Life
Turning 40
Today I am turning 40 years old. What does that mean? that I am old? that I am about to go into mid-life crisis? that I should give up all of my dreams? that I am entering into one of life’s most dangerous ages for men? The truth is
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How to add a full page background image to your landing page
I recently decided to update the landing page of one of my projects. I wanted to have a full-page background image and change this background image every time a user landed in this page or refreshed it. Here is what I ended up doing: The <html> tag Since
How to serve static files for your website using Azure
Killer features and a beautiful design are important things when developing a website. However, none of that matters if your site doesn’t perform well or is not able to scale when necessary. Serving static files such as CSS and images from your web server is not ideal. These are
software development
How to become a software developer
ASP.NET
Error 0x80131902: Failed to create the managed bootstrapper application.
This error message has been giving me headaches for a while, I have seen it happen in different Windows computers when trying to install a Visual Studio update or a new version of Visual Studio. If you Google for the string “Error 0x80131902: Failed to create the managed bootstrapper application.
Programming languages and work opportunities
What is the best programming language to learn these days? this is a question that I hear all the time and this question usually generates all sorts of responses, both good and bad. The reality is that when people ask that question they do it for different reasons and so
Review: Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus (13.3" QHD+ Touch / Core™ i7), my new laptop
After 3 years and a half of using a MacBook Air 13 inch as my personal laptop I finally decided to upgrade and went with an Ultrabook and Windows 8. After using a Surface Pro as a tablet I really started to like Windows 8 a lot. This new Ultrabook
Phone Screen Interview
When you are hiring a developer and start looking at resumes or LinkedIn profiles it is very common to find people with a great resume or professional profile – but be careful because having a great looking resume or awesome LinkedIn profile doesn’t always translates into greatness – this guy must
San Francisco
Discovering creative ideas in San Francisco - CapitalOne 360 Cafe
This is the 4th time I come to San Francisco this year, I just love this city and the weather (yes I love Summer in San Francisco!). I was lucky enough to get invited to Y Combinator’s Startup School this year, it was great and I had the opportunity
Tips for the Deskbound
The definition for deskbound from different sources: * restricted to working in an office, rather than in an active, physical capacity. * engaged in or involving sedentary work, as at an office desk * restricted to work at a desk * unfamiliar with actualities or practical matters outside one’s own job: deskbound executives
productivity
Use your time wisely, it is a finite resource
Everybody talks about productivity and optimization these days. The get things done (GTD) popularity has been around since I can remember and most of us are still suffering of constant distractions that affect our productivity and concentration to perform our professional or personal tasks effectively. Also, there are many tools
Entrepreneurship has become too fashionable
It used to be that people who ventured with startups were hardcore entrepreneurs, those who did it out of necessity or because the idea of having a college degree or a successful career was in some cases not even an option. Many times what drove people to start companies in