Thanks to the contribution platform available at AMO I bought one book and a couple of software licenses (not open sourced).

I can say that the AMO contribution feature is a great success for me, dozen of donors for two ‘not so famous‘ extensions like Table2Clipboard and ViewSourceWith.

Now I’ve a little budget to use to make contributions because NOW it’s my turn!

I’ll contribute to Firefox extensions without forget other open source projects especially the utilities, I love the little time saver applications

I chosen low ‘Suggested Donation’ amount for my extensions but this has generated very expensive PayPal fees per transaction so I’ll make fewer contributions but all higher than 5$, I would the software authors take maximum profits from donations.

I hope in my country (Italy) PayPal made available micropayments very soon.

I would like to receive contributions also for my Komodo extensions, strangely the official dafizilla website doesn’t attract donors (I don’t like to fill it with banners and donations messages), I hope rumors about the Add-On Store will be confirmed and the store will host not only browser (i.e. Firefox) extensions and more important it will host also free/open source components.

The book: The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School. But we just call it Aesop. In the book there is a school that didn’t have a fourth grade teacher. So a man named Mr. Jupiter who has been a teacher around the world, but not the whole world, comes in the school on the last day of summer vacation. Then he became the 4th grade teacher. On the first day, the 4th graders were running a muck. My favorite chapter was a chapter where a girl who is so quiet, all she would say would be “Pffft pffft.” She also loved music because that is the place where she can speak and she would not say “pfft.” Until there was a song she loved and then she sang so loud and a drum stick flew. It jumped and spinned and hit everybody except Rachel. When everyone heard Rachel, they thought she was hurt so they brought her to the nurse. She was trying to say “No” but no one let her. The whole book isn’t over yet. That is just half and I don’t know what is next.

In Belle Sherman  School, we have music.  Right now we are using recorders.  Recorders are a kind of instrument that you blow into.  We are learning alot of songs because we are going to have a concert soon!  I am excited and a little nervous too.  I don’t really know what the names of all the songs are, but, I hope everyone likes it.  I am nervous because we are playing in front of the whole school, the annex, parents, and teachers.

On December 2nd, my class, the Hickory Room, went on a walk with Mrs. Darlington. We went on the walk because the last time she came she was talking about evergreens. Evergreens are trees or plants that stay good – they don’t die in the middle of the winter. We saw evergreens like Norway Spruce, Blue Spruce, White Pine, Scotch Pine, and Hemlock. Well, we walked past a whole lot of pine cones. I picked them up and put them in my pockets. We walked so much. My pockets were so full of pine cones of different sizes, shapes, and colors. I got so full I couldn’t fit even one tiny one in. When we were done with the walk, we went back in the class and went to recess.

Hora de começar a organizar a vida de formada. Desde que eu me entendo por gente lembro que sempre quis ir para o exterior. Se não fosse meu pai segurar as rédeas eu já tinha inventado mil viagens.
Quando comecei a faculdade a vontade acabou esquecida pelas novidades. Colegas, profissão, técnicas,… o jornalismo começou a sugar a minha energia de uma forma que não tinha mais espaço para qualquer outro pensamento.
Agora estou praticamente formada e sinto que o momento de ir embora chegou. Saí de casa com 16 anos para morar em Porto Alegre, já trabalhei pra caramba dentro da minha área (levando em consideração que nem tenho diploma ainda), tive boas experiências. Tudo isso fez com que eu pudesse amadurecer e hoje afirmar cheia de convicção: chegou a hora.
Já fico com o coração apertado só de pensar nas pessoas que vou deixar aqui. Não sei como ficar por tempo indeterminado sem ver meus pais, meus pequeninos irmãos, a Preta, meus avós, a Laura, a Camila, amigos, nossa… a lista é grande. A saudade vai ser um dos sentimentos mais forte durante o período que vou morar fora.
Como acordar sem ver no chão da cozinha as gotas de café derramadas pela Camila? Como não precisar me arrumar pé por pé para não acordar a Laura? Como não ter a Famecos para ir todos os dias? Como não ter a Lancheria do Parque na busca por um encontro inusitado? Como não ter a Redenção para me jogar na grama num domingo preguiçoso de sol? Como não ter Venâncio para me refugiar nos fins de semana? Como não ter a casa da Édina para ficar horas e horas jogando conversa fora? Como não ter o Muca e a Grê para jantar nos domingos de noite? Como não ver o Arthurzinho para iluminar a minha vida? Como não caminhar pelas ruas irregulares da Rua da Praia respirando Porto Alegre?
E ele… Sempre ele… Como não estar aqui para continuar a nossa eterna história sem fim?
Tenho duas certezas. A primeira é que vou ter que me preparar muito bem nos dois meses que faltam para o embarque. Mentalizar o novo e me desligar das minhas raízes.
A segunda certeza é de que a nossa história está bem longe de ter um fim. O que vejo agora é uma continuação num cenário diferente. É bebê… Deve ser coisa do destino mesmo. Because maybe you’re gonna be the one that saves me. And after all, you’re my wonderwall. (Oasis)

Tenho pensado muito e em várias coisas…

Sabe aquele papo de “de onde viemos”, “onde estamos”,  “pra onde vamos” ?  Bem por ai….

Estou numa fase de redescoberta de mim mesma… resgate de um EU que tava muito adormecido, esquecido, escondido…

Vendo e aceitando quem sou… como sou…

Entendendo que não preciso me cobrar tanto… não preciso querer tanto manter as coisas sob controle….

Descobrindo que meus amigos gostam de mim do jeito que sou… e por isso não preciso agradar a todos…

E que não sou só isso ou aquilo… pois na verdade sou um pouco de tudo!

Entendendo minha timidez… minha cara de pau… minha insegurança… minhas forças e minhas fraquezas… minha arrogância e minha doçura… minha extravagância e minha introspecção… enfim minhas atitudes e minha personalidade!

Aceitando que posso errar… e aprender… e fazer de novo ou mudar de idéia…

Assumindo que posso abrir mão de coisas ou pessoas que já não fazem mais sentido…

Observado que o mundo cor de rosa dos outros não é tão maravilhoso assim… que todos nós temos problemas… que devemos desconfiar de coisas e vidas muito perfeitas…

Enfim… acho que ta sendo preciso desacelerar um pouco pra ver a verdadeira pessoa que sou…  e principalmente ver que eu a amo!

Simplesmente eu!

Depois de…

101 dias de pensamento na mono

150 horas sentada no cantinho maldito do sofá com o note no colo

29 livros/mestrados/doutorados lidos

78 páginas de trabalho

21.343 palavras

114.809 caracteres sem espaço

135.206 caracteres com espaço

3.464 linhas

37 surtos psicóticos

2 quilos

42 ligações de “eu odeio a ABNT”

29 ligações de “eu vou me matar”

1 pen drive quebrado e colado com durex

1 tombo do computador

770 folhas de ofício gastas com correções e impressões finais

50 reais em impressões, capas especiais e encadernações

EU TERMINEI A MONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! =)))))

Eu sabia que existia vida após a mono, mas não imaginava que seria tão maravilhosa!!!!!

When I ask Firefox users why they love Firefox, the answer often isn’t because of Firefox. Rather, it’s a particular Firefox add-on that provides functionality that has become invaluable to users. From developer add-ons like Firebug to social add-ons like StumbleUpon, a single add-on can fundamentally change how users interact with the web.

Firefox users get starry-eyed when describing their favorite add-ons

The reason add-ons are so important is because they are a fundamental way that users take control of their online life. Firefox touts its customizability as one of its main selling points, but users’ ability to customize their browsing experience is dependent on the talent and creativity of the add-on developer community. I’ve written in the past about the importance of Firefox providing a user experience ideal for as many people as possible right out of the box, without add-ons installed. But each user is truly unique and uses the web in increasingly different ways. That’s why it’s so important that add-ons be trivial to find, install, and begin using.

The Current Add-ons Manager

Add-ons are currently installed, maintained, and configured via the add-ons manager in Firefox. This window, found under the Tools menu, provides an inventory of installed add-ons and allows users to update, install, remove, enable, and disable them.

The current add-ons manager works, but could use some love

The add-ons manager has been largely unchanged since 2007, and it badly needs a redesign. One reason is that it has several usability problems that would provide significant benefit to users if fixed. For instance, the process of updating add-ons is currently characterized by interrupting important tasks such as startup. Locating a particular installed add-on currently involves navigating through categories such as extensions and plugins. Even experienced users I talked to find the distinction between these categories hazy. A redesign to address current issues should insure that installing and updating add-ons is trivial, notifications are non-disruptive, and the interface provides clear information about the state of a user’s add-ons.

However, a successful redesign of the add-ons manager must not only fix problems, but add functionality. This is because the scope and functionality of add-ons has increased dramatically and will continue to expand in future versions of Firefox. The current add-ons manager gives only the name of an add-on, an icon, a version number, and a one-sentence description. Users could benefit from more information, such as a description or a screenshot showing what UI the add-on will change. Added functionality is also needed because of new ways to modify Firefox, such as Jetpacks and Personas. These are similar to current add-ons in that users can choose items to download for added functionality, but they are installed, managed, and used differently. A redesigned add-ons manager must be able to incorporate emerging projects like these.

Redesign Priorities

From fixing current usability problems to adding needed functionality, there’s a lot that needs to be tackled in the add-ons manager redesign. To help focus the effort, the main areas to address can be described as five priorities:

1. Maintaining and Configuring

• Allowing users to quickly locate a particular add-on by name or by type
• Providing simple, usable controls for basic add-on operations
• Allowing new forms of add-ons, such as Jetpacks and Personas, to be maintained and configured easily alongside traditional add-ons

2. Updating

• Updating add-ons automatically by default. I’m increasingly convinced that most users, once they’ve decided an add-on is trusted, do not want to manually update it. They especially do not want to be reminded to update when they are starting the browser
• Allowing users the option to update add-ons manually, update only a particular add-on manually, and possibly to undo an update

3. Installing

• Streamlining the install process to as few steps as possible
• Providing the user with clear indications of what action is needed, especially when some add-ons require a restart and some do not

4. Discovering

• Providing a compelling first-run experience to new add-ons users, including clearly showing what functionality add-ons provide and what they will change
• Providing a usable, findable way on the add-ons manager to search all existing add-ons, only requiring a visit to AMO when greater community involvement or information is sought

5. Troubleshooting

• Providing ways to determine if a particular add-on may be causing performance problems, such as ranking by size, CPU, etc
• Giving clear communication and instructions if there is a security problem with an add-on

This is still very much a working list open to feedback and changes (especially via comments here or on the wiki).  Basically, what I’d like to focus on is making add-on usage less disruptive and more accessible. Experienced and especially technical users tend to be very aware of add-ons and the functionality they provide. These users may see add-ons mentioned in the tech press, may talk to their friends about their favorite add-ons, and might even get involved in the add-on developer community. These are the users who say “I can’t imagine a world without add-on X.” But the benefit of add-ons is felt almost soley by this group. There are thousands of add-ons available that can improve the online experience of just about any user.  Both users and developers deserve an add-ons manager that helps make customizing the browsing experience simple.

Sei que essa capa quase todo mundo já viu mas, eu ainda não tinha visto!

Fala, se não é a garota do ano! Amo!

Post rápido depois de uma breve olhada no Just Jared!

Serena, quero sua legging e as botas!

Fala sério, o que é isso?

Tá se achando a muóderna?

E… Robert pra animar o dia! Tava com saudades…