Zoodles now features some great games from their site! Scholastic has done a fantastic job creating content that is fun and educational, basing their games on popular books and characters that your children know and love. Nothing more satisfying than using the appeal of Harry Potter and Captain Underpants to indulge the literary senses of kids around the world! Here are the top 5 Scholastic picks from our always amazing Education Team
(Link: New Zoodles Games from Scholastic! | Zoodles Blog)
Archive | October, 2009
New Zoodles Games from Scholastic! | Zoodles Blog
October 28, 2009
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What Startups Are Really Like – jarin's posterous
October 28, 2009
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Unconsciously, everyone expects a startup to be like a job, and that explains most of the surprises. It explains why people are surprised how carefully you have to choose cofounders and how hard you have to work to maintain your relationship. You don’t have to do that with coworkers. It explains why the ups and downs are surprisingly extreme. In a job there is much more damping. But it also explains why the good times are surprisingly good: most people can’t imagine such freedom. As you go down the list, almost all the surprises are surprising in how much a startup differs from a job.
You probably can’t overcome anything so pervasive as the model of work you grew up with. So the best solution is to be consciously aware of that. As you go into a startup, you’ll be thinking “everyone says it’s really extreme.” Your next thought will probably be “but I can’t believe it will be that bad.”
(Link: What Startups Are Really Like – jarin’s posterous)
Apigee | Free, Self-service API management
October 28, 2009
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Analytics and Protection for APIs and Mashups
Understand API usage.
Protect your apps and back-end.
Enforce API terms of use.
(Link: Apigee | Free, Self-service API management)
Top of p.reddit and news.ycombinator was worth 18,000 hites
October 28, 2009
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Twitter / Stephan Schmidt – If you’ve wondered: Top of p.reddit and news.ycombinator was worth 18k visits
(Link: Top of p.reddit and news.ycombinator was worth 18,000 hites)
A RESTful Web service, an example : Paul James
October 27, 2009
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It’s often hard for people to “get” REST, this is mostly due to the fact that REST isn’t a tangible thing like a piece of software or even a specification, it’s a selection of ideals, of best practices distilled from the HTTP specs.
I’ve always found that the best way to understand something is to see an example, to see the principles in action first and worry about the details later once I understand the general gist. So here’s a little example of a RESTful version of a simple Web service you might already know about, the Delicious API.
Delicious has “a simple REST API”, or rather, a simple POX over HTTP API, that is, it has a perfectly usable HTTP and XML based API for accessing your bookmarks and tags, but it isn’t very RESTful. Why not?
(Link: A RESTful Web service, an example : Paul James)
Could Redbox Crowdsource Its Way Around Movie Studio Blockades? | Techdirt
October 27, 2009
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Now, you might think that Redbox could just send employees into those stores without saying where they’re from, but those stores probably don’t carry enough stock for Redbox to buy enough DVDs efficiently. But what if they did something different? In the comments to that post last week, our rather insightful community started suggesting ways that Redbox could get around the sales blocks from studios by crowdsourcing the acquisition of movies.
(Link: Could Redbox Crowdsource Its Way Around Movie Studio Blockades? | Techdirt)
As a Manager: What I value in developers – Code Monkeyism
October 27, 2009
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There are many traits a good developer has. Focus. Sense of Quality. Interest in what he does. Knowledge of programming languages and skills in software development. An opinion. Team player.
But the things I most value are professionalism and getting things done.
(Link: As a Manager: What I value in developers – Code Monkeyism)
How To: Hackintosh a Dell Mini 10v Into the Ultimate Snow Leopard Netbook – Gizmodo
October 27, 2009
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You’ve got yourself a fully-functioning, beautifully small Snow Leopard netbook, which’ll do 90% of what a 13-inch MacBook can, at 70% the size and about 25% of the cost. Mine’s close to perfect: With an extended battery, I’m pushing 7 hours of battery life with Wi-Fi, which makes my MacBook pro look like a LOSER. And tiny extra bit of size over the Mini 9 means the keyboard is just large enough to work on, meaning this thing isn’t just a toy—it’s a decent investment.
(Link: How To: Hackintosh a Dell Mini 10v Into the Ultimate Snow Leopard Netbook – Gizmodo)
Final Builds Site – Internet Explorer Collection
October 26, 2009
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