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10 December
Posted in Code, Linux, Ubuntu
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Chroots 0.2 – First Public release

Chroots is a collection of bash scripts to create, maintain, manage and use several chroot environments on debian based systems. It sports such features as privilege drop, multiple chroot maintenance and caching. This is the first public release, under GPLv3. The software is now in a state where I can [...]

27 August
Posted in Code, Linux, Monkey Business
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What does l10n, i18n or m4 mean ?

I have never understood what l10n stands for, nor i18n, nor m4 for that matter. But reading a good online book about autotools, there are a couple of words explaining that in fact m4 stands for Macro, which is m+4 chars. l10n is localization written asĀ  “l+strlen(ocalizatio)+n”. Fun. Since I [...]

4 May
Posted in Code, Linux, Ubuntu

Web Development – Improved Ubuntu Workflow

Following my previous post on Web Development Workflow, I decided to be done with my procrastination and setup a local workflow, which keeps me location independent and autonomous. The work flow is simple: Develop and test locally, deploy remotely. I’m currently applying this towards the development of an improved theme [...]

21 April
Posted in Code, Linux, My World

Web Development Workflow

Lately I’ve been working on some web projects, nothing major, one of which is the template for this blog. One thing that always bugs me is the workflow for web development. What is the best workflow for such projects, that require server side testing ? How to develop a WordPress [...]

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Hi, I'm Alfredo Matos. I'm a research engineer from Portugal, with a passion for inventing new things and working on future technologies. I'm also a programmer and entrepreneur. For more information check out my main website alfredomatos.com.