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Archive - September 2003

28 September 2003

When The World Ends

When the world ends
Collect your things
You're coming with me
When the world ends
You tuckle up yourself with me
Watch it as the stars disappear to nothing
The day the world is over
We'll be lying in bed

I'm gonna rock you like a baby when the cities fall
We will rise as the building's crumble
Float there and watch it all
Amidst the burning, we'll be churning
You know, love will be our wings
The passion rises up from the ashes
When the world ends

When the world ends
You're gonna come with me
We're going to be crazy
Like a river bends
We're going to float
Through the criss cross of the mountains
Watch them fade to nothing
When the world ends
You know that's what's happening now
I'm going to be there with you somehow, oh...

I'm going to tie you up like a baby in a carriage car
Your legs won't work cause you want me so
You just lie spread to the wall
The love you got is surely
All the love that I would ever need
I'm going to take you by my side
And love you tall, ‘til the world ends

Oh, but don't you worry about a thing
No, 'cause I got you here with me
Don't you worry about a
Just you and me
Floating through the empty, empty
Just you and me
Oh, graces
Oh, grace

Oh, when the world ends
We'll be burning one
When the world ends
We'll be sweet makin' love
Oh, you know when the world ends
I'm going to take you aside and say
Let's watch it fade away, fade away
And the world's done
Ours just begun
It's done
Ours just begun

We're gonna dive into the emptiness
We'll be swimming
I'm going to walk you through the pathless roads
I'm going to take you to the top of the mountain that's no longer there
I'm going to take you to bed and love you, I swear
Like the end is here

I'm going to take you up to
I'm going to take you down on you
I'm going to hold you like an angel, angel

I'm going to love you
I'm going to love you
When the world ends
I'm going to hold you
When the world is over
We'll just be beginning...

[I'll see you one of these days. Probably not this week. Maybe next. Who knows? Time will tell. I don't feel like writing. If you feel like it, you write. There are times you don't feel like sharing. This is one of those.]

24 September 2003

Losing it

Going crazy with CSS positioning. Absolute, float, relative. I need to start all over again. And read, read, read. HELP!!!

[PT] A passar-me

Estou a dar em doido com o posicionamento em CSS. Absoluto, relativo, float. Vou voltar ao inicio. E ler, ler, ler.

22 September 2003

The last Page / A última página

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19 September 2003

Veen on Web Standards

Jeffrey Veen, a specialist in innovative Web techniques and a partner in the firm Adaptive Path writes about The Business Value of Web Standards. How many more voices must shout out loud that this is the only sane way to deal with Web development? Must sites fall apart before some thickheaded people realise that?

Nielsen on Usability

Jakob Nielsen is a usability guru whose opinions usually generate great discussion. I must say I don't fully agree with him at times, but his Alertbox on the Misconceptions About Usability makes an excellent case. This is a great piece of writing from a renowned specialist. You can use it to try and convince some thickheaded people (the same people as above) of the benefits of usability.

[PT] Veen sobre Standards Web

Jeffrey Veen é um especialista em Técnicas para a Web inovadoras e um dos membros da empresa Adaptive Path. No seu mais recente artigo, escreve sobre o Valor de Negócio dos Standards Web. Quantas mais vozes terão de berrar que este é a única maneira sã de abordar o desenvolvimento para a Web? Será que os sites se têm de desmoronar antes que alguns broncos o percebam?

Nielsen sobre Usabilidade

Jakob Nielsen é um guru da área da usabilidade, cujas opiniões geralmente geram bastante discussão. Devo dizer que nem sempre concordo a 100% com ele, mas a sua coluna Alertbox "Equívocos sobre Usabilidade" revela um excelente ponto de vista. Este é um artigo fundamental de um especialista de renome. Usem-no para tentar convencer alguns broncos (os mesmos que citei acima) dos benefícios da usabilidade.

16 September 2003

Last week

So I was not around last week. I took a rest from my usual working life. I rested a lot, thought a lot, went to the beach less than a lot, didn't win the lotto, didn't go to the movies, didn't go to the theatre, didn't travel, played tennis, went to the gym. Anyway, I am back.

Last Thursday - Sept 11

Last Thursday marked the second anniversary of September 11th. I'll never forget that date, because, as I wrote last year, I had just arrived from the United States. Every time I see the images of the attacks, a chill runs down my spine. Enough. Respect. Silence.

Last Thursday - Web Standards Meeting

Last Thursday took place the first Portuguese Web Standards Meetup. Participants: André, Bruno and Pedro. Over two hours of discussion flew by, and it seemed we were only getting started. We touched numerous topics in this short time. Besides Standards, we talked about Usability, Accessibility, Management, Human Resources, Entrepreneurship, and many others. Ideas abound. You'll hear from us soon.

[PT] A semana passada

Não estive por cá a semana passada. Descansei da minha vida de trabalho habitual. Descansei bastante, pensei bastante, fui à praia menos que bastante, não ganhei o totoloto, não fui ao cinema, não fui ao teatro, não viajei, joguei ténis, fui ao ginásio. Enfim, estou de volta.

Quinta feira passada - 11 de Setembro

A quinta feira passada marcou o segundo aniversário do 11 de Setembro. Nunca esquecerei essa data porque, como escrevi o ano passado, tinha acabado de chegar dos Estados Unidos. Cada vez que vejo as imagens dos ataques, sinto um arrepio na espinha. Chega. Respeito. Silencio.

Quinta feira passada - Encontro Web Standards

Na quinta feira passada realizou-se o primeiro encontro português de web standards. Participantes: André, Bruno e Pedro. Mais de duas horas de discussão passaram a voar, e parecia que apenas estavámos a começar. Abordamos inúmeros tópicos em pouco tempo. Para alem dos Standards, falámos de Usabilidade, Acessibilidade, Gestão, Recursos Humanos, Empreendorismo, e muitos outros. As ideias abundam. Mais noticias em breve.

15 September 2003

Away

Sorry for not updating the site last week, but I have been on holidays, away from my computer. I'll be back tomorrow to talk about the first Portuguese Web Standards Meeting. In the meantime, read what Bruno wrote about it.

5 September 2003

Big Brothel

The fourth edition of the Portuguese Big Brother television show has started this week (will... not... link!). I don't like it, but do not question it's existence. Well, maybe I do, but I won't say it. There is one good thing has come from these shows; without them, this excellent book by Ben Elton wouldn't exist. But here's the dilemma: To fully enjoy the book, you have to know how the show works, or at least have watched some of it. I have watched some of the earlier editions of Big Brother, read the book, loved it, so now I can just...

Push the button
Don't push the button
Trip the station
Change the channel

R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find out what it means to me

Customer service should be taken very seriously if you want to succeed in business. Portuguese companies (and their managers) should get this into their know-it-all-customers-are-stupid-cattle heads. Kelley Robertson has written a very good article about this. He highlights four strategies that will keep your business going. It's easy. So why do most companies ignore this? (via andrerib)

[PT] Big Bordel

Começou esta semana a quarta edição da versão Portuguesa do programa Big Brother (não...farei...link!). Não gosto, mas não questiono a sua existência. Bem, talvez questione, mas não o digo. Há uma coisa boa que veio destes programas; sem eles, este excelente livro de Ben Elton não existiria. Eis o dilema: Para apreciar devidamente o livro, temos de conhecer como funciona o programa, ou pelo menos ter visto algumas partes. Eu vi partes de edições anteriores do Big Brother, li o livro, adorei o livro, e por isso agora posso...

Push the button
Don't push the button
Trip the station
Change the channel

"R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find out what it means to me"

O Serviço ao Cliente deve ser levado muito a sério se queremos ter sucesso no nosso negócio. Seria bom que as empresas portuguesas (e os seus gestores) pusessem esta ideia nas suas cabeças que sabem-tudo-e-os-clientes-são-estúpidos-como-gado. Kelley Robertson escreveu um bom artigo sobre este assunto. Ele destaca quatro estratégias que ajudarão os negócios a manter os seus clientes. É fácil. Então porque é que tantas empresas ignoram isto? (via andrerib)

4 September 2003

EuroAccessibility

The EuroAccessibility Consortium is a new initiative of 23 organizations and the W3C/WAI, working to achieve an harmonised methodology for evaluating the accessibility of Web sites. This is great news for all of us fighting for Accessibility and other Web standards related issues. Here are the objectives as listed on their web site:

[PT] EuroAcessibilidade

O Consórcio EuroAccessibility é uma nova iniciativa de 23 organizações e do W3C/WAI, que trabalham para obter uma metodologia organizada para avaliar a acessibilidade dos sites Web a nível europeu. São óptimas noticias para nós que lutamos pela acessibilidade e por outros assuntos ligados aos Standards Web. Aqui ficam os objectivos, que vêm listados no site do EA:

3 september 2003

Web writing

Writing for the Web is a whole different game as writing for any other media such as print. Nick Usborne, an expert on writing for the Web, has started a weblog. Now, besides his excellent newsletter Excess Voice, Nick shares his thoughts on yet another form. He will be a guest speaker at User Interface 8. Catch him if you can. I sure will try.

[PT] Escrever para a web

Escrever para a Web é muito diferente de escrever para outros meios, tais como a imprensa. Nick Usborne, especialista em escrita online, começou um weblog. Agora, para além da sua excelente newsletter, Excess Voice, o Nick partilha o seu conhecimento de ainda mais uma forma. Ele é um dos oradores convidados na Conferência User Interface 8. Se puderem não percam. Eu vou tentar.

2 September 2003

blogging

Giving a try at popdex. Let's see how I rate.

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