If you’re a regular to Wikipedia you might have noticed the donation appeals from founder Jimmy Wales scattered around the page. These images tend to stick out a bit more than your average web ad because the service is not only famous for being free, but free from the usual advertising clutter found on most sites. 

The goal of $16 million was an ambitious one, but we are happy to report we now have confirmation that the world’s collective encyclopedia has met its target and will live on for another year. According to Wales more than 500,000 donations were made during the drive with an average size of $22. 

"This year is a little more incredible than most because this year we celebrate Wikipedia's tenth anniversary," Wales wrote. "It's so important that we kick the year off just like this: by fully funding the Wikimedia Foundation's budget to support Wikipedia and all the sister projects as we head into the next decade of our work together. This fundraiser had all the ingredients of what we love about Wikimedia projects: people come together, contribute what they have, and together we do something amazing," Wales wrote. He also pointed out that it's not too late to pitch in.

$16 million is a lot of cash but you have to admit, when you consider the bandwidth bill they must be paying each month it doesn’t sound like Wales or anyone at the Wikimedia foundation is squandering resources.

Apple fans love to sing the praises of their mobile devices, but if by chance you haven’t been awoken by the choir this morning, it’s probably because they are all still fast asleep. Apparently Apple has acknowledged a second software bug which is preventing the built in alarm application from functioning properly on January 1st and 2nd, however it is expected to work itself out by January 3rd.

"We're aware of an issue related to non-repeating alarms set for January 1 or 2," Apple spokeswoman Natalie Harrison said in a statement quoted by Macworld. "Customers can set recurring alarms for those dates and all alarms will work properly beginning January 3."

Even if the problem clears itself up as promised, it will be a small consolation to anyone who was relying on an iPhone to wake them up in time for a flight or other time sensitive engagement. Its also another blemish on the iPhone 4, which despite being a commercial success, hasn’t shared the same level of favorable press coverage enjoyed by its predecessors.

Let me just put on the record that this never would have happened under Microsoft’s watch, no sir. At Microsoft they learned long ago the best year end bugs are the ones that render your device completely inoperable. Happy New Years Everyone!