Monthly Archives: September 2008

RiSS – RiSE Summer School on Software Product Lines

Posted on September 28, 2008 by awfurtado

  The call for the second RiSS (RiSE Summer School on Software Product Lines) follows below. Such an international event happens in Recife, my hometown, and it’s a great opportunity for all those interested in software engineering. I was there … Continue reading →

Posted in Software Engineering | 10 Comments

5 practical rules for a successful presentation / 5 regras práticas para uma apresentação de sucesso

Posted on September 23, 2008 by awfurtado

  Today, a co-worker gracefully summarized 5 points he believes are essential to deliver a high-quality technical presentation. I believe he wouldn’t mind if I share them with you: Set up the current situation; Describe the "problem" you are solving … Continue reading →

Posted in Career | 10 Comments

Microsoft Company Meeting 2008 / Microsoft: Reunião da Empresa 2008

Posted on September 21, 2008 by awfurtado

  While the cold (re)starts to strike Redmond/Seattle this fall, we had, last week, the annual Microsoft Company Meeting. When I think about "meetings", the first things that come to my mind are meeting rooms and people around a table. … Continue reading →

Posted in Career | 12 Comments

Windows Sideshow

Posted on September 19, 2008 by awfurtado

  Windows SideShow is a new technology that delivers information from your PC to a secondary display on two kinds of devices: those that are integrated into a computer, such as a small color display in a laptop lid; and … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers and Internet | 6 Comments

Social networks and specific domains: better together / Redes sociais e domínios específicos: juntos, melhores.

Posted on September 13, 2008 by awfurtado

  The so called "Web 2.0" is around for some time now. When we think about it, one of the first things that comes to our minds is the "social networking" buzzword. In the past, social networking was about publishing … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers and Internet | 13 Comments

Components: reuse and abuse / Componentes: reuse a abuse

Posted on September 6, 2008 by awfurtado

  In short, components are way cool. They encapsulate features, allowing them to be reused by exposing well-defined interfaces. They are key to provide automation and realize the vision of software factories. For example, lots of XNA games require the … Continue reading →

Posted in Software Engineering | 12 Comments

TBot: your translation buddy / TBot: seu companheiro de tradução

Posted on September 3, 2008 by awfurtado

  Imagine if you had a friend always available at MSN Messenger to translate things for you. Cool, yeah? The good news is that such a thing is becoming true! Microsoft has released TBot, which is a translator robot that … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers and Internet | 17 Comments