http://www.didink.net Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:33:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Two classic NES games are available for download this week on the Wii virtual console. Choose between a classic baseball-arcade sim and a puzzler inspired by everyone's favorite dinosaur sidekick. What games do you think are missing from the Wii virtual console? Sound off here! Yoshi's Cookie (1992, NES, 500 Wii ... http://www.didink.net/index.php/2010/09/04/wii-virtual-console-releases-for-this-week/ But O'Reilly encouraged the audience to start small, and he offered them their first challenge: register to vote. Click here for full coverage of Web 2.0 Expo As for the financial-services industry, O'Reilly implied that in a big sense, firms had it coming. "If you look at what went wrong on Wall ... http://www.didink.net/index.php/2010/08/29/oreilly-stop-throwing-sheep-do-something-worthy/ ShareThis can also provide analytics on sharing, showing site managers which stories are the most shared and what services they are shared on. (I'd love to get this data for my work.) ShareThis plans to put the updated service into very limited private beta on October 6. First 100 ... http://www.didink.net/index.php/2010/08/24/is-sharethis-the-next-digg/ BOGOTA, Colombia---In the time it took me to fly here from Miami, Microsoft's patience wore out. But back to Yahoo. Apparently, Microsoft grew tired of Yahoo's glacial pace. The software maker noted that its limited discussions with Yahoo have been less than fruitful. The deal, as it was initially proposed, would be ... http://www.didink.net/index.php/2010/08/23/microsoft-ends-its-siesta-plays-hardball/ Cost and performance. That's a pretty potent combination. Mardi Gras has got nothing on open source for excitement. commentary As a possible reason for these companies' interest in open source software, the Institute cited the ability to deploy lower cost platforms that can reduce costs, including reducing costs of security. Additionally, ... http://www.didink.net/index.php/2010/08/23/73-percent-of-brazilian-enterprises-use-open-sourc/ In Alfresco's case, roughly 30,000 people download our software each month. Of those, maybe 4,000 to 6,000 register for documentation or give us their contact information in some other way. I just did a search on "Mule" for my friend, Dave Rosenberg (CEO, MuleSource), and found some big-name customers and ... http://www.didink.net/index.php/2010/08/23/secrets-linkedin-can-tell-you-about-your-customers/ The CNET Tech Index, which includes the likes of Apple, Cisco, eBay, and others, closed down 15.10 points to end the day at 1,189.15, off 1.25 percent. Some of the companies that were particularly hard hit include Yahoo, which fell as low as $13.20 a share in intraday trading--a level ... http://www.didink.net/index.php/2010/08/23/tech-stocks-and-broader-markets-edge-downward-2/ (Credit: SkyMall) (Credit: SkyMall) Just a handful that caught my eye this go-round: (Credit: SkyMall) · The $49.95 Peaceful Progression Wake Up Clock is the anti-Clocky: 30 minutes before wake-up time, an ambient light glows softly, brightening over the next half hour while faint aromatherapy scents fill the air. The ... http://www.didink.net/index.php/2010/08/23/flying-high-with-skymall/ LiveCycle ES Update 1 will be available next month, Adobe said. The PDF Generator 3D ES component is targeted at the manufacturing industry and allows companies to share two- and three-dimensional models in PDF format. The component works with more than 40 CAD applications, according to Adobe. The Content Services component, developed ... http://www.didink.net/index.php/2010/08/23/adobe-updates-livecycle-business-software/ Bragster, a London-based site "for dares and social bets," announced Wednesday that it has secured $3.5 million in Series A venture cash. The funding round was led by none other than Intel Capital, the investment branch of the famed chipmaker. So what are some of the top bets and challenges on ... http://www.didink.net/index.php/2010/08/23/intel-throws-venture-cash-behind-site-that-encoura/