http://webyes.com.br Web2.0 & ICT Blog - Giovani Spagnolo - Porto Alegre - Roma Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:10:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I had the pleasure to post a guest post on Pedro's "Will it brand" blog... There were many interactions about the Microsoft Ads and their branding strategy, so Pedro invited me to write something about it, and I decided to write a few words on why Microsoft is far from ... http://webyes.com.br/2008/09/30/guest-post-on-will-it-brand-microsoft-ads-are-fun/ Between June and September a good part of my time went into compiling a comparative study on FLOSS Media Center applications. Through an extensive research and contact with the communities of each project, I identified the 10 projects promising great innovation in this segment, which is still embryonic in Brazil ... http://webyes.com.br/2008/09/20/free-media-centers-and-home-theater-pcs/ I have recently updated the BIOS on my Packard Bell IMax (quad-core), running Windows Vista SP1. I have used the pbupdator application provided with the desktop PC. The first issue was with the wireless keyboard and mouse, which refused to work after booting the generated CD to update the BIOS. I ... http://webyes.com.br/2008/06/12/no-audio-after-bios-update-how-to-solve/ In the beginning there were only positive reviews about the Philips Voip841 phone. A perfect choice for those - like me - live abroad and want to be in touch with the family while not having the PC on all the time. But a few days ago I discovered a lot ... http://webyes.com.br/2008/05/16/philips-voip841-firmware-interruption-and-mute-calls/ Hello again... It's been quite a while I'm using a new web hosting to this blog and to my Personal Website, after suffering for some time with my last hosting in Brazil, where I got my website cracked twice in less than 6 months. By the way, for your safety: ... http://webyes.com.br/2008/02/22/cheap-hosting-host-unlimited-sites-in-15-terabyte/ Dear EDGEIO investors... I can understand the fact that you have spent a lot of money funding a great software and now you'd like to have at least some money back. But I believe the auction isn't the best move for edgeio success. This is just my opinion, but I hope ... http://webyes.com.br/2007/12/13/open-letter-to-edgeio-investors/ http://webyes.com.br/2007/11/20/the-11th-hour-film-save-the-planet/ I am reading "The Long Tail" book by Chris Anderson, to understand more about the economics of the new web2.0 era. So far it is an amazing reading and I think everyone involved in web development should understand these concepts and where we're going. "Wired editor Anderson declares the death of ... http://webyes.com.br/2007/09/01/understanding-the-web20-long-tail/ Most users like Free Software: they can use it, copy it and give it to a friend - in most of the cases - totally free of cost. Almost all developers like Free Software, too: they can download the source code, modify it and share the code with a friend - ... http://webyes.com.br/2007/05/10/the-web20-is-not-yet-free-software/ It's simple, to the point... http://webyes.com.br/2007/05/04/how-to-use-rss-2/ Web 2.0 http://webyes.com.br/2007/04/18/the-machine-is-using-us/ The Sprint is over, photos are on Flickr tagged sorrentosprint2007, and there are plenty of information on reports written by the participants, like those of Reinout van Rees, or the one at KSS site. It was a very pleasant experience, and well... being my first sprint and after reading the ... http://webyes.com.br/2007/04/02/plone-sorrento-sprint-photos/ We had Alec Mitchell in the office today, to give us a ZOPE 3 Architecture overview, and to look at some architectural aspects for our upcoming Open Source product, PloneGroups (blog here), which will be probably based on almost-shipping Plone 3. We'll also be present at the Sorrento Plone ... http://webyes.com.br/2007/03/23/plone-sprint-sorrento-2007/ Here's a new way to monitor and get feedback (notice the link "Did you feel it?" when viewing an info window) from people about the last earthquakes around the world. The suggestive site title "Earthquakes In The Last Week" don't need explanation ;) See for yourself. http://webyes.com.br/2007/03/13/earthquake-monitoring-20/ Some time ago I found this website, featuring what looks like a graphical representation of today's web2.0. You can buy the poster online. In fact the shop has some other nice posters. Have fun. http://webyes.com.br/2007/03/03/the-web20-poster/ Hello again... It's been quite a while I'm using a new web hosting to this blog and to my Personal Website, after suffering for some time with my last hosting in Brazil, where I got my website cracked twice in less than 6 months. By the way, for your safety: ... http://webyes.com.br/2007/02/22/cheap-web-hosting-and-fast-technical-support/