Since 9/11, the happy median between security has continued to blur and alter standards of privacy and personal space especially when it comes to air travel. But when does too much become enough? Consumer advocacy groups have taken charge to stop airport security from inordinate checks on laptops; opening them up and reading emails, documents, etc. On top of that, they claim there are indications that these checks are anything but random, targetting certain groups in particular. Is this truly all in the name of security?

Laptop searches in airports draw fire at Senate hearing

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Can you go a day at the office without e-mail? Employees at U.S. Cellular try to do that every Friday. A policy implemented a few years ago gives workers a respite from the e-mail avalanche.

An E-Mail Vacation: Taking Fridays Off : NPR

Two teenagers who posted a malicious "fire in the hole" prank on YouTube were slapped with a court order to post an apology on the same video-sharing site, according to a report in Florida Today.

Youths ordered to apologize on YouTube | Tech news blog - CNET News.com

After having a year to improve and tweak what many regarded as one of, if not the gadget for the 2007 calendar year, Apple's CEO, Steve Jobs, is expected to make an announcement at Apple's developers' conference today. Analysts are expecting new features that will cater to the corporate and simple business client alike. Let's see if the rumor turns out to be true.

Apple iPhone encore expected 

Many news magazines have stated some astronomical figures with regard to the number of PCs that are/have been infected with malware. However, ZD-Net's Ed Bott serious questions the accuracy of these "findings", as well as the motivation of those news magazines. What do you think?

Debunking yet another bogus malware study

For those who wish to cling to XP until the bitter end- there's a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel.  Although, to the many Vista abstainers, I say, get used to it!  I am not a huge fan of Vista, but we're facing the realities of a product cycle in a Microsoft world.  Our dependence on Microsoft products leads us down this path…

Microsoft has further extended the life of Windows XP so that computer makers can include the operating system on low-cost desktop PCs, the company announced at the Computex trade show on Tuesday.

Microsoft Extends XP Deadline for Low-Cost PCs