Pinterest has a new look for profiles! You can’t do other than rearrange the boards and change your profile information. You can see all of your Boards, your Pins, Likes and Activity (who are you following, liked and repinned). Reminds me of the new Facebook timeline look but I am liking where they are going…

Here I leave you for my posts for the last three weeks for FMTn – what can I say, I’ve been a busy girl!

So, last Tuesday (Was it Tuesday? I am lost this week… Wednesday – it was Wednesday) Apple unveiled the new iPad. Retina Display! The Retina display on the new iPad features a 2048-by-1536 resolution, 44 percent greater color saturation, and an astounding 3.1 million pixels — in the same 9.7-inch space. That is impressive.

I don’t own an iPad, but this update might be the one for me. What I do not know though, is what to do for the 4G/3G connection. I spent most of my time in Guate, but when I’m visiting Jake it would be nice to have 3G over there too… We’ll see. Anyway, one thing that was missing from iOS was dictation: now, the new iPad has that . Imagine Siri’s taking your commands

The iSight cameras for both sides of the iPad are HD! The new iPad features a 5-megapixel iSight camera perfect for still photos. If the moment calls for motion, shoot a video instead. The new iPad does that, too — in 1080p HD.

I can’t wait ’till I am able to get my hands on one, specially to get my magazines and books in a much generous screen! The iPad is available for pre-order and comes in 16,32 and 64GB capacity for both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi+4G  (prices range between $499 and $829)

Total fan girl moment… Can’t wait to see what Apple is going to unveil! [cough] iPad 3+Apple TV! [/cough]

A great and practical way to always have your MAMP folder backed up is to have it sync to DropBox instead of your Documents folder. The first time you do that, takes a bit of time (and tons of files to sync) but it is a backup that now you don’t have to worry about.

You see, I have Time Machine enabled but with selective folder back up just for my Home folder. I don’t backup the Apps or Utility folders. MAMP’s default http folder is inside the app’s folder. That is something that you’ll easily forget to back up! This short and sweet tip will save you headaches!

I will be linking here the posts I write for Naviloop and Cocina y Gastronomía, so here I leave you with my weekly posts – click on the picture to go to the article.

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I am a big fan of Adium, not only because it’s an app that let’s me log in from all the chat services I use but because it leaves a small footprint on my screen. Some clients use AIM, others MSN or Yahoo, but most of them are on Google Chat. The fact that I can log in using only one app, have the file transfer services available and I can search history (now dates back to 2005) is a win-win situation for me. Oh, and no, there’s no Video Chat Services available but I use Skype for that. I don’t run it all the time, but just when I need to.

Each provider makes changes to their services, the ones that usually do the most are Microsoft and Google. Yesterday after I installed the latest update, all my Google+ circles contacts (that were online) where showing on on my contact list. I didn’t want that! I am strongly against social media chat services on (not on Google+ or Facebook). I value my privacy and being constantly online on both networks, checking on my personal profile as well as the fan pages for my clients and projects, I actually do some work in those networks.

Worry not, as this is easily fixed. Go to your Google+ home screen, sign on to Chat and click on Privacy Settings, and choose Custom and remove the checks for all of your circles. Next time you restart Adium the Google+ contacts shouldn’t be there!

Time to update the blog!

So, one of the things I mentioned to Jake was that I want to start a yearly tradition:

Change the look for Design Backslash to the Pantone Color of the Year.

For 2012 is Tangerine Tango

You can download the Adobe Swatches here

Over the last 10 years, Pantone has given us the color of the year, for 2012, it’s Tangerine Tango (Pantone 17-1463). Here’s more information on it:

“Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy.”

Over the past several years, orange has grown in popularity and acceptance among designers and consumers alike. A provocative attention-getter, Tangerine Tango is especially appealing in men’s and women’s fashion. Fashion designers featured in the PANTONE Fashion Color Report Spring 2012, including Tommy Hilfiger, Nanette Lepore, Cynthia Steffe by Shaun Kearney, Elie Tahari and Adrienne Vittadini, are incorporating this attractive orange into their spring collections. A fun, lively take on a traditional autumnal hue, Tangerine Tango will surely carry through to fall fashion as well.

A winner in cosmetics because of its versatility, Tangerine Tango is a bit exotic, but in a very friendly, non-threatening way. Add a sultry flair to lips, cheeks and nails with Tangerine Tango. An unexpected eye shadow color, Tangerine Tango is a complementary opposite that flatters blue or green eyes. When paired with brown eyes, it brings out an amber cast.

The color of the year selection is a very thoughtful process. To arrive at the selection, Pantone quite literally combs the world looking for color influences. This can include the entertainment industry and films that are in production, traveling art collections, hot new artists, popular travel destinations and other socio-economic conditions. Influences may also stem from technology, availability of new textures and effects that impact color, and even upcoming sports events that capture worldwide attention.

For over 10 years, Pantone’s Color of the Year has influenced product development and purchasing decisions in multiple industries, including fashion, home and industrial design, as well as product packaging and graphic design. Past colors include:

• PANTONE 18-2120 Honeysuckle (2011)
• PANTONE 15-5519 Turquoise (2010)
• PANTONE 14-0848 Mimosa (2009)
• PANTONE 18-3943 Blue Iris (2008)
• PANTONE 19-1557 Chili Pepper (2007)
• PANTONE 13-1106 Sand Dollar (2006)
• PANTONE 15-5217 Blue Turquoise (2005)
• PANTONE 17-1456 Tigerlily (2004)
• PANTONE 14-4811 Aqua Sky (2003)
• PANTONE 19-1664 True Red (2002)
• PANTONE 17-2031 Fuchsia Rose (2001)
• PANTONE 15-4020 Cerulean (2000)

So, this morning we realized that every link we clicked on The Foodies’ Kitchen it will display the homepage content, no matter what post it was. After running around in circles a few times, I decided to talk to the Tech Support from our host Buehost and a very cool guy named Mark, gave me this tip:

Under Settings>Permalink Settings change the settings from what you have them (we had Month and name selected) back to Default and Save the settings. Then change it back to what you had it and voilá! Links work fine now!