josemota's blog

Learning to be alone

josemota — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:48:32 +0000

It's almost been a week since I've got my new job at Weemagine — Leiria and living here has been quite an adventure. For those who know me well, you know that it wouldn't be easy. Honestly I thought it would be harder but I have been widely helped by my work team, it has been a tremendous relief to know I can count on them.

Como utilizar o MS Word / OpenOffice correctamente

josemota — Sun, 24 May 2009 19:22:46 +0000

O povo português não sabe utilizar o Microsoft Word — já para não falar de que nem conhecem o OpenOffice, uma versão gratuita que faz o mesmo ou melhor — e, pior que isso, gosta de não o saber utilizar! Hoje saí duma discussão com o meu pai sobre isso mesmo e não sei bem em que posição cada um fica.

Relationships in Rails 2.3

josemota — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:59:05 +0000

Ruby on Rails is becoming quite a piece of software. I've been learning how to work with its latest version to date, 2.3, for a series of workshops on web development. It has surprised me how easy it is now to accomplish a simple task such as multi-model form processing. Let me show what I've been doing lately.

How to backup your Drupal site using Backup & Migrate

josemota — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:15:17 +0000

Back from the dead; I mean, my hosting has been dead for more than a week. That's why I “finally” decided to back my Drupal website up just in case I get screwed again. The magic tool: Backup & Migrate!

Rescaldo do Africadançar 2009

josemota — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:07:44 +0000

Para quem não sabe, este Domingo participei na gala final do Africadançar, no Cinema de São Jorge — Lisboa. Em poucas palavras, não valeu tanto a pena: a atribuição dos prémios foi forjada, os concorrentes foram tratados a um nível animalesco e o clima gerado durante o concurso foi caótico; ou seja, parabéns PMPeventos: vocês falharam redondamente.

Isto é só um pequeno leque do todo que aconteceu durante e depois da gala. Já lá vão 24 horas e metade já se me olvidou :D

Semi final do concurso internacional de kizomba

josemota — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:53:09 +0000

Sou finalista no Concurso Internacional de Kizomba! Dos 23 pares que actuaram na EDSAE, em Lisboa, eu fui um dos premiados para participar na gala final do dia 22 de Março.

Building a system on your own when you're a rookie

josemota — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:48:11 +0000

If you're like me, you'll want to build your website the hard way, just so you can get to know a little more on programming PHP and understanding certain aspects regarding its planning and structure.

This post is taking place after a conversation I had with a friend of mine in college about building a website from scratch, in order to learn PHP. Guess what I told her ;)

So what if you just wanted to build a website to start a business right away and never worry about if it works? Is building a website / web application the best solution if you wanna start off successful and harmlessly?

2009 - my fresh start

josemota — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:21:43 +0000

Finally, after a long long time, I decide to say something to my readers. It's been crazy in here!

Today starts my 2009 and with it certain acknowledgments and decisions I've made. Today I want to share some these with you.

New website theme

I've been struggling over the very presentation of my website. After some months I guess I can settle with the 6th iteration of the Amethyst series.

Blogging for real people

josemota — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:41:31 +0000

Writing blog posts is already a hard task, imagine if you want to write for other people...! Let me try and share my thoughts on this, it's even a way for me to keep up with my writing habit.

What better way to know what to do than taking a look at good blogs out there! I'll take some of the best that I know, if you know others please spill 'em out!.

Facing freelancers: a skill for clients to master

josemota — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:43:15 +0000

Ever had a bad client? You know how the deal: he thinks you can read his mind and do everything he wants at the first try. Guess again.

Today a client said to me:

You've been eating too much cheese, eh José?

He actually thought he was my only project - even if he was, I am not supposed to know everything, since he didn't know how to approach me in the first place and didn't write the specs of what he wanted well enough.