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Iloilo City Hosts WordCamp Philippines 2026: Tech, Community, and AI Take Center Stage at ICON
ILOILO CITY, Philippines — The modern skyline of Mandurriao was filled with dynamic tech energy as web developers, agency owners, digital creators, and tech students gathered for WordCamp Philippines 2026. Held on August 28–29, 2026, at the Iloilo Convention Center (ICON), the flagship open-source gathering highlighted the country’s growing tech scene. By bringing together hundreds of attendees from across the archipelago, the two-day event established Iloilo City not only as the cultural heart of the Visayas, but also as a growing epicenter for digital innovation and open-source collaboration. Day 1: Community and Code at Contributor Day The conference kicked off on Friday, August 28, with Contributor Day—a hands-on, community-driven gathering…
Review on Redmi Watch 5 Active
The Redmi Watch 5 Active redefines the budget smartwatch market. It strips away expensive, unnecessary frills to focus heavily on battery longevity, clear calling, and core health tracking. Design and Build The Redmi Watch 5 Active sports a clean, modern square frame. It mirrors the silhouette of high-end wearables. Designers chose a polymer plastic body over metal, but the matte finish creates a deceptively premium look. A massive 2.0-inch LCD display serves as the centerpiece. It lacks AMOLED contrast, an Always-On Display (AOD), and auto-brightness. However, it delivers 500 nits of peak brightness for excellent sunlight legibility. The watch balances this large footprint well, remaining lightweight and comfortable for all-day…
Guide on how to use ChatGPT
The following guide are the steps to start using ChatGPT. Chat GPT is an AI-based language model that can help you with a variety of tasks, including answering questions, providing recommendations, generating content, and much more. Here are what you need to do. Find a platform that supports Chat GPT: Chat GPT is available on various platforms, such as websites, mobile apps, messaging apps, and chatbots. You can use Chat GPT on platforms such as OpenAI’s GPT-3 Playground, Hugging Face’s AI Chatbot, and many more. For first timers, I am suggesting this process: Type this URL in a browser: https://openai.com Click Try ChatGPT You will be asked to…
Mainnet Essentials for Pi Coin Hopefuls
Now that you are mining Pi coins in your cellular phone Pi application, there is a checklist of procedures to follow for a successful transfer of Pi coins to the closed Mainnet. As the aim of Pi Network of creating a new form of cryptocurrency that is more accessible to ordinary and everyday users by allowing them to mine without the use of specialized hardware that requires much energy consumption, the effort and learning among hopeful miners may not be that easy. There are still a lot of requirements to be done before Pi becomes a mature cryptocurrency. Patience is still necessary for any success. The current state of Pi…
Getting to know your digital camera
The world looks entirely different when you view it through a lens. Stepping up to a digital camera—whether it’s your first mirrorless body, a trusty DSLR, or a compact point-and-shoot—is about moving from simply capturing snapshots to intentionally creating images. It changes how you see light, framing, and moments. I am sharing these ideas to the newbies so that they may understand the basic digital camera settings. Many of these are based on my knowledge and experience as a photographer. This will help you understand on the basic knowledge towards getting the best picture you want. Correct cameras settings deliver good images with good exposure. It is important that you as the user…
Why Canva is best for social media campaigns
Canva is a graphic design design platform for various applications especially if your are working for the web. As of this writing, Canva is not totally free. There are paid versions like the Pro and Enterprise. But there is the free version that one can take advantage of. Users can modify free versions and do his branding as easy for beginners. Free templates are enough for creative individuals. Canva interface is simple. High level expertise is not a pre-requisite if you want to use it. . It is easy to learn and use. Most of the graphics editing applications need a paid version to utilize the functionality. Not in the case of…
Join the Pi cryptocurrency revolution
Learning Cryptocurrency? Why not try Pi cryptocurrency and earn in the future at no cost? Pi is the first and only digital currency you can mine using your cellular phone. This was develop by a team of Standford PhDs headed by Nicolas Kokkalis, Ph.D in 2019. The application has already undergone different stages of development since it was conceptualized. As of the moment early joiners or pioneers are in the 3rd stage while others have already transferred their pi coins in the Mainnet. As soon as the expected number of pioneers are reached, Pi will be open for transactions like other cryptocurrencies. You can explore intensive explanation of the concepts…
