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08 January 2010 ~ 3 Comments

Superswitcher, a super alternative to alt+tab

I recently came across a fantastic alternative to the alt+tab command on Linux, it’s called Superswitcher.

Nice features on it
Press the command touch (Windows touch on the keyboard) to display Superswitcher.
To switch from a desktop to another press Command + arrow left or right
To switch from available windows in a desktop press Command + arrow up [...]

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04 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

I want to make 2010 really exciting

I’m just back from 10 days holidays in France. Catching up with family and friends was really good, but what I really enjoyed was my disconnection for all development/web platform during these 10 days.
It’s always a good way, at the end of the year, to do a little retrospective on his work/life and give the [...]

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19 October 2009 ~ 2 Comments

In web we trust, but how much?

Since September, I’ve been developing tweetcetera on my spare time. And I’m on the point to release a beta soon (end of the month or earlier)..
What is tweetcetera?
Tweetcetera is a web application I’m working on the spare time. Basically, you login in with you Twitter account, and it reproduce the Twitter web interface with smarter [...]

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14 October 2009 ~ 3 Comments

My tools of the trade

Rubyflow blog started yesterday a thread called Tools of the Trade, so to reply here is my main tools, I use everyday.

Hardware
As described in a previous post I now use a netbook as main development machine until September this year.
Machine1: Medion E1312,11.6″,Athlon 1.6 Ghz single core, 2 Gig Ram . For all task, it’s really [...]

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30 September 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Babyonce

I know that this video is everywhere on the web, but, I just find it so cute!

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04 September 2009 ~ 3 Comments

Netbook for webdevelopers

I leaved HP 2 days ago, and in the same time I had to give back my laptop. This laptop was nice, powerful, but a bit heavy for my use (nearly 3 Kg).
I’m now moving into a full time freelancing position, for the first month I’ll start with a contract where I’ll work in the [...]

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05 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

I’ll become a Ruby on Rails full time freelancer

This is the good news of the day. I’m leaving HP in one month now, for going full time Ruby On Rails / Jquery / Other stuffs full time freelancing.
I’ll start on projects for a company called Jiva in south Bristol for several months which is an ideal position!.
On these kind words, I’ll leave you [...]

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04 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Holidays D-1, I’ll do my homeworks for the Railsrumble

Haa, holidays are coming. I’ll be ending in North of France, enjoying Belgium beer, Nathalie’s grand parents fresh vegetables and … will be a bit disconnected. This will be the occasion for me to put some order in remaining/waiting projects.
But, as last year, I’ll compete at the RailsRumble this year. My app? PlanetToaster.

So I’ll do [...]

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14 July 2009 ~ 8 Comments

10 things I’ve learned developing in rails

I’ve started learning Rails and Ruby 3 years ago now, and now all my side projects are made in RoR.
I’ll be ready soon to release my third rails application, but having launched earlier this year serialcooking.com I’ve learn a lot on good RoR good practice in terms of development, deployment and maintenance.
I just wanted to [...]

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25 June 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Nathalie is looking for a new position.

Nathalie’s (now my fiancee) temporary position has ended last week, and she is looking for a new position in or around Bristol.
Currently working in marketing/web marketing, it’s not the best season/time to search for a new position.
With an average of 1 new job per day, I don’t think she’ll find something quickly.
I’d say that it’s [...]

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