbed by the varying high pitches of the vocals. Something that won't keep you busy with the playlist and looking for music to queue. And that's what I like about bossa nova. It's cool, relaxing, and just soothing to the ears. But as you play a

lemonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16890932070625028109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055773594085991690.post-78950102927117366542008-09-13T01:05:00.000-07:002008-11-15T04:55:56.354-08:00

Klik just launched the fresh new face of Eastland Estate's website, together with the new website for their sales. The site is continuing to evolve. You may check out the site here and the sales website here.

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I just can't close the window without sharing to you guys this nice article from Matthew Thomas. It's about why free software has poor usability, and how can it be improved. You see, this doesn't just apply to software but also to web development. I learned a lot of new things that made me realize my mistakes. Topics like why modularization will make design mediocre is a wake-up call to me as

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Browser compatibility is one of the most tedious task to take when developing websites. It's an overhead in the development just to make sure everything works fine. And we need to work on at least 3 major browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari) just to make sure 99% of the visitors sees your website how you want it to be.The problem is that since Internet Explorer holds more than 70% of

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I've been interested lately on the best practices of web design and while surfing, I came across this very interesting website from Patrick McNeil called Design Meltdown. And I thought it'd be useful to all designers out there. It's very unique since he listed down several different possible design elements [e.g color, techniques, site types] and when you open a particular design element, it

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With Microsoft working as hard as they can on Windows 7 for 2010 release, I can't help but think how would apple compete with it. Windows 7 looks like it will set a benchmark on future operating systems.I'm pretty sure Apple would not allow to be left behind on this one (multi-touch screen and everything) and being the makers of the world's most advance operating system tells me that there will

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We had a nice department activity early last week and it was about Mind Mapping. It was about how to maximize brain usage. We created our personal diagram towards the end of the session and after that, we presented it to everyone. It was very interesting to note that most of us, in our 5-year plan, are gonna shift from our beloved IT career and move on to something else. Well it's not impossible,

lemonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16890932070625028109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055773594085991690.post-61496887066466890012008-06-01T10:09:00.000-07:002008-06-01T19:52:34.549-07:00

It just came across my mind on what if I will buy an iPhone to replace my old Sony Ericsson W800, i thought it would be cool. I Google-ed and found a news on Globe's website posted May 12, 2008 that Globe and other telecom providers in Singapore and India will bring iPhone to their region.It's nice to know that Globe, which is our sister company, won the bid and it's pretty obvious since Globe is

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Exactly a week ago, I finally had my first Macintosh in the form of a Macbook Pro powered with Intel Core Duo. I have been anxiously waiting for it and finally I had it. I just can't believe I already have it as early as now since I originally planned of buying a Macbook (not the Pro) past midyear.Anyone would be so excited to have a Macbook Pro and so am I. It is simply incomparable - beauty,

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I have been very busy these days. Plenty of projects are coming in. More request for quotations are still to be done. Is this luck? We'll kind of but not so.When I was a kid, I grew up with a mindset of having a strong focus in life - a goal-oriented person. I am a shy type but my goals are very strong. The dreams of becoming successful and leaving a legacy that you want to leave. These are the

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Well I just can't get over with thinking and excitement that a month from now i'll be having my first Mac. Yes you heard it right. For the first time in around 12 years since I started using PC in senior high, i'll be shifting to Mac and hopefully i'm gonna get the Macbook Pro with Leopard 10.5 preinstalled.The reason behind this shift is because I started to appreciate Mac/Apple when I bought my

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Last April 12 & 13 was Cebu Holdings' summer 'family' outing but unfortunately not a tour.The event was held at the Bohol Beach Club which was loads of fun - games & laughters, swimming in the clear sea waters, & walking along the very long shore, you have the pool, tons of beer and you know just any typical beach outing except that it's held in Bohol, a place full of nature's wonders.And a rich

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