Blog: Random Musings (page 2)

Random Musings Page 2

I still believe in two hearts

I still believe in two hearts by Christina Martin & Aveiro (and praça do peixe, to be precise) in Portugal.

Microsoft, you finally got it!

The new Microsoft ads are absolutely brilliant — Mr. Bill Gates turns out to be the marketing talent they have been missing since the very first day. These ads are already the second thing that Microsoft has gotten right over the past year, first being the Internet Explorer 8 and its support for Web standards.

Google recursion?

Go to Google advanced search and search for the following: all these words: php this exact wording or phrase: *RECURSION*. You should get the We’re sorry… page because of too many automated requests, which you are cleary not doing. How weird is that?

issuu — simple and intuitive document viewer

issuu is a really simple, intuitive and easy to use document viewer for your offline publications or portfolios. And there is so much great stuff to read already.

In the World of Open Source

“In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows and jobs?”

A little modified version of Linux Owns slogan.

Sounds of typing

On Web Worker Daily I found this little article about CushyCMS. Watch the introductory screencast and listen to those keystrokes, especially enter. Aside from that, I actually think that CushyCMS is very useful for the work its meant to do (and its free).

Simple Fullscreen Text Editors for Students, Bloggers, Journalists and Writers

Do you ever catch yourself changing the typeface, line spacing or the color of the text instead of actually writing? You might want to try one of these: Q10 — Finish that first draft. Now. (Windows only, no frameworks required); JDarkRoom — A simple full-screen text editor. (requires Java 1.4 or greater); Dark Room — Dark Room is a full screen, distraction free, writing environment. (requires .NET Framework 2.0).