Archive for the ‘Software bacán’ Category

Taking the Flock for a spin

Monday, January 29th, 2007

A quick review of Flock, a new Firefox-based browser.

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The computing user interface of the future

Thursday, December 14th, 2006

Now, hang on to your hats, because what I’m about to show you guys, is going to blow your minds. It’s a long video, I know. But it’s worth it:

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iPod nano vs. custom Palm T|X: the rebellious shootout

Monday, December 4th, 2006

Can an enhanced Palm T|X take on the iPod? See for yourself!

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The coolness factor of Linux

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

Can your Windows Vista PC do the cool things in the video below? How many bucks do you have to shell out to get something close to this on Windows? Can it do these wonderful things out of the box?

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pixer.us: otra creación popular de Juan Xavier, un amigo mío

Sunday, November 12th, 2006

Las ideas tienen su época. Galileo Galilei fue excomulgado por la Iglesia tras sugerir que la Tierra giraba alrededor del Sol. Todos podemos ser genios y encontrarnos con la gallina de los huevos de oro. Pero lo que de verdad vale en esta vida es saber cuándo poner en marcha una idea.

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Automating Web site and WordPress upgrades with Subversion, mirrorlinks and bash

Saturday, November 11th, 2006

Hello, and welcome back to another installment of my journey through Web consolidation! Today, I’ll show you how I automated my Web sites’ WordPress upgrades using assorted and powerful Linux software. You’ll also enjoy an exclusive look at the release process of one of my software products.

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A guide to building your music library the cool way

Monday, October 30th, 2006

In this article, we’ll explore the three most effective ways to obtain music without paying through your nose or losing access to your music. If you’re fed up with the recording studios, just by reading this you’ll be making them soil their pants.

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Mind mapping your projects and ideas: frees your brain, eliminates the stress, and lets you think clearly

Monday, October 23rd, 2006

Every long journey begins with a first step. And this is no exception. Guess what the first step is? If you mumbled planning, you guessed right:

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Three reasons not to use KDE

Saturday, October 21st, 2006

Hello! Remember me? I’m the guy who wrote Three reasons to use KDE. Yes, that’s me in the picture.

This time, I’ll exercise my mind by coming up with three honest reasons not to use KDE. Of course, this is not an original idea either, since it was inspired by Three reasons not to use GNOME — I tend to derive my inspiration from third parties. Since I’m a bit drunk, I won’t make any promises as to glaring style or logical errors, but I’ll try and keep my spelling in line. And, without further ado, let’s get on with it:

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