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Author Archives: Francisco Costa

2010 with a Tin Foil Hat 0

Today I realize that 2009 is ending!!! WoooW

I started to think about what happen this year that add some impact on me. Well, a lot of good things happened but the truth is that 2009 was a meh year.

Codebits 2009 0

The next days I will be at Codebits.
I’ve been there in 2007 and the experience of participating in a programming marathon contest was great!

Why should designers think big 0

What is design all about? The beauty of things? The simplicity?

Tim Brown gives some examples why should designers think big on their projects. I think this kind of thinking can make a difference in the evolution of technology and societies and we have to believe that taking the chance is more important than failing! If [...]

keep on going 0

a new number… playing on! =)

My first Gadgets 0

Recently I’ve been sharing with friends some memories about when we were young and the toys that made us salivate! Those were the times!
For now I only remember this ones, I will add more in the future.
3D View Master

Why I Love Linux 0

Linux
Legally free to copy, modify, share and redistribute.The more you share the more you receive.
Windows
Do not lend or make illegal copies of this software.The more you take the more you lose.

Post-It Story 1

If Post-it is a revolutionary product, you can use them to be creative and innovative in other fields.
But in the last years I’ve heard a few stories from different teachers, friends or even conference speakers, how post-it was originally created. I started to believe that everyone started to add a personal taste to the story [...]

Social Web Survey 0

This is a small survey for my Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Technology Master Degree @ University of Porto.

So if you have 30seconds to answer this Social Web Survey I would appreciate.
I promise to post the results in a few weeks.

FriendFeed – my #1 source of information 0

This may be a controversial article, and many people may disagree with me, but this reflects my opinion on why FriendFeed is the ultimate tool for keeping me updated on the Internet.
My experience with FriendFeed started a long time ago, but only in the last couple months I’ve been using it extremely. The main reason [...]

Cloudviews 4

Last week I’ve attend to Cloudviews 2009 – Cloud Computing Conference at ISEP in Oporto.
It was with surprise that I realize this conference would take place in my town because most of the international events happen in Lisbon. Maybe because the team at Cloudviews is somehow related with ISEP.
The mains theme of the conference was [...]