Tigcal Apps and Projects in 2021

This year, I continued working on Tigcal Apps and Projects. Here are the features and updates (arranged alphabetically by app name):

Boto Ko

Boto Ko has been updated for the 2022 National and Local Elections. It also can now automatically update the list of candidates (for the national positions) as soon as they become available. The Clear and Save buttons have also been fixed at the bottom so users can easily use them without scrolling all the way down to all the input fields.

Boto Ko Website and Web App

Boto Ko now has a domain name and website: https://www.botoko.app. The website was also transformed into a web app so that users can use Boto Ko even if they are not using an Android device.

PHostpaid

PHostpaid 2.0, with Dark Theme support and more, has been released this year. I also converted everything from Java to 100% Kotlin, improved the app architecture, and refactored the code.

Pinoy Jokes

Minor updates to the Pinoy Jokes Android app have been released this year. I'm still working on the next big release for the app.

Sweldong Pinoy and Budget Pinoy

Sweldong Pinoy has been updated early in the year for the deferred PhilHealth contribution increase. They were then updated for the contribution increases for 2022.

Other apps

I also updated other apps like Thirteenth Month with small changes, mostly on design and performance.

Comments/Suggestions?

Help us improve our apps! Send us your comments and suggestions by email or by adding a review on the Google Play Store page of the apps.

Android Apps Updates

Updates to the Sweldong Pinoy, Budget Pinoy, Thirteenth Month, Boto Ko, and Pinoy Jokes Android apps are rolling out now. These contain design and performance improvements. Boto Ko has additional updates for the upcoming 2022 National and Local Elections.

Sweldong Pinoy is a salary calculator for Filipinos in computing net pay, withholding taxes and contributions to SSS/GSIS, PhilHealth and PAG-IBIG. Budget Pinoy is a tool for Filipinos in finding out how much their asking salary should be based on their budget. Thirteenth Month is a tool app for Filipinos in computing their 13th-month pays.Boto Ko is an Android application for Philippine elections where you can list, update, and share the candidates you want to vote for. Pinoy Jokes is an Android app that will allow users to view and share Filipino Jokes.

Help us improve our apps! Send us your comments and suggestions by email or by adding a review on the Google Play Store page of the apps.

Pinoy Jokes 3.1.4

This weekend, I have published a minor update to the Pinoy Jokes Android app. This is just mainly for bug fixes and a few upgrades to the libraries used. I'm still working on the next big release and it will be available soon.

2013 Personal Apps

2013 has been another busy year at work, in events, and in other activities. But I did find some time to work on a few personal apps.

Boto Ko Android App

I started working on Boto Ko in April for the 2013 National and Local Elections (May 13) and released another update for the 2013 Barangay Elections (October 28). With Boto Ko (Boto 'ko or My Vote in English), you can list the candidates you want to vote and update it anytime. Also, you can share your list anytime with ease via SMS, email, and many more. This removes the need to list it down on paper and erasing it or making a new list when you need to update it.

Sweldong Pinoy Firefox OS App

I applied in Mozilla's Firefox OS Phones for App Ports and received a Geeksphone Keon Firefox OS developer preview phone. I wasn't able to port my HTML5 app within 31 days but I was able to port Sweldong Pinoy before the year ends. It is now available in the Firefox Marketplace.

Apps Updates

• Sweldong Pinoy Web App Redesign
  • Made the app responsive by using Twitter Bootstrap
  • Adding night differential and overtime pay computations
  • Updating computations based on new tables
  • Adding social media icons
  • Improving layout and design
• Sweldong Pinoy Android App
  • Use of Action Bar Sherlock for action bars on devices whose OS version is lower than Android 3.0
  • Adding night differential and overtime pay computations
  • Updating computations based on new tables
  • Hiding the night differential and overtime input field and adding checkbox to show them
• GDGPH Android App
  • Adding Posts and Events
  • Adding navigation drawer for posts, events, and chapters
  • Cleanup and removal of unused codes
• Pinoy Jokes Android App
  • Use of Action Bar Sherlock for action bars on devices whose OS version is lower than Android 3.0
  • Adding tab for favorite jokes
  • Making the loading of favorites and jokes list faster
  • Bug fixes and optimization

Hopefully, I will have more time for apps development this 2014: for developing new apps and for updating my other apps.

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Originally published at Jomar Tigcal's Blog

Pinoy Jokes Chrome Extension

After publishing my Pinoy Jokes Android App on Google Play, I worked on creating an extension for Google Chrome. It took a while for me to come up with the initial version but now the Pinoy Jokes Chrome Extension is now available on the Google Chrome Web Store. I plan to update this as I update the Android App.

If you still haven't installed the Android app, download it now on Google Play.

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Originally published at Jomar Tigcal's Blog

Pinoy Jokes Android App

Sometime late 2011, I have been looking for a jokes app on the Android Market, specifically a Filipino one. I found only one and before you can read jokes, you have to pay. I wanted to make one but I did not have much time to code for it then.

Last weekend, while waiting for my officemates to get back, I planned to spend some time developing an Android App. I checked the Android Market and found out there are still no new Pinoy jokes apps so I decided to finally develop it. I used HTML5, CSS, Javascript, JQuery Mobile, and of course, Java and the Android SDK.

After a few hours, the result was Pinoy Jokes Android App. Its initial version was uploaded in the Android Market last January 30. The day after, I also did a quick presentation of the app in the show-and-tell meetup of GTUG Philippines. The latest version of the app now allows users to view random jokes and share jokes.

To download the app, go to the Android Market or scan the QR code below:

Pinoy Jokes Android App also reached the following accomplishments: Top Free Apps #15, Top Free Applications #7, Top New Free #5 and Top Free Entertainment #2.

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Originally published at Jomar Tigcal's Blog