tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:38:54 +0000InternetMiscEmploymentCSSInstant ArticlesTechnologyGoogle MapsISSBloggerGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerHealthhttps://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)Blogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-4339844356595327505Mon, 25 Dec 2017 01:16:00 +00002018-02-24T12:05:31.293+08:00EmploymentMisc How much more spending money will you have in 2018 because of the recently enacted tax reform law? Below is a table showing how much additional disposable income a typical private-sector employee will have under the new income-tax rules (all figures in pesos). Sample income-tax calculations MonthlySalaryOldIncomeTaxNewIncomeTaxAddedSpendingMoney 21,0002,92402,924 22,0003,171373,134 https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2017/12/more-spending-money-for-employees-under-tax-reform.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-8283106429758552118Fri, 08 Dec 2017 03:17:00 +00002018-02-24T19:34:22.780+08:00HealthMisc Do you cook with canola oil? A recent study found that regular consumption of canola oil over a long period of time could lead to Alzheimer's disease. According to the researchers, "In recent years consumption of canola oil has increased due to lower cost compared with olive oil and the perception that it shares its health benefits. However, no data are available on the effect of canola oil https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2017/12/canola-oil-linked-to-alzheimers-disease.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-3795305596001094017Fri, 01 Dec 2017 03:16:00 +00002018-03-06T19:14:47.877+08:00EmploymentMisc The Department of Finance (DOF) has an online tax calculator that lets you easily calculate your monthly income-tax deduction. The tax calculator also serves to promote the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law by showing how much smaller your personal income tax is under it compared to the old tax system. I did some sample calculations for a single, private employee with no https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2017/12/online-tax-calculator.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-4672951131584251625Thu, 16 Nov 2017 23:17:00 +00002018-02-24T19:33:13.684+08:00EmploymentMisc Here is a list of the top 25 highest-paying jobs in the United States. Physician leads the list with an annual salary of $187,876, followed by pharmacy manager with $149,064, patent attorney with $139,272, medical science liaison with $132,842, and pharmacist with $125,847. The list is based on salary reports shared with job-search website Glassdoor by U.S.-based employees from February 2016 https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2017/11/top-25-highest-paying-jobs-united-states.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-4871149696531511835Thu, 16 Nov 2017 02:44:00 +00002018-02-24T19:36:33.338+08:00EmploymentMisc "Solar photovoltaic installer" and "wind-turbine service technician" are the fastest growing occupations in the United States, according to the Occupational Outlook Handbook published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the United States Department of Labor. According to the list of the 20 fastest-growing occupations compiled by the BLS, the demand for solar installers is projected to https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2017/11/solar-installer-wind-turbine-technician-jobs-united-states.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-802934182703946206Sat, 04 Nov 2017 15:59:00 +00002018-01-20T10:33:52.245+08:00Google Tag ManagerInternet The Global Site Tag or gtag.js was recently introduced as the recommended script format for installing Google Analytics (GA) on blogs or websites. But I have found that you can also use it to install Google Tag Manager (GTM). In the sample code below, just replace GTM-XXXX with your own container ID, as follows: window.dataLayer=window.dataLayer||[]; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2017/11/use-gtagjs-to-install-google-tag-manager.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-154818500369251722Sun, 15 Oct 2017 09:00:00 +00002024-08-17T07:58:40.693+08:00Google AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerInstant ArticlesInternet I am currently using Google Tag Manager (GTM) to integrate Google Analytics with Facebook Instant Articles using the built-in Universal Analytics tag. Below is the code that I use. Note that in Instant Articles there is no need for the &lt;noscript&gt; component. (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2017/10/facebook-instant-articles-google-tag-manager-analytics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-1631880055390585901Fri, 29 Sep 2017 16:18:00 +00002018-02-24T19:37:50.328+08:00Google AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerInstant ArticlesInternet In a previous post I described how to use the Google Analytics analytics.js tracking code with Facebook Instant Articles. However, Google Analytics recently updated its tracking code to the Global Site Tag or gtag.js format. gtag.js: <!-- Global Site Tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics --> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments)}; gtag('js', https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2017/09/facebook-instant-articles-google-analytics-gtag-js.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-6628508271420992713Sun, 17 Sep 2017 02:15:00 +00002018-02-24T19:38:38.428+08:00Internet Based on Google Analytics data, the most popular browser screen resolutions used by this blog's visitors over the last 7 months were 1366x768 and 360x640 pixels. The top spot belonged to 1366x768, which is currently the most popular screen resolution for desktop computers. The second spot was held by the mobile screen resolution 360x640, consistent with the observation that more and https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2017/09/top-5-most-popular-browser-screen-resolutions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-7467970135201330356Mon, 11 Sep 2017 01:11:00 +00002018-02-24T19:39:18.300+08:00Google AnalyticsInstant ArticlesInternet Facebook Instant Articles allows you to use third-party analytics, such as Google Analytics, to track the performance of your articles. Here I demonstrate how to use the Google Analytics analytics.js tracking code with Instant Articles. analytics.js: <!-- Google Analytics --> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2017/09/facebook-instant-articles-google-analytics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-6252197949993820025Thu, 29 Jun 2017 01:44:00 +00002017-10-01T19:39:06.622+08:00Internet The European Commission has fined Google a mind-boggling $2.7 billion (&euro;2.42 billion) for, well, minding its own business on its own website! According to the Commission, Google violates the antitrust rules of the European Union (EU) by abusing its search-engine dominance to give more prominence to its own comparison shopping service, Google Shopping, over competing services in Google https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2017/06/google-2.7-billion-eu-fine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-5780188608644131105Sat, 15 Apr 2017 20:37:00 +00002018-06-07T10:16:46.687+08:00EmploymentMisc The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has revealed the top 10 highest-paying jobs in the Philippines. Aircraft pilot, navigator and flight engineer topped the list with an average monthly pay of more than &#8369;150,000, followed by engineering geologist and animation graphic designer with an average monthly pay of around &#8369;100,000. The top 10 list is based on data from the https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2017/04/top-10-highest-paying-jobs-philippines.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-2521291244963982447Mon, 27 Mar 2017 08:26:00 +00002018-02-24T19:42:34.171+08:00EmploymentMisc More than one million people will be working in contact centers -- or call centers -- all over the country by the year 2022, according to the Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP). At a recent press briefing, CCAP board chairman Benedict Hernandez, citing a study by research firm Frost &amp; Sullivan, said the contact-center industry, a subsector of the business process https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2017/03/ccap-12-million-contact-center.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-7378718753853238285Sat, 25 Mar 2017 12:06:00 +00002017-11-06T10:28:38.346+08:00Google MapsTechnology You can share your real-time location with anyone using Google Maps. Look for the &lsquo;Share Location&rsquo; option when you click on the side menu of your Google Maps app. The feature is available on both Android and iOS, and allows anyone you share your location with to track you in real time on Android, iPhone, mobile web, and even on desktop. Obviously, you can select whom to share https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2017/03/share-your-real-time-location-on-google.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-8066972389326234288Tue, 21 Mar 2017 06:28:00 +00002018-02-24T19:43:17.163+08:00BloggerInstant ArticlesInternet I recently received a number of messages from Blogger (Blogspot) users asking for help in uploading sample articles for Facebook Instant Articles. Bloggers are required to provide at least ten sample articles before they can submit their application to publish Instant Articles. Below are two methods for doing it. Submitting articles manually If you want to quickly submit your sample https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2017/03/facebook-instant-articles-how-to-submit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-4953196237315832007Mon, 13 Mar 2017 03:18:00 +00002017-11-20T12:17:14.450+08:00Misc Daylight Saving Time (DST) kicked in at 2 am on Sunday, March 12, as clocks in the United States, in an annual ritual, "sprang forward" by an hour to make more productive use of available daylight. DST ends when clocks "fall back" (gaining one hour) at 2 am on Sunday, November 5. For the hundreds of thousands of call center or business process outsourcing (BPO) employees in Metro Manila and https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2017/03/daylight-saving-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-3837181086845829437Sat, 04 Mar 2017 10:47:00 +00002018-03-06T19:12:00.449+08:00BloggerInstant ArticlesInternet Have you ever clicked on a link on a cellphone or tablet only to click on the back button in frustration because the page took too long to load? According to Google, &ldquo;53% of mobile site visits are abandoned if pages take longer than 3 seconds to load&rdquo;! That is why it is important to consider mobile loading speed when designing and managing a blog. This is a serious concern https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2017/03/facebook-instant-articles-for-blogger-blogspot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-4067896348907834216Mon, 27 Feb 2017 10:14:00 +00002017-10-01T19:42:27.474+08:00Technology Even in the age of smartphones it still pays to have a smaller, lighter, longer-lasting backup phone for simple texting and calling, or a so-called feature phone. And when it comes to feature phones, one of the most durable and best selling of them all is back -- the Nokia 3310. The updated 3310 was officially unveiled by Nokia maker HMD Global at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-iconic-nokia-3310-is-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-4023552888005445752Fri, 24 Feb 2017 02:53:00 +00002017-10-01T19:42:47.995+08:00Internet A few weeks ago, I was having breakfast with a friend when I noticed how she was carefully plucking the pineapples from her Hawaiian pizza and relegating them to the side of her plate. I didn't pay much attention to it then. Some people like pineapples, some people don't, I thought. And when she offered them to me, I gladly accepted, spearing the pineapple bits with my fork one by one until I https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-pineapple-on-pizza-debate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-1698183481158580074Sat, 11 Feb 2017 01:21:00 +00002018-01-18T11:33:05.720+08:00BloggerInstant ArticlesInternet I have started using Facebook Instant Articles for this blog. Instant Articles are mobile articles that are hosted on Facebook and use a streamlined HTML format. When you click on an Instant Article in the Facebook mobile app it opens in the app rather than in a browser. You can easily recognize Instant Articles on your Facebook mobile feed by the lightning-bolt or high-voltage icon (&#https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2017/02/facebook-instant-articles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-3944497075186629247Tue, 06 Dec 2016 05:11:00 +00002018-07-29T20:18:17.131+08:00EmploymentMisc Getting a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance is much easier and faster now compared to a few years before. The online application and third-party payment system really works. When I claimed my NBI Clearance recently (after a one-week waiting period because I had a "hit") I was in and out the building in less than fifteen minutes! For the benefit of those who need to get https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2016/12/got-my-nbi-clearance-and-quite.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-5467772298098639348Wed, 09 Nov 2016 11:01:00 +00002017-11-08T19:13:03.635+08:00Google MapsInternetISSBelow is Google Map that tracks the current path and location of the International Space Station (ISS) with an inset showing live video feed from outer space. How do you embed a video inset in a Google Map? It is really quite easy. The method involves identifying the video iframe with an 'id' tag and then creating a 'div' element for the iframe within the map. Needless to say, you need to know ahttps://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2016/11/embed-video-iframe-within-google-map.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-7891630749516794513Sat, 05 Nov 2016 04:05:00 +00002018-01-20T10:46:13.320+08:00InternetISSTechnologyThis widget provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) lets you find out when the International Space Station (ISS) will be visible from your location. The ISS is the third brightest object in the sky. It looks like a fast-moving plane to the naked eye but flies at a much higher altitude (400 km) and a much faster speed (27,000 km/h). However, it is not always visible https://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2016/11/spot-international-space-station-iss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-6709873814225947503Wed, 02 Nov 2016 16:55:00 +00002017-11-08T19:14:08.059+08:00Google MapsInternetISSUsing satellite-tracking data provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), you can obtain the real-time trajectory, position, speed and altitude of the International Space Station (ISS). And with the proper open-source tools you can create an ISS tracker to graphically present such pieces of information, like this Google Map below which shows the current path and locationhttps://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2016/11/path-and-location-of-international-space-station-iss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530651031795912683.post-2379913235863885278Tue, 01 Nov 2016 10:35:00 +00002018-01-20T10:46:41.664+08:00InternetISSTechnology The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) provides live video feed from cameras aboard the International Space Station (ISS). You may at times see a blue screen whenever the ISS loses contact with the ground, but when the connection is available you may view the ISS and the Earth below and even listen to conversations between the crew and Mission Control. When the ISS is inhttps://jesscarranza.blogspot.com/2016/11/live-video-from-international-space-station.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess Carranza)