In case you missed the Google event, they are rolling out a new feature called “Instant”. It basically shows you search results as you type the query in the search box. Currently i could only have it working on Chrome at www.google.com (can’t be any other suffix, like co.uk, pt, etc.) but you definitely need [...]
I hurt a knee the last time I was out jumping, on a downwind landing. And it was all because of a combination of stupidity and lack of knowledge. The first because I did something I shouldn’t: I trusted a fellow skydiver’s direction instead of the wind sleeve. Turns out his direction was perfect for [...]
I don’t know about you, but i have still to find the perfect RSS reader. I don’t dislike Google Reader, but i always feel that things can be better (yeah, it’s both a curse and a blessing) and, recently, i found a little thing – called Feedsquares – that puts a nice twist on its [...]
At least if you are using Chrome 
If you drag any picture from your desktop to the message body it will get automagically included in the email. Pretty neat, uh?
Pretty cool stuff, now you can edit Latex from google docs. … Too bad i decided a long time ago to use HTML+CSS for my resume, otherwise i would definitely give this a try over offline Latex editors
Today i found a neat trick. Typically when you inject an AnnotationSessionFactoryBean into one of your classes you end up with a SessionFactory on the other side. This is because Spring is doing its magic inside, proxying stuff so you end up with an easy way to instantiate hibernate sessions. The problem is that i [...]
It recently came to my attention the existence of this heavily-client-based web framework to develop desktop-like applications called Sproutcore and is backed up by Apple (there is another cool alternative called Capuccino). Basically it relies on Javascript to create nice desktop-like applications, but on the web. Ever since i heard about node.js i have been [...]
I have to say i love the concept: A USB plug that becomes a USB slot itself, when connected. Check it out, here.
This is probably the first useful mass email that my mother sent me in a long, long time In any case, it shows how to put a nail into a really hard wall without ending up bending the nail. I know i had this problem before in more than one occasion.
Following up on my post about RAM (or lack of it), i decided to install a proper wordpress plugin to cache most of the stuff in static HTML files. It’s called WP-SuperCache and i’m hoping it’s really super But now i cannot but wonder if i shouldn’t – somehow – find a way to have [...]
I know what you are thinking: “Well, duh Pedro, how come you didn’t know that?”. I’ll explain: Recently i started having some service shortages on my blog. From times to times the CPU usage would just go rooftop and then nginx and apache both stopped serving requests. I am using Linode as my host, where [...]
It has been exactly 3 years and 4 months since i set foot on the Netherlands and – as i get ready to leave this place – i can’t help it but thinking about all the things i found, done, and learned while being here. This is my attempt at summarizing it, in no particular [...]
I don’t know if you noticed, but youtube introduced speed controls to their HTML5 video player. I have no idea if it was there from the beginning, actually, but it’s a really cool feature indeed
I have to say this: looking for a simple music player for OSX is like searching for a needle in the middle of lots of big sticks; it should be easy, except the needle is under the carpet. Nevertheless, between trying out iTunes , Songbird , and a few other options, i have always felt like there should be something, you know, simple and memory efficient.
Ok, this is so freaking hilarious that i cannot help it but sharing. It seems that, when faced with the impossibility of using their iPhones with gloves on, some Koreans have started using miniature sausages (yes, sausages) for that effect. It seems that the composition of the sausage is similar enough to a human finger [...]
After an interesting discussion with some co-workers about having people breathing down your neck, i figured i should coin the term “neck-breather” in the famous urban dictionary. The reply came instantly saying that an editor would take a look at the new entry and that – if acceptable – it would be added to the [...]
I recently came across an article entitled “Pair programming works“. To be honest, the first thing that crossed my mind was that this would be a cartoon mocking the concept. Fortunately, i was wrong as the article gives very compelling arguments on why “Pair programming” has a lot of benefits, both to the employer as [...]
Jason Calacanis apparently had access to the Apple table 10 days ago. If you take a look at his status update feed on twiter, you find really interesting reports about the table, namely: It will have an “ebook reader” mode that saves a lot of battery time; Battery life for gaming/wifi is around 2/3 hours; [...]
Just found this pearl of a story. It tells the tale of an IT employee that sees his resume twisted by a recruiter to fit a job description at a financial institution and how that fact makes him waste his time and money chasing a job where he would not fit in the first place. [...]
Qik.com just released a desktop application to view qik videos. Here’s the mandatory screenshot: Although it’s a cool addition to the awesome qik service, I have to say I am a bit disappointed. Don’t get me wrong, I love the fact that I now have a “friends TV channel” kind of thing in my desktop, [...]