February 2006

  • LinuxCaffe

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    Portugal could use a place like this! More photos here. [tags]Linuxcafee, Linux[/tags]

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  • The .COM Scam

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    Bob Parsons, the CEO of GoDaddy.com, has this very incisive article about the monopolization of the .COM domains by VeriSign. VeriSign wants to control the .COM registry forever. VeriSign has somehow persuaded ICANN to propose a new contract where VeriSign will be the permanent and unregulated controller of the .COM registry. VeriSign would also get

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  • A question…

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    Since the begining of this blog, all my posts are written in English. I thought that writing in english I could reach a wider audience, because most of the portuguese readers that are interested on the topics I write about understand english and, for what matters, so is the rest of the world. But, am

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  • Skyping in eBay

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    Remember all the hype about eBay buying Skype? Now we can finally see a sort of approach to Skype’s integration with online marketting: the new Skype Voice Services! I bet that soon we’ll see a “Promote with Skype” option in eBay deals… better late than ever. [tags]Skype, eBay, Skype Voice Services[/tags]

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  • Tekken: Dark Resurrection – The next killer game for the PSP

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    The new Tekken: Dark Resurrection will probably be the next killer game for the PSP. Namco has proven great results for PS2 sales with the Tekken series and now this might reflect in the PSP market. Tekken: Dark Resurrection has all the necessary features for a great portable game. The gameplay is fast, it has

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  • Google Maps Nighttime

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    Google Maps Nighttime takes a 128 megapixel NASA’s “Earth Lights” image and adds a Google Maps interface to it using the Google Maps API. [tags]Google, Google Maps, Google Maps Nighttime, Earth at Night, Nasa, Eart Lights[/tags]

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  • Opera DS

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    Opera announced today the release of Opera for the Nintendo DS. The browser will use the 2 DS screens as well as the stylus bringing PDA like features to the handheld, something that’s not usual in a Nintendo console. Rumor has it that the browser will not be free because of its powerful commercial potential

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  • The Next Big Idea

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    Web 2.0 is starting to repeat it self over and over. Social networking, Ajax, IM, video, podcasts, RSS, all the mambo jambo technologies that gave the Internet a new boost are beeing used over and over again in ideas that are suposed to be new and one question now remains: Web 3.0? What will it

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