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The Linkdown for Friday, Oct. 7
Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, Associated Press
The Linkdown is still thinking about the legacy of Steve Jobs and trying avoid people online using his death as a way to gripe about an error they once got on their iPod or to praise their Android or PC products.
Here’s what you should be checking out online:
Events:
- Girl Scouts of Central Texas STEM Fest happens Saturday. Info here.
- GDC Online is coming up. Expo passes are being given away to local professionals and students. Deadline for applying is 3 p.m. Tuesday. I’ll have a column in Tech Monday about the event.
- Friday Night Hacks happens on Oct. 15. Tickets are already available.
Steve Jobs related
- Good piece on how Steve Jobs spent his final months.
- Tributes to Mr. Jobs.
Walt Mossberg remembers. - Former Gizmodo staffer talks about his regrets.
- Inappropriate or just mean? Gawker tells mourners to suck it up and stop crying.
- Guy Kawasaki on what we learned from Steve Jobs.
Internet goodness:
- Austin-developed “Family Family App,” originally for Android, is now available for iOS, too.
- Felicia Day-starring “Dragon Age: Redemption” debuts on Machinima.com soon.
- XBox 360/Microsoft get more TV partners, including Comcast and HBO.
- Austin Macworks is opening up a downtown location on 2nd Street.
- Zombies might make your workout a little more eventful.
- Dell announces another touch-screen all-in-one PC, the Inspiron One 2320.
- Spotify who? Rdio launches a free service with no ads, just a monthly quota, for its 12-million-song library.
- Bank of America explains some of its recent website woes.
- “Real Racing 2” bringing the hot 4-player split-screen action. Wow.
- Austin company is helping bring HBO GO to Europe.
- Social network TV YouToo launches, produced in part by “Survivor” creator Mark Burnett.
- D&D fans: “Heroes of Neverwinter” has launched on Facebook.
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