Mozilla Philippines Localization Team MozCoffee 28 JAN 2012

January 28th, 2012 by Robert "Bob" Reyes with No Comments »

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As I was recently appointed Localization Lead for the Firefox Aurora Tagalog translation efforts of the Mozilla Philippines Community. Two (02) weeks ago, I called for a MozCoffee event to all interested individuals to participate in the Tagalog Firefox project. The meeting was actually held this afternoon at McCafe Greenbelt 1; iced (or hot) mocha was on us!

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Upon registration, each of the attendees received their coffee stub, which entitles them to a free hot or cold McCafe Mocha …

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It was a very fruitful initial meeting, seeing old and new faces within the local IT circle. Most of them were not that aware of the localization (translation) efforts being made for Mozilla products, more particular: Firefox.

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Thanks to the awesome people of McDonald’s Greenbelt 1! They managed to reserve a corner of their busy branch to accommodate the meeting attendees.

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All those present during the meeting went home with some swags sent by Mozilla HQ (you are all awesome!).

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We are now in the planning stage for the next meeting sometime middle of February this year. I’m thinking of having a hands-on type of walk-through about the Narro. Please do watch out for this event. Details will be posted in this blog soon.

If you want to be part of the Mozilla Philippines Localization Team, you may join our Facebook Group {tagalogfirefox@groups.facebook.com} and be sure to follow @TagalogFirefox in Twitter. Mabuhay!

Let’s Talk About Localization (Translation) Over a Cup of Coffee

January 17th, 2012 by Robert "Bob" Reyes with No Comments »

Interested to be part of the localization (translation) efforts of the Mozilla Community Philippines? Please join us for an afternoon of coffee while we talk about the following:

  • Meet & Greet (see the faces behind the names in the L10N)
  • What happened in Mozilla Camp Asia 2012 (Kuala Lumpur)?
  • Current status of the PHL Mozilla Localization Project (L10N) | Localization of Firefox Aurora
  • Plans for 2012
  • Kwentuhan

Sign-up page is now online at http://phlmozcoffee2012.eventbrite.com

Please do not hesitate to contact me via robert.reyes@gmail.com or SMS 0939.914.2860 for inquiries. Thanks!

BTW, did I mentioned that Mozilla HQ is sending some swags for the meeting attendees? See you!

Mozilla Philippines will Join the MozCamp Asia 2011 in Malaysia

November 13th, 2011 by Eusebio Barrun Jr. with No Comments »

We are very pleased to be invited to this great event of Mozilla that will prepare us in the next year and beyond. The 2 day event is packed with activities that will cater to the Mozillians in Asia with the theme “Many Voices,One Mozilla” acknowledging the diversity of regional communities.

Just after the EU MozCamp 2011 in Berlin, Germany which is happening now, the Mozilla staff will be very busy again for the MozCamp Asia 2011  in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 19-20 that requires a lot of preparation. Excitement meeting in person other Mozillians whom I just know online like Mitchell Baker is a great opportunity to exchange ideas. Also learning other cultures and how Mozilla communities face the challenges of making the web better for the public benefit.

In response to the competition on browser market share here in the Philippines, this event would surely help us gain knowledge to be shared to the local community. We are always open for volunteers that are passionate in making a difference for a better web.

 

Mozilla Firefox 7 with Improved Memory Usage

September 29th, 2011 by Eusebio Barrun Jr. with 1 Comment »

Mozilla Firefox 7 released with a significant reduction of memory usage for faster browsing. In response to users demanding lower memory usage of Firefox, it now uses 20% to 30% less, and sometimes as much as 50% less according to Mozilla Hacks. Expect more memory usage improvements as Mozilla engineers started the effort MemShrink to the stability of Firefox.

I downloaded the latest desktop version on my machine and made some comparison before and after the upgrade, I did notice some improvements in the decrease of memory usage. One thing is the way it handle PDF files that has a blue loading status bar faster than the previous version in terms of page rendering. How was your browsing experience? please leave it in the comments.

This is my first post as the new community manager of Mozilla Philippines and I would like to take this opportunity to thank Regnard Raquedan for serving the community. Also with the guidance of Gen Kanai, Mary Colvig, and William Quiviger of Mozilla. I’m  looking forward to the success of Mozilla Philippines goals and objectives.

Download the latest Mozilla Firefox now!

 

 

Stepping Down as the Community Manager of Mozilla Philippines

September 22nd, 2011 by Regnard Raquedan with 1 Comment »

Hello everyone!

After two years as Community Manager for Mozilla Philippines, I’m stepping down. I’ve really enjoyed leading the community but I’ve made this decision based on a huge personal move.

Eusebio “Jun” Barrun will take the reins in leading the community and I couldn’t have wished for a better person to be the next Community Manager– Jun has been a consistent and solid contributor since the community started and his work for the Student Reps initiative had broken ground on establishing Mozilla’s presence in various schools.

It was a pleasure working with everyone and all I really can say are words of gratitude to the folks who’ve supported me and our community. Special mention to Mozilla’s Gen Kanai, Mary Colvig, and William Quiviger for helping the Mozilla Philippines community immensely.

Again, thanks to everyone! :D

Update on Meet-up with William Quiviger

August 22nd, 2011 by Regnard Raquedan with 1 Comment »

Just a quick update on the meet-up with Mozilla’s William Quiviger: the final venue is at the TechPortal at the UP-Ayala TechnoHub in Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman Quezon City. The program will start at 6pm.

Since slots are limited, please register at the form below:

Or you can visit http://mozillaph082011.eventbrite.com.

Thank to Ayala Foundation for sponsoring the venue, as well as the food and refreshments at the event.

Meet-up with Mozilla’s William Quiviger

August 10th, 2011 by Regnard Raquedan with 2 Comments »

Good news! Mozilla’s William Quiviger will be in Manila and there’s going to be a meet-up with him on August 26, 2011 (Friday) at 6:30pm. The venue is still TBA, but it’s most likely going to be in the Makati area. The venue will be at the UP-Ayala TechnoHub in Quezon City.

William is part of Mozilla’s Contributor Engagement Team and he is one of the main proponents of the Mozilla Reps program. He has expressed his excitement over meeting the Mozillians based here in the Philippines.

The event will be an informal get-together (so don’t be shy!), but expect a lively discussion ranging from Mozilla to William’s Filipino roots.

If you’d like to join the meet-up and get together with fellow Mozilla Firefox fans and volunteers, feel free to email me at regnard@raquedan.com.

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