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Dear Facebook, please fix the duplicate names bug NOW. XOXO :-) LOL
It would be very cool, borderline awesome if Facebook decided to fix the annoying problem they have with duplicate names.
Let me clarify: there’s a guy in Italy called Luca Candela, just like me, and he’s uploading videos of his snowboard stunts all the time. While I can enjoy some snowboard videos here and there (I [...]
Fix sound volume issue on MacBook Pro running Windows XP SP3
Apple doesn’t seem to care too much about the “experience” we’re having running Windows XP on their EXPENSIVE laptops. With OSX 10.5 and 10.6 they ship a sound driver that is simply NOT WORKING PROPERLY, and again, they don’t seem to care too much.
Well, if you, like me, are annoyed as hell about this, you [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged audio, bootcamp, cirrus, fix, osx 10.6.1, snow leopard, windows xp Leave a comment
San Francisco and new site design coming soon!
This is a quick update just to say that San Francisco didn’t swallow me (although it’s been a very intense week since I moved here) and that so far I’m happy about how many contacts I’m establishing in the area.
The great news though is that the site redesign is almost complete, and soon all my [...]
Get the favicons back on Firefox 3.5 for OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard
I don’t know why the Mozilla team decided not to show favicons in the bookmark toolbar, but it’s a BAD idea: the toolbar becomes instantly hard to scan and a lot less useful.
Luckily there’s an extension for Firefox called Stylish and a script to install once the extension is active that can take care of [...]
How to install Service Pack 3 for Windows XP on a MacBook Pro running Snow Leopard
This post is more of a “note to self” than anything else. I spent good part of today fighting against my MacBook Pro, trying to install Service Pack 3 for Windows XP (Bootcamp partition).
After a few hours of frustration, I found this link buried in Apple’s support site that contains a workaround.
The meat of the [...]
“Generalizing Specialist” Is The Definition I Was Looking For…
I have been trying to define my professional profile a little better, and after a few hours of research, I stumbled on this incredibly clever definition of “generalizing specialist“.
Posted in Lucky Methods Tagged Definitions, generalizing specialist, project management Leave a comment
Project Management: Having Vision
This article made me think about how the qualities of a good Project Manager are sometimes traits that team members might not like or appreciate…
Project Management: Having Vision
Enjoy!
The Great Facebook Landrush That Wasn’t
Vanity URLs are stupid, a fad and... I wanted one to improve my "googleability". A success story after a bad day at work!
I won an award (and didn’t notice until now…)
The news came to me in the form of an update on a former co-worker’s LinkedIn profile: I am won a Manny award for Best Interactive Campaign for MyInnerstate.com!
Disable “Press and Hold” in Windows XP SP3 and Wacom Tablets