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SmartBro Internet Access Down

Posted in Random Thoughts on April 1st, 2011 by Romelo Itong

My SmartBro Internet Access was down for almost a week, four days to be exact, and that translates to a few days of no work at all. Having an active internet connection is very important to me because everything I do revolves around it. From designing websites to building virtual items for Second Life and blogging. Without internet access, I can’t do anything except maybe play non-internet based games like Freelancer and Sid Meier’s Pirates. Yeah, I know they’re old but they’re the only games I got.

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We called SmartBro’s Customer Service many times and everytime we call them, they would always make us do all these troubleshooting stuff like turning off the modem, checking the cable, etc. After a couple of days, they finally scheduled a technician to come to our home and take a look at the problem but it will take their contracted technicians another two days to come. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: canopy, contractors, illegal connection, internet access down, reset, smartbro

Reality about Reality Web Design

Posted in Random Thoughts on March 14th, 2011 by Romelo Itong

I first posted this story way back in 2003 but it got lost somewhere. I was able to salvage it using the Wayback Machine.

A couple of months ago an individual named Shamshad contacted me regarding some web design work. He introduced himself to me and said that he is with Reality Web Design. His proposal was if I could submit a design study for one of their project they will give me more projects to work on. Seeing that this could be a new opportunity to earn some additional income, I gladly agreed and submitted a design study. After a while he contacted me again. Now, he is saying that the client liked another designer’s design but this designer was charging too much for it. So, he asked me if I could create a design which is the same but not exactly as the one the other designer made. And so I did. In fact, I created 2 designs and a flash animation for the main banner. Unfortunately, he told me that the client still liked the other designers design and he will stick too that even if he will not earn any money and he will send me some cash for my effort. The said cash never came.

He again contacted me regarding a new web design project. This was for a friend of his. It was a sporting site for a store and it will only have one page. I asked him how much will he charge the client for this one page website. He said that because this was his friend he will not charge him anything for it and he promise that he will still send me the money he promised before. It again never came. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: blogging. blogger, burnstar, downpayment, dvd player, flash, jpg, old post, reality, web design

Filipino Freelance Web and Graphics Designer!

Posted in Random Thoughts on February 21st, 2011 by Romelo Itong

Welcome to www.ROMELO.com. My name is Romelo Itong and this is my Online Portfolio. Through the years, this website has undergone a lot of changes like starting as a static HTML site then moving to a database driven site using ASP and MS Access, as a site using PHP includes into a Postnuke powered site and finally as a site powered by Joomla into WordPress. The changes made to this site also reflects the changes in my interest. I can safely say that it is a mirror of who I really am.

Website Design

Website Design services are as common as the common cold but those who caters to small/medium enterprises, start-ups, NGOs and individuals are still very rare. This is where I come in.

I will design you a website at a fraction of the cost of what your normal design agency charges. It’s fast, inexpensive and you work directly with the designer himself.

I am a Filipino Web Designer based in the Philippines with more than 8 years experience designing websites both for local and international businesses.

Themes and Templates Design

Themes or Templates are very common to popular content management systems like Joomla or blogging programs like WordPress. I can either help you customize an existing theme/template or help you create a new one with a design custom made just for you. Please view my Portfolio to see some samples of themes and templates I designed. You can also visit some of my blogs for your further review.

Graphics Design

Graphics are very important to a website because it gives the website color and life. I can help you design banners, headers, buttons, etc. for your website. If you need someone to customize existing graphics then I can also help you with that.

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Ads Theme Space Blogger Template

Posted in Random Thoughts on May 22nd, 2010 by Romelo Itong

One of my favorite Template for Blogger is the Ads Theme by Blogging Secrets. This is a FREE WordPress Theme that was converted by eBlog Templates into a working Blogger Template and I have been using it in my own Blogger blogs.

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This particular Blogger Template is very popular. In fact, it has been downloaded a total of 25,289 times. It is the second most downloaded Blogger Template in eBlog Templates. What that simply means is, thousands of other Blogger blogs are using it. As a blogger, I wouldn’t want my Blogger blog to look like the other 25,000+ Blogger blogs that are also using the same Ads Theme Blogger Template. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ads theme, ads theme blogger template, blogger template, blogging secrets, eblog templates