Starting a Tech Business with Cebu Business Incubator in I.T.

It has been more than six months when I decided to go back in Cebu City after a short hiatus in my hometown in Zamboanga (although still did some home-based work).  Working from home is okay but I find it difficult in terms of time management; I tend to procrastinate.

I made a very risky decision when I decided to move back to Cebu City and start a business with the help of Cebu Business Incubator in I.T. (CeBuinIT). Cebu InIT is a Technology Business Incubator made possible by UP Cebu College and Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Ariba Tech Solutions, my small business,  is an I.T. solution provider focusing on web and mobile solutions for small to midsize businesses. Ariba Tech Solutions is categorized as a locator in the facility which is strategically located in University of the Philippines – Cebu, Gorordo Avenue, Lahug, Cebu City. It is near Ayala Center and Cebu I.T. Park.

With Cebu InIT, I was able to get a cheaper facility – a small room office. They also offer cubicle type units for those who intend to jumpstart with their tech business ideas. They also offer technical training and seminars. You can check their website for more information about the facilities and services they offer.

If you wish to get in touch with their marketing, please contact Jeff at +63 (32) 232 – 4995 or email him at  jeffrey@cebuinit.org

You can also visit their official Facebook Page - CeBuinIT: DOST UP Cebu Technology Business Incubator for latest news and updates.

Ariba Tech Solutions’ Web Development Training

Ariba Tech Solutions will be conducting a series of Web Development Training this January 2012. For more details, please visit http://aribawebdevtraining.eventbrite.com/

BlackBerry DevCon Asia 2011 in Singapore

Thanks to BlackBerry through Mobile Monday Manila for the free conference pass for the recently concluded BlackBerry DevCon Asia 2011. It was suppose to be held in Bangkok but due to the recent flooding it was transferred to Singapore at the Suntec International Convention Center. And with that, we were entitled for travel incentives for the change of venue.

It was a 2-day event, December 7-8, 2011, with awesome break-out sessions. I am an Android developer and was so interested to join the conference since I want to expand my skills with mobile application development. And since BlackBerry uses C++/Java for its native programming, so yeah… I think it will be easy for me since I am familiar with those programming languages. Read more…

DevCon Game Development Camp

Last September 2-3, 2011, I attended the DevCon Game Development Camp here in Cebu City. It was a 2-day geeky event brought to us by PhilDev, IBM, Morphlabs, Exist, and IGDA Manila. It was held at TechBar, IT Park wherein 20+ attended the bootcamp.

I tried creating a game years ago but wasn’t able to give enough time to continue with it. And so I attended this event to learn more and try again game programming and hopefully find time to play around in this field. Also learned a new API called SFML (Simple and Fast Multimedia Library) which is an open source tool for multimedia which game programming needs.

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E-Learning Centre’s Web Development Training using Joomla for IT Professionals

Last week from June 21-24, 2011, I conducted another batch of Web Development Training using Joomla! with E-Leaning Centre, Inc. Ms. Yolynne Medina, OIC of the Centre, invited me to conduct the training, to educate the local IT professionals with this open source CMS; around 11 people participated the training program.

Topics discussed where HTML/CSS Basics, PHP/MySQL Recap, and of course and in-depth discussion and hands-on with Joomla! CMS like backend management, customizing Joomla! templates and even creating templates from scratch. We also explored on how to add social networking elements like Facebook plugins, Twitter buttons, YouTube videos, etc.

I’m glad that I took this opportunity to share and educate about this open source technology. I hope the participants learned something new during the course. Thanks again to E-Learning Centre for inviting me to do this training. It was fun!

If you want to contact E-Learning Centre for more IT Trainings, please call at 992-7269 or send an SMS @ 0916-1524-811(TM) and look for Ms. Yolynne Medina. Their office is located at 3F ZGU-II Bldg. Gov. Alvarez St.,
Zamboanga City, Philippines 7000.