Hi, my name is José (you knew that already). I help creating the web better since 2006. I am finishing my graduation this year on Computer Science Engineering. I expertise in web standards, creative design, logo design and stationery. I also build powered websites and custom PHP / mySQL web applications. I also perform application consulting for startup projects.

Learning to be alone

Castelo_Leiria.jpgIt's almost been a week since I've got my new job at Weemagine — Leiria and living here has been quite an adventure. For those who know me well, you know that it wouldn't be easy. Honestly I thought it would be harder but I have been widely helped by my work team, it has been a tremendous relief to know I can count on them.

Top 50 Ruby on Rails tutorials

26 May 2009 - 23:49

 A huge list of tutorials for Ruby on Rails, from beginner to advanced degree.

Como utilizar o MS Word / OpenOffice correctamente

O povo português não sabe utilizar o Microsoft Word — já para não falar de que nem conhecem o OpenOffice, uma versão gratuita que faz o mesmo ou melhor — e, pior que isso, gosta de não o saber utilizar! Hoje saí duma discussão com o meu pai sobre isso mesmo e não sei bem em que posição cada um fica.

Relationships in Rails 2.3

Ruby on Rails is becoming quite a piece of software. I've been learning how to work with its latest version to date, 2.3, for a series of workshops on web development. It has surprised me how easy it is now to accomplish a simple task such as multi-model form processing. Let me show what I've been doing lately.

How to backup your Drupal site using Backup & Migrate

17 Apr 2009 - 17:15

Back from the dead; I mean, my hosting has been dead for more than a week. That's why I “finally” decided to back my Drupal website up just in case I get screwed again. The magic tool: Backup & Migrate!