Monthly Archives: July 2006

Taking a rest

Posted on July 28, 2006 by Andre

I’m taking time off to think, sleep, travel, smell, see, hear and dream. It’s already been 6 months since last time so I’ll be London for the holidays.

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My new (work) tractor!

Posted on July 25, 2006 by Andre

This is my new desktop at work. It’s an Intel Core Duo Mac Mini. I have been working on my 15-inch Powerbook for over 2 years now and it’s been a wonderful experience. I cannot speak too much of the … Continue reading →

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37signals gets into Venture Capital

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Andre

It was inevitable that even the we-don’t-need-VC company would get into Venture Capital. The VC is Jeff Bezos and Jason is claiming that they’re getting much more than just money. This looks like a very smart move. Having access to … Continue reading →

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LaFraise.com sold to SpreadShirt

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Andre

Loic introduced me to the LaFraise concept about 2 years ago. It’s been a very interesting small business to follow and now it’s been sold to Spreadshirt. Congratulations to Patrice for his earlier retirement. Basically, LaFraise is a t-shirt store … Continue reading →

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Be a real business and avoid the Web 2.0 hype

Posted on July 19, 2006 by Andre

Although Web2.0-hype can be a good thing (everyone know’s what everyone’s talking about), I think that it has been overused and, worst, new services are being built/marketed solely based on this hype. So, I couldn’t agree more with this guy’s … Continue reading →

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More information on SHiFT

Posted on July 6, 2006 by Andre

SHiFT website is online. SHiFT – Social and Human Ideas for Technology will take on the 28th and 29th of September in Lisbon and it will be one of the first conferences of it’s kind. What is SHiFT (from the … Continue reading →

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wineCrossing

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Andre

Yesterday was the Wine Day in Portugal. I commemorated with a few friends (and bottles). And we had a very nice conversation around the idea of discovering new wines from different countries. We were all enthusiastic about the idea and … Continue reading →

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