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OPINIONS▪ CCS: One Decade of Giving Quality IT Education▪ What Will CCS Become On Its Next Decade?

TECHNICAL▪ Portable GPS Tracker▪ HTC HD7 vs iPhone 4

FEATURE▪ Computer: Type.. Type.. Draw?

CCS Joins Bulakenyo Youth’s Cry for ChangeBy: Frances Mae Mejia

Former Sen. Loren Legarda stops over at Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium in Malolos, Bulacan after touring the world to educate young minds regarding climate change and he role of this generation’s youth.

with Globe Telecom. The Bulacan Youth Summit aimed to inform the delegates on the province’s seven-point agenda through various interactive talks and discussions throughout thetwo-day activity. The summit kicked off with Sen. Loren Legarda’s talk on climate change and the role of the youth to slow down its effects. Also included in the stellar speaker line-up were singer Gary Granada, who shared his thoughts on the social responsibilities of the youth through arts and music; ABS-CBN News’ Pia Hontiveros-

Pagkalinawan on her talk about the role of the media for social change. Former Sen. Richard Gordon and Rep. Rodolfo Biazon centered their talk on youth empowerment; and the multi-award winning director Brillante Mendoza, talked on the social and community awareness through film-making. In addition, the summit also showcased an array of skill-building workshops on photography, bartending, dancing, speech communication,

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With almost 4,000 students from different tertiary edu-cation institutions in Bulacan, including the students of the College of Computer Studies – Dr. Yanga’s Colleges, Incorporated, joined the first Bulacan Youth Summit held on July 29-30, 2011 at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium and the Hiyas Pavillion. The Bulacan Youth Summit 2011, with the theme “Kabataang Bulakenyo: Ako ang Pag-babago”. This was a project organized by the provincial government of Bulacan, led by Governor Wilhemino Sy-Alvarado, in partnership

Can you ever imagine men on the limelight, not in tuxedo but in a dress? Last August 20, 2011 marked the memories of students from the College of Computer Studies when the first Ms. CCS Bebot was held at the Dr. Marciano D. Yanga Complex as part of the CCS Acquaintance Party celebration.

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Ms. CCS Bebot 2011:The Battle of ConfidenceBy: Frances Mae Mejia

The first Ms. CCS Bebot tested the confidence of the male contestants representing their class.

Vol. I ▪ No. IJune - October 2011The Official Student Publication of the College of Computer Studies

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New Uniform To Welcome the Next Decade

By: Frances Mae Mejia

To mark the decade-long exis-tence of the College of Computer Studies (CCS),a change in uniform was implemented starting thefirst semester of the Academic Year 2011-2012. The design of the new uniform was conceptualized by Mr. Jay-Arr Tayao, a CCS faculty member, gathering ideas from other colleges. The new uniform gainedpositive feedbacks upon its

implementation. Studentsusing the new uniform were also advised touse the new CCS lanyard and the Dr. Yanga’sColleges, Incorporatedcollege pin. These accessories were able to add morespice to the newly imple-mented uniform. Timelyit may seem, as these changes were made on the 10th year since the college was established.

Whte blouse with maroon and navy blue lining paired with Black A-line skirt for the ladies and white polo wth black pants for the men. Both tops have a secret pocket lined

with navy blue fabric.

CCS Attends SAITE 2011By: Frances Mae Mejia

Another successful SAITE has been organized at the SM Baliuag Event Center.

The College of Computer Studies, Dr. Yanga’s Colleges Incorporated joined the Student Assembly on Information Technology Education (SAITE) last August 26, 2011 at the SM City Baliuag Event Center in Baliuag, Bulacan with the theme “Synergy for Academic Innovation thru IT Education”. The event was made possible by the Philippine Society of Information Techno-

logy Educators (PSITE) Region III Chapter. CCS students under different courses were able to attend the assembly to participate in a number

programming competition, and Lea San Pedro and Anjanette Villavicencio for the IT quiz bee. The participants for all the events were coached by Prof. Jay-Arr Tayao. The event was then wrapped up with the distribution of certificates for all the participantsfrom different schoolsin the entire Region IIIand CCS student participants went home full of optimism that the college will be able to bag the gold for the next SAITE.

of events. Participants for the events were Lemuel Francisco for the shirt design competition, Denny Jean Arracnchado for the essay writing competition, Frances Mae Mejia and Axl Rose Bataller for the Java

CCS Joins the 9th Y4IT CongressBy: Denny Jean Arranchado

Last September 20-24, 2011 the 9th Philippine Youth Congress for Information Technology (also known as Y4IT) was then again held at the University of the Philippines Diliman Campus in Quezon City. CCS students were able to join the assembly participated in by students taking up computer related courses from diffe-rent schools nationwide. Students from the Collegeof Computer Studies, Dr.Yanga’s Colleges, Incorpo-rated was able to attend the fifth day of the event. They were able to hear discussions on Lego Robotics

by Mylene Abiya of Felta Multi-Media, Business Pro-cess Management by Joselito Olpoc from Ateneo de Manila University, Internet Marketing by Coni Cruz of Blue Blade Tech, andGoogle Apps by Allan PaulOrtile from De La SalleUniversity. As the event reaches its end, a number of student delegates were chosen through a raffle draw for a chance to win an Andy Telpad, Samsung Corby 2, and an ACER laptop. To wrap everything up, all student delegates were able to receive their certificate of participation.

CCS delegates grabbed the chance to have a souvenir photo of the 9th Y4IT in UP Diliman.

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and film-making. One of the workshops where CCS students actively participated in was the dance workshop. A dance showdown was held after the workshop proper in order to test the skills of the participants, upon which Robert Cachuela, a third year IT student of CCS was held victorious.

Globe also conducted a contest entitled “Text Your Commitment Contest” wherein the best commitment was awarded. Then, the summit was concluded with a grand Globe Prepaid Super Party, featuring Itchyworms and some of the best collegiate bands in Bulacan.

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Cachuela, won over four other colleges that participated in the dance showdown.

Hands to brush. Brush to pen.

Pen to… mouse? Then back to hands again?

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Information Tech-nology, Computer Engineering, and even Associate in Computer Technology, these are just some of the computer-related courses popping out of nowhere. Technology sure made an impact to the lives of the current generation. The simple computer unit used for word processing or complex computations can now be used for art. Who would have thought that this generation of digital art may come? A number of decades, or even centuries, have passed by yet art never cease to exist. There were even countless efforts in the improvement of visual art that became evident in these past years. Going back in time, our ancestors made use of different plant juices and even their own blood in order to depict their thoughts through visual arts. Even long before history was formally written, old caves and other stone structures already became the witness to the transitioning art forms. Nowadays, yet another form of visual art has taken the stage under the name “digital art”.

Since technology became part of almost every person’s life, spilling ink and messy brushes gradually became outmoded. The style by which different brushes appear, along with the millions of color shades were programmed into small or even tiny pieces of metal slabs, by which we call gadgets. These gadgets replaced the pen, the ink, and even the paper. As technology continues to improve, learning this type of art become integrated into the curriculums of tertiary education institutions. Students who normally use pen and paper for their drawings gets to use tablets while those who were not that gifted in the field of art gets to enhance their sketches, or even other people’s work, by using different graphics dedicated software such as

Computer: Type.. Type.. Draw?By: Frances Mae Mejia

Since technology became part of almost every person’s life, spilling ink and messy brushes gradually became outmoded. The style by which different brushes appear, along with the millions of color shades were programmed into small or even tiny pieces of metal slabs, by which we call gadgets. These gadgets replaced the pen, the ink, and even the paper. As technology continues to improve, learning this type of art become integrated into the curriculums of tertiary education institutions. Students who normally use pen and paper for their drawings gets to use tablets while those who were not that gifted in the field of art gets to enhance their sketches, or even other people’s work, by using different graphics dedicated software such as Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, Gimp, or even Microsoft Paint. Hunger for learning beats the lazy devil when a person gets interested in a certain field. This hunger for digital art manifested in the line-up of all the offered courses by technical schools, colleges, and universities. Multimedia Arts as a subject in computer-inclined courses was not enough to fill in the hunger for learning of interested individuals, this gave way to having Multimedia Arts as a short-course, or even a four-year course. Visual art has transcended different generations but it has always something new in the package. Back then, bare hands were used, which then turned to brushes, then to pen, then to a computer mouse, and as of today, it came back to where it all started, the bare hands—but not in the usual medium for output which is the paper or a canvass, as it has now been using the touch screen panels of the world’s latest technology. Now can you see how technology affectedeven the art of this generation?

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With the last glass being filled up with the sweet sparkling champagne, everybody is now ready for the toast on the decade-long existence of the College of Computer Studies of Dr. Yanga’s Colleges, Incorporated. Much had been worked out to be able to reach the college’s current status and this is through the cooperative efforts of the students, faculty, and administration. Alongside this celebration is the rebirth of the college publication, from The Binary, it shall evolve and improve under the name iTech. Being a college inclined to tech-nology, the publication should be able to showcase the latest trends in themodern world. In this regard, we are drumbeating for the nearing evolution

of a newsletter to a technology-filled journal with the purpose of amplifying the information dissemination on the modern advancements of our generation. After all, Information Technology is a field that is under constant change and development, hence, learners and even teachers under this field should also be continuously informed about its improvement. Now that the College of Computer Studies is in its 10th year of existence, much is being expected from the college that can never be archaic. With this in mind, improvements shall be continuously implemented, and it shall start with the evolution of the college publication. This shall be coined as the rebirth of iTech.

iTech: REBORN

CCS: One Decade of Giving QualityInformation Technology EducationBy: Prof. Jay-Arr Tayao

Lea San PedroNews Editor

James Bill TantayMultimedia Team Head

Lemuel FranciscoArt Director - Graphic Artists

Kevin Dela PeñaFeatures Editor

Lhiric AgoyaoyMultimedia Team Assistant Head

Irvin Christopher AbelindeArt Director - Traditional Artists

Joanna Celine Laderas

Dennesse Ramos

Mary Ann Jadoypa

Nerissa NicolasWriters

Rustin Redford Reyes

James Esparas

Cedrick Errol Tulfo

Jake HersaliaGraphic Artists

Allen Angelo Romualdo

Jerald Azaña

Evita Ortega

Mary Joy CataagMultimedia Team

Ericka Joy Suarez

John Eruel NaveaTraditional Artists

Hamill Viel BuenoPhotojournalist

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The College of Computer Studies (CCS) is about to celebrate its 10th year anniversary since its foundation as a separate college on 2001. It started out as the Department of Computer Science of the College of Business Management Education (CBME) of the Sofia I building. The college which was founded as CBME was divided into three colleges, namely: College of Accountancy, College of Business Administration, and the College of Computer Studies. In the ten years of existence of CCS, it has been one of the recognized Information Technology Education (ITE) providers in the country as certified by the Commission on Higher Education. The college also became the center of development at Dr. Yanga’s Colleges, Incorporated (DYCI)

as it offers short-term courses such as Microsoft Office Specialist Training, Computer Programming, and Computer Hardware Servicing. The Associate degree in Computer Technology, a ladderized course leading to Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, recently became the new ITE course candidate for recognition along withthe Bachelor of Science in Information Technology and Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering. The College of Computer Studies is one of the prides of DYCI as it nurtures the future Information and Communications Technology Specialists of our country. After a year of working as a faculty member of the college, what is there to say

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Frances Mae MejiaEditor-in-Chief

Denny Jean ArranchadoAssociate Editor-in-Chief

Axl BatallerTechnical Editor

Mark Lorenz BienHead Photojournalist

Prof. Jay-Arr TayaoAdviser

Dean Gemma GibagaModerator

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about my stay in the college that bearst the colors maroon, blue, and white? There really is not much to see—like any other college I suppose, as thisis one the DYCI’s premiere college. Thereason for going there will just be the same as any other faculty members or students, which is to learn, study, grow intellectually, and also to chill out with friends. So what makes CCS different from any other college? There is just alot of reasons to say, one of which is that CCS is one of the DYCIan colleges that has carried on its tradition, “More thana school, a Family.” I have experienced a lot of things to cherish at CCS, things that you can never find in any other school. As it is a small college yet, it is where “anybody knows everybody.” DYCIans in CCS would definitely agree

that it is the people that make their stay in CCS memorable. Hence, I would not trade CCS with any other institution. Ten years have passed for the College of Computer Studies, but it will continue to be DYCI’s partner in providing quality Information Technology Education being a potent instrument in the improvement of the quality of living of an individual or even an entire community. Much is expected from the college especially in unfolding the intellectual, physical, moral, cultural, and spiritual potentials of anybody in the society. The College of Computer Studies shall continue to strive in fulfilling its Alma Mater’s tradition of becoming more than just a school, but a family. Above all, the college shall continue to aim for its primary purpose, which is to prepare the youth for their future through the power of education.

What Will CCS Become On Its Next Decade?By: Denny Jean Arranchado

It has been almost a decade since the College of Computer Studies (CCS) became separated from the College of Business Management Education of Dr. Yanga’s Colleges, Incorporated. As the years passed by, the continuous development in technology also requires new equipment for the learning of students under CCS. Hence, the birth of new technology calls for another investment for the students’ knowledge. A school is an institution that serves as the training ground of students before entering the real world. It should have the tools closest to what is currently usedin the actual field. These would help the students in

gaining knowledge that will be of use in their profession of choice. State of the art facilities would also help students to be motivated in learning and would lead to discovering their inner potentials, especially in the course they are enrolled in. As technology continues to grow, the population of interested youth increase, hence, new equipment and facilities would be needed for learning. What will CCS become in the next decade? We all hope that developments in technology would be in synchronization with the equipment and facilities of the school for these would help in the learning of future DYCIan technology specialists.

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Press Award, and Paolo Tansengco from BSIT-1B bagged the Best in National Costume Award. Not only the contestants were awarded as the most stunning ladies and gentlemen during the CCS Acquaintance Party. Awards were given to Axl Rose Bataller and Ma. Fatima Panique as the Starts of the Night. The most awaited part of the evening was the awarding of the winners of the first Ms. CCS Bebot. Elliot John Trogo of BSIT-1A and John Zaion Mendoza of BSCoE-3A were awarded as the 3rd and 2nd Runners-up, respectively.As the number of contestants narrowed down, the audience and the contestants themselves became more nervous. Then, the 1st runner-up award was given to Paolo Nicolas Tansengco of BSIT-1B and Jake Hersalia, representing BSIT-2A, was hailed as the first Ms. CCS Bebot. The Acquaintance party was then wrapped up with the closing remarks of Dean Gemma Gibaga. The party ended with smiles on the faces of every attendee, with another question popping in their minds, who will be the next Ms. CCS Bebot?

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The CCS Acquaintance Party began with the invocation and the singing of the National Anthem. The attendees were then welcomed by the hosts Jonahlyn Clado and Maria Nerissa Nicolas. To make the night livelier, the program immediately started with its main highlight, the Ms. CCS Bebot 2011. The prestigious pageant was hosted by Prof. Jay-Arr Tayao and Jhay Ann Liwanag. The entire complex roared when the contestants appeared on stage in their national costumes. Each contestant introduced themselves and the country that they represented. After the introduction of contestants, the pageant gave way for the awarding of certificates to the students who have excelled academically, which entitled them to be part of the Dean’s List. Certificates The newlyelected Association of Computer Enthusiastic Stu-dents (ACES) officers also had their oathtaking and induction ceremonies. After the awarding cere-mony, the pageant resumed with the contestants in their evening gown attire. The question and answer portion came next. Every contestant appeared poised and confident with their answers, as well as their outfits. To spice things up, minor awards were given to the chosen contestants of the pageant. Jake Hersalia from BSIT-2A was awarded asMiss Photogenic and Best in Evening Gown, while Joseph Dela Cruz from BSCS-3A took home the Miss Cyber

Just like any other pageant contestants, they also felt the pressure.

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This must be one of the coolest spy gadgets, sort of a cross between a USB flash drive and a GPS receiver. The Portable GPS Tracker is pretty small so you could either always carry it on you or use it in 007 spy mode by planting it on a person or vehicle you want to monitor. This little guy will store your location on its flash memory, whereever you go. You may be wondering how you will be able to retrieve the stored info and the secret routes, well that is where ut gets really cool. Once the tracker has donw its travel and it is back in your posession, you simply connect it to your computer and download the data. This data can be plotted onGoogle Earth, Mapquest, maps.google.com, and Vir-

tual Earth to show exactly where i has been, how long it took, and how it got there. It has the spy functionality of tracking somebody else but it is even more useful for tracking your own holidays and backpacking adventures. So not only can you bore visitors with your holiday snaps, you can also show them exactly where you had been.

The HTC HD7 is one of the latest smart phones to be released in the US market. Created by HTC in conjunction with software industry leader Microsoft, the HD7 is poised to become one of the most sought after enter ta inment

smart phones people can buy this season. It was designed from the ground up as an entertainment machine, rather than as an all-in-one

device. As a result, it has a larger screen and a better sound system in comparison to iPhone 4. However, the resolution on the iPhone 4’s touch screen beats that on the HD7’s, and the iPhone 4 also offers longer talk time. The iPhone 4 runs the latest version of Apple’s operating system, iOS 4, while HTC HD 7 runs Microsoft Windows Phone 7. Both smart phones feature a 5 megapixel camera that is capable of shooting movies and capturing photos. A case can be a great help when you take your rather than as an all-in-one device. As a result, it has a

larger screen and a better sound system in comparison to iPhone 4. However, the resolution on the iPhone 4’s touch screen beats that on the HD7’s, and the iPhone 4 also offers longer talk time. The iPhone 4 runs the latest version of Apple’s operating system, iOS 4, while HTC HD 7 runs Microsoft Windows Phone 7. Both smart phones feature a 5 megapixel camera that is capable of shooting movies and capturing photos. A case can be a great help when you take your phonewith you to work or play,

as it keeps the screen and body of the smart phone from succumbing to bumps and grids along the way. Similarly, while the batterylife on the HD7 is decentenough, you might wantto invest in an extrabattery to giveyou a few morehours of juicewhen you are in the middle of a long day and cannot find an outlet to plug yoursmart phoneinto.

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Portable GPS trackerBy: Prof. Josan Tamayo

HTC HD7 vs iPhone 4By: Prof. Josan Tamayo