Posted by: Artur Martins on: 2009/06/30
Sun VirtualBox: the 3.0.0 version is out. News features:
- Guest SMP with up to 32 virtual CPUs (VT-x and AMD-V only)
- Windows guests: ability to use Direct3D 8/9 applications / games (experimental)
- Support for OpenGL 2.0 for Windows, Linux and Solaris guests
Go get it in http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Posted by: Artur Martins on: 2009/05/20
This post is almost one year late, but I will put it online anyway.
Do you recognize the guy at the right?
His name is John Kellogg Hodgman. He plays the PC role in the “Get a Mac” adversiting campaign. Me met accidently at Los Angeles Airport after I landed from San Francisco (Google I/O 2008). The strange part was that I was the only one that reconnaised him!!! And you know what? He’s a very nice guy and not boring at all…
BTW, I forgot to ask if he still using PCs
Posted by: Artur Martins on: 2009/05/20
If you got an error like this:
There is how to fix it:
Done!
Posted by: Artur Martins on: 2009/05/14
Linux Jornal is giving FREE digital copy of Linux Journal’s System Administration Special Edition (PDF Download). Go get it!
It has a LOT of interesting stuff.

Posted by: Artur Martins on: 2009/04/30

Posted by: Artur Martins on: 2009/04/13
A pedido de várias familias (principalmente a minha!), deixo aqui os links directo da aplicação, em full-screen, que permite visualizar o traçado do TGV:
(NOTA: O site demora bastante a carregar… tenham paciência!)
Eixo Porto-Vigo:
https://enegocio.refer.pt/sig/MedidasPreventivasEPV/Default.php
Eixo Lisboa-Porto:
https://enegocio.refer.pt/sig/MedidasPreventivasELP/Default.aspx
Eixo Lisboa-Madrid:
https://enegocio.refer.pt/sig/MedidasPreventivasELM/Default.aspx
E pronto… Ouch!!! A casa, a carpintaria e os terrenos de cultivo do meu pai! Estão mesmo no meio! Já a auto-estrada nos ameaçou, mais tarde o gasoduto… parece que à 3ª vai ser de vez!

Posted by: Artur Martins on: 2009/04/08
So, MacHeist 3 was a success. 88,401 bundles were sold and raised US$ 842.648, but they top it to US$850.000. That’s great, but it’s supposed to be more than that! Let’s do the math?
So it’s missing $11 909.75 for charity. Sure that $11K is insignificant when have $850K to give to charity, but I like transparency in any business.

Posted by: Artur Martins on: 2009/04/01
I bought the MacHeist 3 Bundle for US$39. I like some of the applications (Picturesque, SousChef, World of Goo(!!)) . I started to wonder about the math they about the 25% they want to give to charity. So, the following image:
shows that 31,712 bundles sold. So, 31712 bundles * US$39 * 25% gives the result US$309,192. But the image shows only US$295,785. Why is there missing US$13,387?
I don’t want to start a conspiracy here… is there a bug on the counter?

Posted by: Artur Martins on: 2009/03/23
Because of the Hiccup video of HotforWords, I decided to write my method how to cure hiccups. I use it since I was 11 years old and it always worked with all the people that I taught it! So, there it is:
You may experience some second effects after standing up (1 or 2 burps may occur
)
If you tried, could you please tell me if it worked for you?
Btw, do you know another method that is 100% guarantee?
