Monthly Archives: March 2008

Brazilian politics… any hope?

Posted on March 31, 2008 by awfurtado

  I don’t like to generalize or stereotype anything, but when I read news like this, in which parliamentarians of the Brazilian Congress are complaining about how voting is carried out in the brazilian edition of Big Brother (!), I … Continue reading →

Posted in Indignation | 19 Comments

The Internet? Bah!

Posted on March 29, 2008 by awfurtado

  Are you skeptical about the use of technology in the future? Check what this article from 1995 says about the internet:   "Then there’s cyberbusiness. We’re promised instant catalog shopping–just point and click for great deals. We’ll order airline … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers and Internet | 13 Comments

[UX Pitfalls] What you see is not what you get

Posted on March 28, 2008 by awfurtado

[This post is part of a series. To see the previous, click here. To understand the context, click here]   Now that’s an interesting error to see in your Pocket PC:     If SkypeForPocketPC.exe is not valid Pocket PC … Continue reading →

Posted in User Experience | 14 Comments

Imagine Cup 2009 location announced

Posted on March 27, 2008 by awfurtado

  Wow! These are indeed great news: case you don’t know yet, the 2009 edition of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup will take place in… Egypt! (C) National Geographic The so called "cradle of the civilization" is surely one of the most … Continue reading →

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IT job positions in Microsoft

Posted on March 24, 2008 by awfurtado

  When Microsoft goes overseas for recruiting, I always asked myself why it was so common for SDE/SDET positions (Software Development Engineer and Software Development Engineer in Test) to be offered, while I’ve never seen the same for "IT Pro" … Continue reading →

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Portuguese version of FurtaSpace

Posted on March 22, 2008 by awfurtado

  This blog has now a Portuguese (pt-BR) version: FurtaSpaceBR! My friend Diogo Burgos and other Microsoft Student Partners from Brazil are translating the posts from here to there. If Portuguese is your preferred language and you don’t care reading the posts … Continue reading →

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Some underreported tech stories on MS competitors

Posted on March 22, 2008 by awfurtado

  Java is becoming the new Cobol "Java, the oldest new programming language around, is falling out of favor with developers. […] And there are even reports that Microsoft’s .Net, of all things, is pushing Java out of the enterprise. … Continue reading →

Posted in IT | 14 Comments

Our fortune as engineers…

Posted on March 19, 2008 by awfurtado

  No way back…? 🙂          []s — AFurtado   The statements or testimonies I offer in this post represent my own personal views.I am speaking for myself and not on behalf of my employer, Microsoft Corporation.

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Shortcuts: the key to productivity

Posted on March 19, 2008 by awfurtado

  When learning a new tool, none of us would really dive into all of its shortcuts at a first time. But as times goes and you get a little more comfortable with the tool, it is wise to review … Continue reading →

Posted in IT | 3 Comments

Gaming 2008 Conference – deadline extended

Posted on March 11, 2008 by awfurtado

— CALL FOR PAPERS – Deadline for submissions (new date): 31 March 2008 —   IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE GAMING 2008: DESIGN FOR ENGAGING EXPERIENCE AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONAmsterdam, The Netherlands, 25 to 27 July 2008(http://www.gaming-conf.org/)   part of the IADIS Multi … Continue reading →

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