Mar 31, 2021Dell monitor bad color with MBP closed lidI just found this problem and found a fix so Im sharing it in case someone else has this problem too. If you have a Dell U3421WE monitor (isn’t it pretty?) and you’re connecting it to the new (2021) Apple M1 based MacBookPro 17,1 and you want to connect to…Dell Monitor2 min readDell Monitor2 min read
Aug 14, 2017Wonder Woman: my invisible jetI relate to Wonder Woman very much. I’m Brazilian, she’s Amazonian. She flies an invisible plane that flies silently and cannot be detected by hostile forces, avoiding unpleasant conflict. I, well, me too. Let me explain. This is Maria, my great-grand aunt. I’m told she was over 100 years old…Racism4 min readRacism4 min read
Mar 13, 2017How to get your BoF accepted (aka “A small rant about BoF proposals”)Let’s start with a definition BoF = Birds of a Feather (fly together) Birds live in flocks (unless you’re a deadly owl or another bird with talons). These flocks look for food and a place to live and rear their young… together. There’s no leader, they just all hang out…Conferences3 min readConferences3 min read
Nov 30, 2016Spotlight woes..Spotlight woes.. Two weeks ago my Apple Mail Smart Folders stopped working. I figured my mailbox was corrupted or something. So I deleted some inbox files and let is resync with the server. 70k messages later, still not working. I depend a lot on Spotlight to search for my files…Mac1 min readMac1 min read
