Marcelo Toledo

startups, empreendedorismo e tecnologia

outubro 2007

How to use your iPhone on Linux

You will need windows or Mac for the first moment and then you’ll be free. I have a VMware image in my computer and I could never make it work with USB, this time I had a chance to look after this issue and found out why. Linux’s VMWare doesn’t work with USB 2.0, to workaround this you can either change it to 1.1 through software (Kernel or BIOS) or you can use a USB 1.1 Hub, another option is using a temporary machine with windows, I have one at work and that’s what I did. You need to install…

Microsoft aplies for mind reading patent

Microsoft has just applied for a mind reading patent, two engineers are responsible for this patent, they are specialists in Human-Computer Interaction and Brain-Computer Interfaces. Asking people to execute specific tasks in the computer, video recording and asking questions later might not produce reliable answers. “Human beings are often poor reporters of their own actions,” Microsoft says. The patent application details how this interface would work. Secret sources points that Google is writing a plugin to search your brain.

Wi-Fi detector shirt

Thinkgeek team created a shirt to display Wi-Fi signal, the glowing bars on the front dynamically change as the surrounding Wi-Fi signal strength fluctuates. It shows signals in 802.11b or 802.11g and it’s 100% cotton. The animated decal is removable (with hook and loop fasteners) for easy washing and the baterry pack is concealed in a small pocket sewn inside the shirt, works for a few hours with 3 AAA batteries.

What smartphone to buy

I try not to spend my money on things that doesn’t work for me, I had a Palm V years ago, it was perfect for a few months, then suddenly it became too heavy and too complicated to carry. I realized that the only similar thing I would like to have is a smartphone. Yesterday I was thinking if I should buy a Nokia N95 or an iPhone, I made my mind, my perfect phone doesn’t exist yet and I will stick with my simple phone for a while more. Mark Pilgim has a strong opinion on the iPhone case.

Dell vs. Apple: 10 Years Later

It was 10 years ago that Michael Dell, speaking before several thousand technology executives at ITxpo97 in Orlando, answered a question about what he would do if he were CEO of Apple with a remark he probably instantly regretted: “What would I do? I’d shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders.” (link) As others have noted, Apple’s (AAPL) market capitalization today is more than double that of Dell (DELL): Apple: $140.4 billion Dell: $62.27 billion But don’t shed a tear for Micheal Dell. According to a list of the 400 wealthiest Americans published last month, his…