Archive for July, 2008

Technology, every slacker’s utopia, is now a disease

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

That's right. As stated by a recent article in the UK's Guardian web site, technology has made it so easy for people to waste time that many doctors and researchers believe procrastination should be treated as a serious medical condition: Time-wasting is not just an irritating habit. It is an affliction ...

Mind map: Objet d’art

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

I love mind maps! Ok, maybe that was an overstatement (I usually get carried away when I'm excited). I do think mind maps are an elegant, straightforward manner to easily convey seemingly-complicated ideas and concepts. I was totally elated when I ran into Mindmeister.com, a site that allows you to ...

The Best Batman Movie

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight is by far, in my objective opinion, the best Batman movie so far. If you are a Batman fan, the movie is a must see. Besides the sheer, action-packed entertainment, the film brings up several of the most popular themes related to the mythical DC ...

TQM in Software Development

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

The following is an English translation of a brief paper I wrote about TQM and software development for an undergrad class in Dominican Republic. I felt like sharing this with the many IT peers that read my blog. I hope you guys enjoy it. NOTE: The paper's tone was rather informal ...

World Domination

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Source: UtahDarkHorse's Humor Gallery No. This post is not about that type of world domination, nor is it a recipe to accomplish such an ambitious undertaking. The reason I'm writing this is because I would like to bring a very thought-provoking piece of reading to your attention. Every now and then you ...