Archive | June, 2006

Notepad2 with Ruby syntax highlighting

I use Notepad2 on a daily basis, it’s one of my favourite apps. I like Notepad2 because it’s a small, fast,free and has syntax highlighting for HTML and other common languages (CSS, JAVA, C++, etc). My only grasp is the lack of tabs, so I have to keep several windows open and things can get [...]

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Working in Portugal

BigTime Consulting posted a comic related to the general work conditions of working in the I.T. industry in Portugal. In other words, it clearly expresses my working conditions. I really like the 2nd point of the reader’s letter which says: “We don’t get overtime. Well, let me elaborate: we never, *ever*, get overtime on weekdays, [...]

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New backwards Compatibility Update for Xbox 360

Xbox 360 gamers rejoice, Microsoft has released another update to the list of backward compatible games with the Xbox 360. There’s 20 new titles, including: “4×4 EVO 2 ; Amped 2 ; Bad Boys 2 ; Big Mutha Truckers ; DOOM 3 ; Dreamfall: The Longest Journey ; Fatal Frame ; FlatOut ; Grabbed by [...]

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Tutorial: Installing and running ScummVM on the Nintendo DS

One of the main advantages of owning a Nintendo DS (and a SuperCard) is the ability to run several homebrew applications and games. I’ve been fiddling with some of them for quite some time and one of my favourites is the the ScummVM port. So what is ScummVM? Quoting the site: “ScummVM is a program [...]

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Spring Design is here

I took some time to redesign the site. There’s still some work to do and I need to polish it more, there’s lots of details I need to fix/improve. On the good side, I’ve installed new plugins for wordpress which should make life easier for some people who visit the site but I’ve yet to [...]

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