Web 2.0

Querem usar meu blog para publicar “sugestões de pauta”

Published: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:38:39 +0000 Updated: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:55:36 +0000 | 4 comments

É a segunda vez que uma mesma assessoria de imprensa me envia “sugestão de pauta” para que eu fale aqui sobre os produtos tecnológicos de seus clientes.

E ainda me ligam de outra cidade, no celular, perguntando se eu recebi o e-mail com a sugestão !

Bem, e-mail enviado para o endereço certo chega com certeza, então [...]

By Avi on Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:38:39 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Web 2.0
Web 2.0

Carta Aberta a um Site Péssimo [casaprontamoveis.com.br]

Published: Thu, 27 May 2010 10:21:07 +0000 Updated: Thu, 27 May 2010 13:54:17 +0000 | 9 comments

Hoje mandei esta mensagem para o Facebook da CasaProntaMóveis após ficar extremamente frustrado com seu site:

Procurei vocês como especialistas em móveis, então por favor me escutem como especialista em Internet:

Desculpe a franqueza mas seu site é completamente inútil para vocês e para seus clientes. Explico…

Preciso comprar um móvel e como tudo ultimamente, olharei fotos na [...]

By Avi on Thu, 27 May 2010 10:21:07 +0000 | Categories: Web 2.0
Community and Society ● Multimedia ● Web 2.0

Como será sua próxima TV

Published: Fri, 07 May 2010 03:41:15 +0000 Updated: Mon, 24 May 2010 18:13:09 +0000 | 2 comments

Antena ou “conversor” digital é bobagem para quem tem TV a cabo. Só serve pra quem precisa captar sinal digital do ar e por enquanto só serve para a cidade de São Paulo.

Sobre OLED vs LED vs LCD vs Plasma, é o tipo da coisa que você só sente a diferença de imagem na loja, [...]

By Avi on Fri, 07 May 2010 03:41:15 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Community and Society Multimedia Web 2.0
Multimedia ● Web 2.0

The Flash versus Apple War

Published: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:29:52 +0000 Updated: Mon, 24 May 2010 18:04:14 +0000 | 1 comment

This is my reaction to The iPad provides the ultimate browsing experience? that appeared on the Flash Blog.

I’m not an Apple fan but I tend to disagree with that campaign of Flash support.

Clearly, this is another platform war. The Apple platform versus the Flash platform. It is very strategic for Apple to keep the attention [...]

By Avi on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:29:52 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Multimedia Web 2.0
Linux & Open Source ● Web 2.0

Drupal is Gonna Change Your World

Published: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:37:33 +0000 Updated: Mon, 24 May 2010 18:03:05 +0000 | comments

Forget expensive and proprietary MS Access. Forget about applications built on top of complex muiltitab spreadsheets. Drupal with Content Construction Kit, Views and Faceted Search are the right and way better solution for you.

Forget about building Flash-only web sites. Drupal and its modules is a better and semantically correct way for your Web 2.0 site.

Forget [...]

By Avi on Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:37:33 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Linux & Open Source Web 2.0
Linux & Open Source ● Web 2.0

Eu, Drupal e a Arrebentação

Published: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:14:58 +0000 Updated: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:27:07 +0000 | 2 comments

Dediquei-me nos últimos meses a estudar o Drupal. Fiz isso nas horas vagas (tipo da meia noite às 6 da manhã) e foi uma longa curva de aprendizado.

Para quem não sabe, Drupal é um Sistema de Gerenciamento de Conteúdo (CMS) para a Web. Um fazedor de sites, em outras palavras. Quaisquer sites.

Umas semanas atrás ultrapassei [...]

By Avi on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:14:58 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Linux & Open Source Web 2.0
Linux & Open Source ● Web 2.0

WhiteHouse.Gov migrou para Drupal

Published: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:54:39 +0000 Updated: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:40:17 +0000 | 1 comment

Drupal é um dos melhores gerenciadores de conteúdo que existem e é Open Source.

Há quem diga que é porque o governo Obama incentiva Open Source blablabla etc. Mas a verdade é que provavelmente a escolha foi pelo melhor: Drupal. No blog do Tim O’reilly, há também mais detalhes sobre a infraestrutura: Red Hat Linux como [...]

By Avi on Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:54:39 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Linux & Open Source Web 2.0
Web 2.0

WordPress 2.7 Eye Candy

Published: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:47:10 +0000 Updated: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:47:10 +0000 | 1 comment

Although WordPress 2.7 is almost only eye candy, it is great useful eye candy. The user interface is much much more practical, AJAXed, nice and fast.

I recommend an immediate upgrade. It worked flawlessly with my complex homemade theme, my homemade plugins, plus all other plugins I use throughout my blog.

By Avi on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:47:10 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Web 2.0
Web 2.0

Yawasp Ultimate Anti-Spam Solution

Published: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:20:07 +0000 Updated: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:36:53 +0000 | 3 comments

Spam fighting is a difficult job. Many spammers are too smart for Akismet and I was spending too much time cleaning comment spam.

Captcha-based anti-spam methods are ok but they hurt too much the usability and user experience.

Then I finally found Yawasp WordPress plugin that implements an innovative anti-spam method. It makes the comment form field [...]

By Avi on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:20:07 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Web 2.0
Community and Society ● Web 2.0

Para que afinal servem essas redes sociais online ?!

Published: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:57:33 +0000 Updated: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:35:39 +0000 | 3 comments

… foi a pergunta que me fez hoje no almoço o Agostinho Villela, uma cara multicultural, multimídia e multilegal que trabalha comigo.

— Agostinho, tu não pode ver essas coisas como sites. Orkut, Facebook etc são como festas (© Avi Alkalay). — respondi na hora.

É fácil continuar pensando nisso: geralmente você se veste bem [...]

By Avi on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:57:33 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Community and Society Web 2.0
Chronicles ● Community and Society ● Web 2.0

Crossfox Firefox

Published: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:35:14 +0000 Updated: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:55:19 +0000 | 1 comment

The kind of thing you can find circulating in São Paulo, friday at noon.

By Avi on Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:35:14 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Chronicles Community and Society Web 2.0
Info & Biz Technology ● Web 2.0

Vida Digital

Published: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:36:16 +0000 Updated: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:19:23 +0000 | 4 comments

Podem me chamar de geek mas eu adoro informação em formato digital.

Música ⇒ MP3
Filme ⇒ H.264 com MP4 ou MKV
Idéias ⇒ ODF
Desenhos ⇒ SVG
Fotos ⇒ JPEG
Termos ⇒ Wikipedia
Qualquer coisa que já foi ou será inventada ⇒ XML
O mecanismo de funcionamento do mundo ⇒ Código, Software
Gente ⇒ Orkut, Geni, FaceBook, SecondLife, Lively, etc
Festa, ou onde pessoas [...]

By Avi on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:36:16 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Info & Biz Technology Web 2.0
Web 2.0

Web 2.0 Heaven for Brand Owners

Published: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:35:06 +0000 Updated: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:24:05 +0000 | 2 comments

There is this website called Brand Tags that lets people quickly tag brands that pop up in a web 2.0 style.

Then you can also browse brand names and see their tag cloud.

For example, Linux is associated with “penguin”, “free”, “tux”, “cute”, “free” etc. Windows gets “computer”, “crap”, “crash”, “monopoly”, “sucks” etc. Apple gets “apple”, “computer”, [...]

By Avi on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:35:06 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Web 2.0
Community and Society ● Web 2.0

Cool Election-Related Google Maps AJAX Application

Published: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:09:03 +0000 Updated: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:00:48 +0000 | 1 comment

Isn’t this web app very neat? You must interact to feel it.

By Avi on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:09:03 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Community and Society Web 2.0
Web 2.0

Profissões Web 2.0

Published: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:46:02 +0000 Updated: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:16:37 +0000 | 5 comments

Sobre as novas profissões relacionadas a Web 2.0 que estão surgindo no horizonte. Como as empresas podem tirar proveito delas, e também o desafio de encontrar profissionais com este [...]

By Avi on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:46:02 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Web 2.0
Web 2.0

Upgrade to WordPress 2.5

Published: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:40:46 +0000 Updated: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:47:14 +0000 | 3 comments

This is my first post in the new WordPress 2.5.

Upgrade was as easy as:

$ cd avi.alkalay.net
$ svn sw http://svn.automattic.com/wordpress/tags/2.5/

Everything worked without any changes, including my experimental content-optimized Plasma theme.

The new WordPress has lots of improvements, specially in the administration part and I recommend it.

By Avi on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:40:46 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Web 2.0
Ecology & Environment ● Web 2.0

My Ecological Footprint

Published: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:27:22 +0000 Updated: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:27:22 +0000 | 6 comments

I decided to take the test to see how much the planet gets stressed with me. This is the result:

I have a lot to improve. Specially in goods (which was a weak test) and transportation.

By Avi on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:27:22 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Ecology & Environment Web 2.0
Linux & Open Source ● Web 2.0

Linux on Dell IdeaStorm

Published: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:03:37 +0000 Updated: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:50:52 +0000 | comments

I found Dell’s Digg-like IdeaStorm site today while having a look on Doc Searl’s January 2008 LJ Index.

This is a great example of Web 2.0 in action, together with similar sites as IBM’s Innovation Jam.

It shows how Linux is highly rated by everybody, as a top request amongst these ideas. Check Linux rank as of [...]

By Avi on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:03:37 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Linux & Open Source Web 2.0
Music & Podcasts ● Web 2.0

Web 2.0 Party

Published: Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:00:13 +0000 Updated: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:02:17 +0000 | 3 comments

Web 2.0 is about people. Its a global party where human beings exchange knowledge, experiences, information and even emotions.

Yesterday I saw the Xanadu movie again with ELO’s All Over the World, a good-vibe song from the 80’s that still has very current lyrics that explain what people are doing in our 2008’s Web 2.0.

Check out [...]

By Avi on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:00:13 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Music & Podcasts Web 2.0
Mobility ● Web 2.0

Google Maps com Posicionamento por Antenas de Celular

Published: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:58:33 +0000 Updated: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:34:59 +0000 | 13 comments

Já faz um tempo que tenho me divertido com a nova versão do Google Maps que se instala no celular.

Ele faz uma coisa incrível: te diz mais ou menos onde você está agora, mesmo se seu celular não é equipado com GPS. É um recurso que se chama “My Location”.

Me falaram que a técnica que [...]

By Avi on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:58:33 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Mobility Web 2.0
Community and Society ● Essays ● Web 2.0

A Blogosfera

Published: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:47:14 +0000 Updated: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:56:42 +0000 | 9 comments

O que é um blog, a blogosfera, seus impactos na sociedade, e a sociedade da [...]

By Avi on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:47:14 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Community and Society Essays Web 2.0
OpenDocument Format ● Web 2.0

Complete a Ponte

Published: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:28:15 +0000 Updated: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:50:36 +0000 | comments

E parece que o pessoal de marketing aqui na IBM tem usado a imaginação para mostrar a linha de produtos de colaboração com o lúdico site Complete A Ponte. Fizeram também uns vídeos engraçadinhos.

Um dos produtos mais em voga que está lá é o Lotus Symphony, suite de escritório gratuita, compatível com o formato aberto [...]

By Avi on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:28:15 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: OpenDocument Format Web 2.0
Web 2.0

Eliminating Blog SPAM

Published: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:15:53 +0000 Updated: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:15:53 +0000 | 1 comment

Thanks to the Trackback Validator WordPress plugin I completely eliminated the increased SPAM (and specially trackback SPAM) in my blog.

By Avi on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:15:53 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Web 2.0
Web 2.0

Creating OpenSearch plugins for Browsers

Published: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:12:48 +0000 Updated: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:06:38 +0000 | 1 comment

How to create and OpenSearch plugin for any [...]

By Avi on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:12:48 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Web 2.0
Web 2.0

Facebook

Published: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:18:49 +0000 Updated: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:51:49 +0000 | 1 comment

Avi Alkalay’s Facebook profile

Looks like this Facebook-thing is OK.

By Avi on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:18:49 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Web 2.0
OpenDocument Format ● Web 2.0

Homembit e Seu Novo Blog

Published: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:33:52 +0000 Updated: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:33:53 +0000 | comments

Homembit parece nome de super-herói.

Apesar de isso só existir em quadrinhos, há um Homembit circulando entre nós e seus atos tem sido bastante heróicos ultimamente.

Estamos falando de Jomar Silva, diretor da ODF Alliance Brasil, pessoa com quem tive o prazer de trabalhar em diversas frentes, principalmente na saga da definição do voto do Brasil/ABNT no [...]

By Avi on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:33:52 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: OpenDocument Format Web 2.0
Web 2.0

BlogPlex IBM

Published: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:59:52 +0000 Updated: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:59:52 +0000 | 2 comments

Tenho lido os bloggers da IBM todos agregados em um BlogPlex. Tem um time fera ali:

Cezar Taurion. Analisando com insights refrescantes simplesmente tudo o que acontece em TI. Open Source, Second Life, Web 2.0, Grid, Mobilidade, ODF.
Mario Costa. Web 2.0, colaboração e ferramentas, ODF.
Carlos Sena. Web 2.0, colaboração, ferramentas para gerir portais e dicas muito [...]

By Avi on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:59:52 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Web 2.0
Web 2.0

Please Encrypt Your BitTorrent Client !

Published: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:43:54 +0000 Updated: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:43:54 +0000 | 8 comments

Some evil ISPs implement traffic shaping to specifically limit BitTorrent bandwidth. This brings slower downloads to you and your peer.

All modern BitTorrent clients have encryption capabilities but most of them came disabled by default.

Please configure your client to encrypt connections. You will have faster downloads even if your ISP does not limit your traffic, but [...]

By Avi on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:43:54 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Web 2.0
Linux & Open Source ● Web 2.0

NO Gimp, YES Picasa

Published: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:57:45 +0000 Updated: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:57:45 +0000 | 2 comments

While all Linux blogs are talking about new Gimp 2.4, I’m very happy with Picasa.

Yes, I know they have different purposes but Picasa does everything I need with my photos. It is intuitive, powerful, extremely easy to use, fast and nice.

You may say F-Spot is the OSS equivalent but I couldn’t spend more than 15 [...]

By Avi on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:57:45 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Linux & Open Source Web 2.0
Linux & Open Source ● Web 2.0

Upgrade to WordPress 2.3

Published: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:59:38 +0000 Updated: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:59:38 +0000 | 1 comment

I upgraded yesterday my dear blog software to WordPress 2.3. From now on I’m using an easy and practical method that updates the software directly from the Subversion repository.

By Avi on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:59:38 +0000 | Tags: | Categories: Linux & Open Source Web 2.0
 
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