Happiness, pride and side projects

I don’t think there’s a real formula to get things done, but there are some guidelines that can, at least, improve your chances of success.

Get your own audience

Your website is under your terms, but the satellites are only under your influence. You can direct them, but never fully control them.

How to read books

I know enough people that haven’t read a book in a while, just because they “have” to finish this other book first.

Why you shouldn’t be a Javascript Developer

It’s the knowledge gathered from past experiences that will put you at ease, even when you venture into foreign territory.

How to create an iPad app with HTML

The main idea you should follow when developing your app is to use HTML5 and CSS3 for visuals and Javascript for logic and interaction with the device hardware.

Breaking the Android UX, one device at a time

The added apps are mostly crapware, and the replaced ones even downgrade the original UX.

Lots of Reasons to be Creative

This conference not only includes talks about design, development, art, filmmaking, animation, etc but has also branched to two other cities, from Brighton to London and New York.

Photo search with PureMVC in AS3

Having recently learned how to use PureMVC, this test seemed like a great way to strengthen my experience with the framework.

Throwing some boxes around

So, today was “The Day” and I finally published the first source code of a “real world” project I’ve worked on this year.

Notes on FlashCamp Portugal

The whole event was well organized, and that a lot of people invested a lot of time putting it all together.

AS3 on PureMVC, round one

One of the biggest conclusions I found with this road I took was that allowing myself to fail, brought an enormous bandwagon of knowledge and rewarding experience.

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This post is about a portuguese event, therefore it’s written only in portuguese.

Making time, out of tomatos

This system enables a lot more then just improving productivity, it increases awareness of decisions and determination to reach objectives, building motivation that will fuel more productivity.