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¿Has tenido un proyecto en mente, o una buena idea y que además te parece potente, pero pasa el tiempo y no pasa nada, no te lanzas a empezar? Un buen artículo de Merlin Mann sobre las barreras reales, externas e infranqueables que nosotros mismos inventamos. Fake Rocks, Salami Commanders, and Just Enough to Start

Applications

1. Evernote. [Mac, Windows (desktop and Sandisk U3), Windows Mobile, iPhone and Linux (using WINE)] Capture information using whatever platform you want and make it accessible and searchable at any time, from anywhere.

2. Oneswarm [Mac, Linux, Windows] A P2P application with explicit control over privacy. Privacy preserving, Usable and Open friend-to-friend (F2F) data sharing.

3. Backup tools:

   • FlickrEdit. [Mac, Linux, Windows]. A Java desktop app that allows you to backup your Flickr photos. (It has other functionallty as well.)
   • GMail Backup [Linux, Windows]. Backup and restore your GMail account. Written in Python using wxPython.

4. SoundFlower. [Mac] A virtual sound device for recording whatever sound your Mac is playing.

Videos

• Merlin Mann at MacWorld 2009, Towards Patterns for Creativity.
• The Economist. Bill Gates on the future of aid. (Video interview by Matthew Bishop.)
• Short video: The Job