Category Archives: IT

  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 →

  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 →

  That’s something I’d definitively add to my test cases list!   The annual headache of doing our taxes is one that fills most citizens with customary, chronic foreboding. But if the idea of endless form-filling and number crunching seems … Continue reading →

  I don’t like "echo blog posts" that much, but this one deserves it: Microsoft made today a proposal to acquire Yahoo!.   The story is now a top-story in many IT websites. eWeek summarizes it well: "In the larger … Continue reading →

  Hilarious! 5-star geek humour!               Click here to see all of them.   []s — AFurtado

  Hello, 2008! I’ve never given much attention to "New Year’s Resolutions", but after writing down some of them for 2007 [pt-BR] (at least technical ones), and checking them back today, I think they are a cool way to assess … Continue reading →

  Hilarious! [click here if you can’t see the embedded video below] []s— AFurtado

  Xbox 360 is a Windows Media Center Extender, which makes it possible to access Media Center through the console. The last Xbox 360 update now also makes it possible to use MSN messenger from within the console. Putting everything … Continue reading →

  Today was the second day of Microsoft Tech Ed Brazil, in São Paulo. Tech Ed Brazil is the most important Microsoft event in Brazil and the fourth biggest Tech Ed, in size, of the world. Yesterday, in the opening … Continue reading →

  How difficult will it be for us to create applications targeted at Microsoft Surface? Check the answer by yourself in the video below (click here if you can’t see it): http://images.video.msn.com/flash/soapbox1_1.swfVideo: The Microsoft Surface SDK In Action That’s one … Continue reading →