Pinoy Blog Host
You may have already heard of http://i.ph, the ubber cool templates they have, and the built-in features you'll get by signing up with them for a blogsite. As I visited their site and roamed around a bit, I immediately claimed my name as domain for future use (do not go there just yet as it's not even a work in progress, yet). Who knows when we would need to migrate some day. Though I am very much satisfied with blogger and I have already gone through great lenghts in learning to speak and write html and have already spent so many hours making this site look the way it is (despite it looking the way it still currently is), it wouldn't hurt to just sign in and get your name first before anybody else does. Signing up is free but an upgrade to a paid subscription could up your bandwidth and storage memory several folds, to name just two of the extra juice you'll get for your money.
http://i.ph uses Calliope, an easy to follow and convenient blogging template tool which, as its tag line "Blogging as an Art Form" claims, seriously considered the pain of non-html speaking users in concocting the form and function of its net-based software interface. I tried Calliope's usabity and found it convenient yet a bit slow. Just a few clicks and a run through of the list in the navigation bar at the left of an edit-your-would-be-blogsite window could give you a kickass blog template, much like those made by fulltime web designers, but at zero cost (or minimal should you opt to upgrade).
Having both a message box and SMS sending tool is also as easy as just enabling the function to make them available on your blog. What more, you get to have a mailbox (yourname@i.ph) on top of the benefits I already mentioned. Not convinced just yet? Well, they also have photo and video galleries for you to host your files at upon signing in. I have yet to read the fine print as to how long you could get to keep your domain even if you just opted for the free service.
By the look of the blogsites at i.ph that are already up and running, its going to be a definite hit with those who are still shopping for hosts with oomph and functionality that would both reflect and complement the blogger's unique personality and ideas.
posted by Fritz @ 6:16 AM
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Hi Fritz,
good review you have here. Yung Complex Vertigo screenshot mo using calliope looks like it will work well.
Mukhang bagay ka sa calliope, i see you're into digital images.
I have a review rin of i.ph . But I didn't find the part where i.ph discusses the difference of free account and paid account.
o, are you moving to i.ph? ako blogger.com rin ako, looking into i.ph ...
mabu-hey!
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Not in the long run siguro kasi nahirapan ako sa Calliope, hindi ko pa rin natitignan if we could have as much freedom with it as compared to blogger's html. Susubuk-subukan ko bro tapos titignan kung magiging ok kung may time akong butingtingin to, pero mukhang magaling talaga.
Thanks for dropping by.
napuntahan ko si http://cynch.i.ph/.
Kabaligtaran naman siya sa iyo.
Gusto niya ng calliope dahil hindi niya kailangang mag-html sa calliope.
Ngunit (hlalim naman ng salita ko) bumalik ulit sa blogger dahil sa bandwidth limitations ng free i.ph account.
Which, by the way, lumaki na ang bandwidth ng free i.ph account.
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Oonga dude, that's really great news, 1 Gb na pala sila.
May pagka-engot kasi ako pag dating sa mga nagpapahirap ng buhay. Yung DOS prompt nga hindi ko ma-do away, daming magagawa dun, and may degree ka ng freedom to go through the back door (same sa html and DOS sa aspect na to).
Pag nagka-oras lang talaga ako bro ng matagal-tagal, baka next weekend or this weekend. Malay naten.
Galing din ng blogs mo bro, varied depending sa topic. Dito sa akin, halu-halo na lahat! Hehehe. Tamad kasi.
i know somebody from my egroups who used http://i.ph pero di nya nagustuhan so balik blogger sya.
Try mo kaya livejournal or multiply. Another friend suggested blogsome (using wordpress).
Hey Gi, thanks sa suggestion. May account din ako sa live journal. Parang limited kasi yung specs ng livejournal, wala masyadong freedom, forward moko ng oks na livejournal site if you can ng matignan.
I do not intend naman yet to switch blog hosts at the moment pero am still testing din yung i.ph so we'll se how it goes. Wala lang time.
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