Author Archives: Gabriel Saldaña

About Gabriel Saldaña

Web developer and free software advocate.

New photography gear

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Gabriel Saldaña

I got new photography gear after my last “accident” forgetting my Cannon T1i at the airplane on my last visit to Mexico city. Also, it was my birthday gift to myself. I was sad about loosing my camera and about … Continue reading →

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Using Git with Subversion repository subdirectory

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Gabriel Saldaña

Interacting a local git repository with a subversion one has been very useful and is very common on old projects. The way to do that is by using the git svn commands. But sometimes there are situations where there is … Continue reading →

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The importance of real-time personal communication

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Gabriel Saldaña

For the past two months, I’ve been staying at an old friend’s house, who’s helping me out while I move my things and rent a flat in Guadalajara. He has no Internet access at home and he says he prefers … Continue reading →

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Galaxy Nexus with Ice Cream Sandwich from Telcel

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Gabriel Saldaña

I was lucky to get an online coupon to get the Galaxy Nexus phone on launch in Mexico (Telcel carrier) last thursday. The software and usability I wanted to give the phone some use before writing about it so I … Continue reading →

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CSS3 columns in Internet Explorer and other unsupported browsers

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Gabriel Saldaña

Recently I’ve been working on a project for a client that makes use of CSS3 columns in its layout design. The problem with CSS3 columns is that it’s not supported by any stable version of Internet Explorer so far (surprised? … Continue reading →

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Resolutions for 2012

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Gabriel Saldaña

At first, according to my last year’s resolutions post, I thought this year’s resolutions would look like the image above. Fortunately after reviewing a bit further, I did manage to accomplish 5 of 7 goals, so it’s not that bad. … Continue reading →

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