tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482Thu, 29 Aug 2024 04:06:52 +0000palmdevelopmentgooglepocketpcVisual StudiohackeriphonemicrosoftprogrammingCI factoryDIYEclipseHTC Touch CruiseIIIxOLPCdeveloperfoleogadgetgpshumorlinuxmapsorcast5vmware.netIKEAMOSSRIPVSSVSSPluginaccessibilityajaxanalyticsandroidasusbetabloggerbloggingbrowserc#cartooncasecloudcodesqueezecommunitycrmcruise controlcsscyclingdhtmldirectxdogeeeexpressionfeedburnergphonehandheldhello worldhothoteliPodjavalaptopmacmashupmoka5ndriveopen sourceopenmokoopenstreetmaporderpalmosperformancingphonephotophotosynthprojectproject managementrobotssaassdksharesitesitemetersocialsoftware patentssource codesource controlsqlsqlplusstatcounterstatisticssubnotebooksummertagtelekinesistightvnctomtomtrackingtsqltungstenvirtualpcvistavmglvncvs2008waveweb designwifiwindowswindows mobilewinsaaszirezire 71Notes about my geek sidehttp://mendum.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (paipo)Blogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-1201674607322986Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:08:00 +00002011-03-23T09:00:07.574+00:00androidHTC Touch CruiseIt's been a long long time since the last time I wrote here.Lot's of things happened. Having a second son was the most important. And I'm preparing to move to a new job.I hope this move enables me to have more time to write here.For the moment, here is a list of the software I have on my android phone. In a subsequent post, I'll explain what version I'm running, and in what phone.Here is the listhttp://mendum.blogspot.com/2011/03/im-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-3348240439432313892Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:02:00 +00002009-11-04T16:02:23.395+00:00googlewaveYes, a very lame title for this post. Specially when this is nothing useful, just some links about Google Wave.I'm still trying to understand what can I do with it, but I need people to join my waves. So, if you want, i have some Google Wave invites. Just drop me a line in the comments, or email me.And now the links to help things get started:Google Wave First LookGoogle Wave 101Google wave http://mendum.blogspot.com/2009/11/surfing-wave.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-867942623561198301Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:19:00 +00002009-09-03T16:19:50.485+01:00This is the best Google based app ever made.It really is. Trust me and go try it out.http://mendum.blogspot.com/2009/09/translation-party.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-8576680001789311776Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:10:00 +00002009-08-14T17:22:36.352+01:00Is it only me that feels a little strange that a truck accident in an highway cuts internet to a lot of people?And that no one really cares? If you look at the mainstream news agencies, the news is just a few lines long... but yesterday morning we could do no work... probably no one is going to do the math how much this breakup cost... but everyone one wants to know the color of Cristiano http://mendum.blogspot.com/2009/08/internet-downtime-in-lisbon-and-lot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-388164045022476200Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:19:00 +00002009-06-26T10:19:45.698+01:00windows mobileHere is a very interesting article, with some relevant questions about Windows Mobile future:Pocket PC Thoughts: Is Windows Mobile in Danger of Becoming Software Plumbing?http://mendum.blogspot.com/2009/06/is-windows-mobile-in-danger-of-becoming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-3694584852869965818Fri, 08 May 2009 09:08:00 +00002009-05-08T10:10:33.685+01:00microsoftphotophotosynthHere is my first photosynth. The pictures were taken in August 2008, but only now I managed to get them online.It turned out very cool, 100% synthy!http://mendum.blogspot.com/2009/05/my-first-photosynth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-5410251387990038921Thu, 07 May 2009 17:27:00 +00002009-05-07T18:27:40.010+01:00Here is a very nice article about how you can improve the performance of your web application, using Firefox, Firebug and YSlow plugin:Squashing the asp.net MVC response - part 1 - BradVin's .Net Bloghttp://mendum.blogspot.com/2009/05/optimizing-web-application.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-7861228875572175555Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:55:00 +00002009-04-13T17:04:28.050+01:00openstreetmapDo you have a GPS device? If so, keep it connected all the time, tracking your moves. And then upload the tracks to www.openstreetmap.org and contribute to build a great mapping database."OpenStreetMap creates and provides free geographic data such as street maps to anyone who wants them. The project was started because most maps you think of as free actually have legal or technical restrictions http://mendum.blogspot.com/2009/04/openstreetmap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-301470993200330669Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:33:00 +00002009-03-17T14:28:34.018+00:00Recently I saw a very interesting presentation about Geneva, Microsoft's implementation of claims based authentication, using WS-Trust and WS-Federation. I like very much this paradigm, if it catches on will simplify a lot the way we manage identity in our applications and networks. I for sure will start implementing applications with this framework.A claims-based approach removes from you the http://mendum.blogspot.com/2009/03/life-and-death.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-6251696061412826716Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:13:00 +00002009-02-19T12:13:17.458+00:00pocketpcEditorial: Ten reasons why Windows Mobile 6.5 misses the mark - EngadgetI think they are right on the spot...At least for me, my first and current WM phone will be the last...http://mendum.blogspot.com/2009/02/ten-reasons-why-windows-mobile-65.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-7549296986223431059Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:12:00 +00002009-01-12T11:12:10.891+00:00palmPalm is again on the mobile device race. At least they hope so, with the new Palm Pré.Will it be enough to regain some market share?I'll follow it in the next months to come...Oh, happy new yearhttp://mendum.blogspot.com/2009/01/palm-pr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-2827326440274666024Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:54:00 +00002008-12-03T17:54:28.673+00:00developmentsqlplusVisual StudioUTF-8 is great. I like anything that takes the hassle out of thinking in regional characters and stuff.But older software doesn't know about UTF-8... particularly Oracle SQLPlus.When I added a sql script to my project, if I call sqlplus with it I receive a nice error:"SP2-0734: comando desconhecido comeτado por "∩╗┐set ser..." - o resto da linha foi ignorado."Even if you don't know portuguese, http://mendum.blogspot.com/2008/12/visual-sudio-encodings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-2248304361443382067Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:03:00 +00002008-11-12T18:03:02.490+00:00OLPCOLPC News: Breaking News: G1G1 coming to Europe Nov. 17To buy or not to buy?Can I convince my wife? That is the real question...http://mendum.blogspot.com/2008/11/olpc-g1g1-coming-to-europe-nov-17.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-6975690391094025527Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:21:00 +00002008-11-03T12:21:21.458+00:00c#developmentLong time no writing...Well, just for reference, here is a nice benchmark about these types.http://mendum.blogspot.com/2008/11/idictionary-options-performance-test.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-2469859582190932640Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:43:00 +00002008-09-08T11:46:26.655+01:00Sometimes things just make you wonder if anything is worth it...Sleep well Alex, I'll miss you...http://mendum.blogspot.com/2008/09/dazed-and-confused.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-5585714541324108440Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:31:00 +00002008-08-26T22:31:26.832+01:00Photo Tourism is a project from some brilliant guys at University of Washington and from Microsoft Research. Microsoft showcased some videos a while ago and finally some days ago released Photosynth.In a word: incredible.Finally the guys at CSI can say they use an incredible piece of software that really exists.If you are a Windows guy, go to photosynth.com. If you use Linux, go here. If you are http://mendum.blogspot.com/2008/08/photo-tourism-photosynth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-1269353846717465820Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:50:00 +00002008-08-22T11:35:53.209+01:00The problem:We created a webservice in .Net to implement a contract with a supplier. Among other things, we receive dateTimes. These dateTimes represent a point in time in another country (for instance, an accident occurred at 15:00 in Spain).What happens:when we receive the message, the deserialization engine converts the dateTime to a DateTime, assuming local time. So, we get 14:00. All http://mendum.blogspot.com/2008/08/datetime-deserialization-in-net.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-129145053133172684Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:44:00 +00002008-06-17T15:37:38.654+01:00HTC Touch CruisepalmpocketpcAfter a month using a windows mobile device, here are my first impressions:Pros:Good screen, very bright, can read it even in sunlightNew applications I didn't have in palmHTC interface, you can dial your favorite contacts very fastAll in one: GSM, GPS, WIFI, 3Gsmall and lightweightCons:Slow, very slow interface compared to my T5When I disconnect the device, the app that was running goes to the http://mendum.blogspot.com/2008/06/my-experience-with-wm6.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-1043717678768806134Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:55:00 +00002008-06-17T11:55:25.168+01:00crmhotelsaaswinsaasMy good friend Miguel Ribeiro has decided to became an entrepreneur. After a year of hard work, his baby has seen the light.Meet WinSaaS. And HotelASP. And SaasLight.WinSaaS is a software-as-a-service host.HotelASP is an Hotel management and reservation application running on WinSaaS.SaasLight is a CRM application running on WinSaaSFeel free to register and mess around. Try it out. It looks very http://mendum.blogspot.com/2008/06/winsaas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-6505203926691198290Thu, 08 May 2008 18:43:00 +00002008-05-08T19:43:13.479+01:00ndrivepalmpocketpcThis week I gave a big step. It a was a big change in my life, a new starting point:I bought my first PocketPC! (and got married, but that is not important right now...)After years of being faithful to Palm, I changed... because Palm didn't.I choose the HTC Touch Cruise. It has everything: GPS, 3G, Wifi, etc.As an added bonus, I bought one edition bundled with NDrive.Guess I'll make a review of http://mendum.blogspot.com/2008/05/big-step.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-6055300751257322483Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:15:00 +00002008-04-08T16:15:59.219+01:00The guys at Redmond must be very upset... Yahoo keeps saying no, Google keeps sending jabs to the lower torso...the plan to conquer the world is getting bigger...Official Google Blog: Developers, start your engineshttp://mendum.blogspot.com/2008/04/google-app-engine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-9141750167396975528Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:08:00 +00002008-03-24T11:08:55.372+00:00IIIxpalmRIPt5zireMy palm T5 is no more.It has ceased to be, bereft of life, it rests in peace, it has kicked the bucket, hopped the twig, bit the dust, snuffed it, it has expired and gone to meet its maker, it has shuffled off its mortal coil.It is an ex-palm.I have an history of almost 9 years using palm devices. From IIIx to Zire 71 and from there to Tungsten T5.The IIIx endured a lot, I used it for 4 years, http://mendum.blogspot.com/2008/03/rip-palm-t5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-4059286281453779211Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:03:00 +00002008-03-03T18:11:06.826+00:00Microsoft finally became an option on mapping solutions in your browser, for people living in Portugal. And it came to business with a bang, giving you Bird's eye view for all of Lisbon and surroundings! It is very cool!!! For that it deserves a peek. Go search your house, and see it in different angles!but if you want to calculate routes, search for things, Google is still the king. But theyhttp://mendum.blogspot.com/2008/03/google-maps-vs-live-search-maps-vs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-6701781634971418682Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:09:00 +00002008-02-08T10:13:57.275+00:00CI factoryFor the first time I annoyed someone in my blog. And for starters, such an high profile person as Jay Flowers.He was a little annoyed about my last post.Just to clarify things, because I don't want to annoy anyone, here is a little more explanation into the problems I found:before the installation:We don't use Subversion. We are a Microsoft shop, so we are still using Visual Source Safe. I hate http://mendum.blogspot.com/2008/02/clarifying-things-about-ci-factory.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072570830521266482.post-704283968367907952Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:01:00 +00002008-02-06T17:01:13.450+00:00CI factorycruise controldevelopmentI tried to get CI Factory to work on my project, but I found some problems...To help setup me project, I followed this very nice show on dnrTV by Scott Hanselman and Jay Flowers.Problems encountered:Using VSS and not having my project on the root of the source controlNot using WinRAR For the first problem, I had to hack into Properties.xml and SourceControl.Target.xml under Packages/http://mendum.blogspot.com/2008/02/ci-factory.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paipo)1