Yearly Archives: 2008

Make Emacs yasnippet work with html-helper-mode

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Gabriel Saldaña

Yasnippet is a great emacs minor mode that lets you have lots of code snippets easily at hand. Also you can create your own snippets in a very easy way without needing to write them in emacs lisp. Basically, like … Continue reading →

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Free antivirus programs for Windows

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Gabriel Saldaña

Some of the free (not necessarily as in freedom) antivirus programs I recommend when asked are: clamwin This is the first one I recommend, being my best ethical pick since its free software. It is a good scanner and it … Continue reading →

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My 5 reasons to leave Ruby on Rails

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Gabriel Saldaña

I’m stopping all my ruby on rails development. Its been a while since my last rails line was written and I will not continue to develop on that framework. Here are my reasons for this: Documentation and entry point price … Continue reading →

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I’m a lucky guy

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Gabriel Saldaña

Seeing this xkcd comic made me think about how lucky I am with my girlfriend. She listens to all my ramblings about free software and free culture and she even went to my anti drm talks I’ve given on several … Continue reading →

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Sarah Brightman Symphony tour concert

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Gabriel Saldaña

I just arrived from being at the Arena Monterrey, where Sarah Brightman gave her Symphony tour concert. I was very excited for weeks that I’ll finally see one of my favorite opera singers. Bought the tickets with months of anticipation. … Continue reading →

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Soviet-like antipiracy campaign targeted at kids in Mexico

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Gabriel Saldaña

The mexican newspaper El Universal published a contest for kids sponsored by IMPI (the organization that in charge of “intelectual property” and patents in Mexico) which invites kids to report to the IMPI for any “piracy” acts their parents, teachers … Continue reading →

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