Posts Tagged ‘open_source’

Learning Languages with Open Source Resources and an Open Mind

Of course learning languages can be both fun and challenging.  Still in Brazil (in my teenage days) I learned English mostly by listening to my favorite artists, translating their music and making up dialogs in my mind while taking a shower or walking down the street… yes, that crazy… I also used to go on [...]

Online File Storage is Evolving – Store, Use, Share Your Media Everywhere

I am a huge fan of having access to my files anywhere, anytime. On a friend’s computer, at home, on my mobile device (the iPhone), etc. Securely, of course… I have written about file storage and sync’ing before, a lot of them are freemium (you need to pay for extra storage, more features, etc.). A [...]

Microsoft Doesn’t Believe in Open Source Virtual Worlds

As seen in this article from PC Magazine reported by ITExaminer, Microsoft (via Craig Mundie) doesn’t seem to believe in Open Source virtual worlds such as Second Life. While I agree that (open) virtual worlds are still very limited, I believe in the potential of such environments on a long term basis and I don’t [...]

Open Source Social Network Engines

No-one is impressed with the words “social networking” anymore. We used to have to explain to new comers what “Myspace” or Facebook implied. Now everyone can have their own social networks online with relatively no cost using open source solutions that I think deserve some attention: 1- www.elgg.org -> free and open source initiative. Very [...]