So, you want to build a start-up. Why? What? How?
Off topic: I’ve been delaying my posts as I wait for Blogvio to launch. I don’t want to start posting content (video, audio, images, charts and stuff) with the current state of the technology, so I’m sorry for keeping you waiting while we advance it! :-)
The Why
So, you want to build a start-up. Why?
How to fix signatures in Mail.app
I like properly written copy, I like typography and I like text to be formatted correctly. I think it sends the proper message to the receiver. And when the receiver is a potential client, it’s even more important to get it right.
Not once had I sent myself emails to different service providers, just to see how our customers would get them. The formatting, the phrasing, the typography must be right.
So.. when I discovered Mail was doing this monstrosity in Yahoo, Outlook, Gmail – I wanted to find a quick fix.
I found this cool plugin that helps you keep the font size the same when your email is sent. You can find a short video tutorial on installing/customising the plugin here.
But there is an issue. I want to also be able to add my name with bold characters, while keeping the remaining text in the signature in regular text. In order to fix this, you can edit the CSS code for the signature, following the tutorial here. So I simply added the bold attribute to the text I wanted:
And now, finally, my text should be properly formated when read by customers, no matter what email client they use.
Gmail:
Yahoo:
Hope Apple will fix this. Sending the link now. 3, 2, 1.. done.
Resolutions for 2013
This year has come with a sad realisation – that we don’t try hard enough. I’d like to make 2013 all about that, both personally and professionally. Achieving this is all about taking decisions fast and acting on them, about doing something instead of complaining. It’s about not looking back at what we did wrong, but looking forward at what we should do right.
Yes, this gives a lot of room for mistakes, and yes, there might be regrets, because you choose to do, you choose to take action. But without moving fast in the right direction, things can degrade. Things will degrade. A situation of good, a condition of happy, needs to be entertained, needs to be fed.
So if there’s one resolution that I’d like to set is make the impossible, possible. By doing.
Happy 2013 everyone!
iPad is amazing!
I was a bit sceptic about buying the new iPad. The decision between the iPad 4 vs iPad mini was pretty simple: the mini is not as necessary when you have an iPhone as well. I prefer the larger screen of the 4th generation iPad, and the mobility of the iPhone (3GS still going strong).
After I spent the last 30 minutes finding solutions for all potential problems, I can say that you can easily:
- share your music collection through home sharing on iTunes, for playback on the iPad
- use Remote app from Apple to playback media on your Mac, but control it from the iPad (as a large touch remote)
- stream your movies/videos (so you don’t need to convert them to iTunes specific format) directly from the Mac using AirVideo.
- edit excel, word, powepoint, etc documents on the iPad, using CloudOn.
- download apps from the US Store (free, or using an iTunes Gift Card to load credit on your US Apple ID).
It’s been a breeze and everything above is free. The content lays on my Mac, and my fiance can now watch different stuff than I do, at the same time. Hope she will be content with the device for years to come. I give it 5 stars out of 5.
Pregatirea copiilor pentru domenii creative
Parintii mei sunt deosebiti. De mic copil am frecventat activitati ce mi-au permis sa ma formez corect pentru ceea ce fac. Am avut marele avantaj ca au fost de acord cu ideile celor din jur, ale mele si ale profesorilor indrumatori, si mi-au permis sa particip la activitati extra scolare. Astfel, pregatirea mea pentru acest domeniu – desi aproape inexistent la vremea respectiva – a inceput de la o varsta frageda. In timp ce altii invatau sa mearga pe bicicleta, ori sa inoate, eu invatam sa modelez metal (metaloplastie) pe care il prezentam in expozitii, sa creez jucarii (Palatul copiilor), sa manuiesc sabia (scrima), ori sa interpretez scene de teatru (prof. Damian). Si spre mirarea tuturor, reuseam sa iau si coronita cu premiul intai, in fiecare an scolar. :) Ma descurcam remarcabil in fiecare dintre aceste activitati, si in loc sa imi ocupe tot timpul, ma ajutau sa fiu mai bun, in fiecare dintre ele. Ajungeam sa cad lat dupa antrenamente, dar a doua zi eram in picioare si aveam aceeasi energie pe care o avem toti copiii. Tot asa am facut cunostinta si cu informatica, extra curicular. Si mi-a dat un mediu digital, pentru a transpune ideile cele mai indraznete.
Astazi consider ca acesta este modul in care un copil trebuie dezvoltat, si ma intreb daca nu cumva jocurile pe calculator, pe telefoane ori tablete, au luat locul acestor activitati mult prea importante pentru anii de formare din viata fiecaruia. Mereu mi-am dorit ca atunci cand voi avea un copil, asemeni mie, sa il inscriu la un curs de scrima (ori balet), un spor elegant care iti creeaza reflexe si gandire spontana, care te organizeaza, te formeaza fizic si psihic, si iti permite sa lucrezi in echipa de la o varsta frageda. In echipa am fost campioni nationali, dar pentru fiecare dintre noi, premiul a fost la fel de important. Poate mai important decat realizarile individuale.
Ma intreb daca parintii de azi au energia necesara pentru a ii tine pe copii departe de activitati inutile, si reusesc sa ii indrume inspre activitati care ii vor forma pe viitor. Mi-as dori sa vad mai multi copii sportivi, mai multi copii avand expozitii, mai multi copii care sa renunte la jocurile pe calculator / telefon / tableta. Cred ca joaca are un rol important in viata copiilor, dar nu acel tip de joaca care te tine in fata unui ecran. Joaca asta va face parte din viata lor de adult.
Cred ca aceste activitati au o mare importanta pentru tara, pentru generatiile pe care le lasam in urma. Se pare ca jocurile pe calculator creeaza, in mari proportii, doar neabsolventi. Oameni pregatiti pentru nimic. Studenti ai pierderii de timp.
Partea buna este ca ulterior, cand vei fi format, poti invata lucrurile pe care nu le-ai aprofundat cand erai mic, avand deja un curs in viata. Maine incep cursurile de inot. :)
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