where knowledge meets creation

Rememer that crazy project, where I transformed a Moleskine into a fully USB hard drive? In that post, i pointed out, that, to give that final “spy” touch, I’ve created a encrypted image, which I dropped inside the hard drive, for security of my data. Theres is a very simple way to do this in Mac OS X, and it’s a good way to keep your data safe, for example, inside a USB pen drive. So let’s get started!
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In the past few weeks, I have been dreaming with something that I know is not very practical to do or implement, but in fact, it could be a challenge and a fun thing to look into to.
What I propose here in theory is to combine a series of tools, to create a rather unique backup solution. What I suggest, is using tools like RAID, LVM, rsync with incremental backups… OK, you might be thinking: “but this is normal stuff”. Now let’s add the twist! Put these tools to work, using Gmail accounts, and you can begin imagining what I have in mind! Continue reading →

It’s been a while, since I had this in mind: to put a 2.5″ hard drive inside a Moleskine. I did imagine it, but to be honest, it was just the other day, when I stumbled upon a website, that I saw that someone just had the same idea, so I decided to finally do it myself!
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Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me…. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOOOOO MEEEEEE =)

Today I was tagged meme by Rick from My Biotech Life, and before I post 8 random facts about me, here are the rules:

We have to post these rules before we give you the facts.

Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.

People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.

At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.

Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog

It’s going to be hard to tag 8 more people, since I don’t know that many bloggers online…

Here are my 8 random facts:

1. My favorite drink is Coca-Cola, which is also the name given to a person which was born at Maputo, capital of Mozambique (where I was born)
2. I used to hate cats, and now, me and my girlfriend share the house with 2
3. I absolutely love to cook anything from fresh pasta, sushi, to the more regular food… I truly believe if I wasn’t a computer geek I was studying for chef
4. I already set my feet on 12 different countries (this by the time I was 20)
5. I never sleep with my socks on, but I have to get in bed with them
6. I panic if someone squeezes my nose
7. Once I was run over by a luggage truck, on my way to surprise my mother in the airplane
8. Once I was truly disappointed to know that my dream of being an astronaut would be impossible, because I have more than the permitted height, both in NASA and in ESA… I measure 1,94 meters!

And thats it! For now I only have one blog buddy besides Rick, but I will update my list in the future.
I choose to tag Artur Martins on his blog.

I hope I get this list bigger… =)