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The Book Depository

A friend just brought this site to my attention The Book Depository. It's an online book store with a nice feature, they have free shipping worldwide and if you care to notice, the prices are also very competitive. Comparing one of the books i recently bought from Wook.pt with The Book Depository, it's half the price.

Check it out! My future acquisitions will sure come from The Book Depository.

Why didn't someone told me about this earlier :/

Oh! Also you can follow it on twitter http://twitter.com/bookdepository. Enjoy!

Run Linux In Windows

Two interesting projects andLinux and Cooperative Linux for running Linux applications inside Windows. Never tried it myself, but it sure looks interesting.

Cooperative Linux

From Cooperative Linux Website

Cooperative Linux is the first working free and open source method for optimally running Linux on Microsoft Windows natively. More generally, Cooperative Linux (short-named coLinux) is a port of the Linux kernel that allows it to run cooperatively alongside another operating system on a single machine. For instance, it allows one to freely run Linux on Windows 2000/XP, without using a commercial PC virtualization software such asVMware, in a way which is much more optimal than using any general purpose PC virtualization software. In its current condition, it allows us to run the KNOPPIX Japanese Edition on Windows (see Screenshots).

MacUpdate Promo Holiday Bundle Is On

MacUpdate Promo Holiday Bundle is available and featuring the following apps:

 

Price tag is @ 49.99€

 

Automator - Open In TextMate


Automator - Open In TextMate from Rui Miguel on Vimeo.

Little tutorial on how to use Automator to create a plugin for Finder. It enables opening a folder in TextMate, from Finder.

SitePoint Giveaway - The Art & Science of CSS

SitePoint is offering the book The Art & Science of CSS in PDF format. You still have twelve days to grab  at http://twitaway.aws.sitepoint.com/

Gmail now with voice and video chat

Now Google gives us voice and video right inside gmail. Nice!

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/say-hello-to-gmail-voice-and-video...

Random mindless post!

Just found this funny! Death is not implemented...

Death Not Implemented

Screenshots No iPhone ou iPodTouch

iPod Touch ScreenshotUm colega questionou-me sobre a existência de uma aplicação para o iPhone, capaz de tirar screenshots. Como foi algo que, francamente nunca me tinha ocorrido antes, a resposta foi, logo vou ver o que encontro.

Uma pequena pesquisa, para minha surpresa, revelou que, pelo menos na versão 2.0 do firmware essa funcionalidade já vem incluída.

Para obter a screenshot, basta premir o botão Home e depois o botão Sleep/Wake, o ecrã faz um pequeno flash e a screenshot vai parar às Fotos. Jeitoso!

Referência: On a Mac

MacBook Digital Audio in/out

TosLink to Mini-Plug

Pois, ando distraído e não fazia ideia (ao fim de mais de ano e meio) que o MacBook Pro possuía saída e entrada de áudio digital, partilhada com o mini-jack.

Andei esta semana a tentar perceber como conseguiria desfrutar de áudio AC3 ou DTS. Uma pesquisa no na web, levou-me à página de suporte da Apple com descrições das portas.

Para activar a saída digital, basta adquirir um pequeno adaptador. Estou a ter alguma dificuldade a encontrar por cá, mas na Amazon está disponível.

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