The truth is that the digital age has its pros and cons. As pros we can obviously count the speed with which the information is distributed and how easy it can be read by anyone, but when we look at the cons, it is very easy to create news that seems real and distribute them. […]
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Configuring the Taotronic Headphones with Microphone on Linux
I’ve owned a TaoTronic TT-BH22 headphones with noise cancellation for a while ago, and I can tell you that despite being quite cheap have worked perfectly for me. Battery life is fantastic (around 40 hours) and noise cancelling, even if it’s not 100% perfect as the professional ones, is more than acceptable.However, then I bought […]
Create an Amazon Kindle ebook cover
When we are creating a book that will be published at Amazon Kindle Store and we want it to be printed as well as digital, we need to have some important considerations when comes to create the cover. It’s not just about having an attractive cover that encourage readers to buy, but it also has […]
Como crear un Elevator Pitch
A la hora de vender (lo que sea) debemos estar claros en lo que nuestro producto o servicio tiene para ofrecer, y esa primera conversación que tenemos con nuestro potencial cliente debe engancharlo con un discurso de entre 30 y 90 segundos, a eso se le llama Elevator Pitch. Debemos asumir que quienes quieren comprar […]
Compress a PDF with ghostscript
This days I had to send a multiple page PDF with a bunch of pictures on it, but requirements said that it needed to be smaller than 5Mb. With Ghostscript I was able to transform a 10.9MB file into a 1.2Mb without loosing quality, since it was mandatory that the small letters contained on the […]
Como hacer el Registro Unico de Migrantes Venezolanos en MigracionColombia
El registro Unico de Migrantes Venezolanos es el nuevo mecanismo de regularización que Migración Colombia ha puesto a disposición de los ciudadanos que por cualquier motivo han tenido que permanecer de forma regular o no en Colombia, y busca solventar el estatus migratorio de al menos 2 millones de Venezolanos. Aunque procuro nunca tocar temas […]
Libreplanet 2021: Libre designers do exist (and survive)
A 45min talk exploring what is to be to find jobs as graphic designer using only free software, and a deeper talk on how to change things. Final words for posterity:Do not sacrifice what you believe in for what others expect from you. Never. Is not worth it. If you believe you’re good enough and […]
Canva Vs. Inkscape
I’ve been trying Canva since a few months ago, and truth is, it has blown my mind. HEY, I still LOVE inkscape, but when I started giving workshops to people who wanted to improve their social networks, reality was that my students were not experts on design, and tools like this became my allies. I’ve […]
My Open Source meltdown, and the rise of a star
There comes a time when you feel that you don’t fit anywhere. Where your ideas, principles, motivation and struggles simply don’t align with anyone else. For years, I felt part of something that was larger than myself, had the motivation to use a huge part of my free time to contribute to projects and in […]
Fedora: Flock Budapest 2019
It has been so long since I went to my last Fedora conference that to be honest, I was overwhelm. Having so many friends around who actually understand my love for open source and communities, was something that I needed. After 4 countries, I finally arrived to this lovely city that mesmerize me in every […]