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Useful clothing care tips to make them last longer and save you money… like don’t pack the washing machine too full. Clothes can often get damaged this way.

Google just launched a new search feature that makes it easy to find and compare public data.

Panda Security, the Spain-based antivirus software, today released a new free antivirus program called Panda Cloud Antivirus.

Apple computer users with the false sense of security against virus and malware attacks have a reality check coming – very soon!

The Apple platform is vulnerable to exploits and viruses, but has basically been left alone, not because of ingenious security, but because their operating system (OS), platform’s small numbers compared to the PC users platform has not enticed the malicious virus coders up till now, but that is dramatically changing according to experts. Thank the iPhone’s popularity – a victim of their own success.

All of a sudden, social networks are becoming tools for doctors to talk to patients. But it’s not idle chatter—this may be part of the future of your health care…

Criminal hackers continue to penetrate many more company networks than most administrators care to admit, according to two security experts who offered a list of the most effective exploits used to gain entry.…

One of the nation’s leading legal rights groups is calling on Congress to make major changes in the USA Patriot Act to reverse parts of the hurriedly passed law that have been found unconstitutional or have been abused to collect information on innocent people.

Apple had predicted the case would only cost $270,000, if lost. OPTi on Thursday won a patent infringement suit against Apple, including $19 million in damages.

Here is ten different legitimate ways… and then 10 more somewhat illegal, unauthorized and totally fun things you can do with a netbook.

Thousands of Web sites have been rigged to deliver a powerful piece of malicious software that many security products may be unprepared to handle.

When asked what he thought of the Sun purchase by Oracle – “I need to think about it,” Ballmer told reporters in Moscow, “I am very surprised.”

I’m hearing that Ballmer wasn’t the only one surprised by Monday’s deal. According to a source of mine, IBM hadn’t given up on purchasing Sun and was blindsided by Oracle’s move.

The botnet stems from a Trojan horse embedded in a iWork ‘09 trial version that was making the rounds on file-sharing networks. The risk first came to light in January when security firm Intego warned of the potential threat hidden in the files.

A blogger has taken legal action to defend his right to criticize bailed-out investment bank Goldman Sachs. The bank has threatened to sue over trade mark infringement, but the blogger has launched his own legal campaign to defend himself.…

Data from enterprise users of Sophos’s Endpoint Assessment Test, which checks the state of Windows PC patching and anti-virus protection, suggest 11 per cent of users have failed to install the MS08-067 patch that guards against the vulnerability exploited by Conficker. The figures come from scans run since the start of the year.

Three media veterans plan to bundle the Internet content of newspaper and magazine publishers into a subscription package that will test Web surfers’ willingness to pay for material that has been given away for years.

The move is part of a wider push by the EU’s executive branch to ensure privacy is not abused by new technologies that electronically tag a consumer’s every step.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), opened proceedings April 8th 09′ to discuss the creation of a national broadband Internet system that will reach every American.

The NEW National Broadband Plan is due to be presented to the U.S. Congress by Feb. 17, 2010.

In six months it has spent $100 million to fix military networks.

The Pentagon has acknowledged that its vast network is scanned or probed by outsiders millions of times each day.

Spies hacked into the U.S. electric grid and left behind computer programs that would let them disrupt service, exposing potentially catastrophic vulnerabilities in key pieces of national infrastructure, a former U.S. government official said Wednesday, April 8th 09′.

The intrusions were discovered after electric companies gave the government permission to audit their systems, the ex-official said. The official was not authorized to discuss the matter and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity…

In times like these, extra cash is welcomed for many and blood plasma donations in Denver, Colorado make it fast & easy. The cash-in-hand immediately after the donation is considered tax-free…

The U.S. may be close to making it easier for application developers to tear into government data as early as next month on its new Web site, data.gov. Meanwhile, the Web 2.0 era of data openness will get a boost next week by the availability for download of campaign and lobbying data collected by a private group.

Windows PCs infected with the Conficker worm have turned into junk mail-spewing robots capable of sending billions of spam messages a day, a security company warned today.

Back in 2005 when Google invested $1 billion (5% stake), in AOL,the value of AOL was $20 billion. In January 2009 Google wrote down their AOL investment by $726 million – which placed their perceived value of AOL at just $5.5 billion and Google wants out of the deal. They want what’s left of their investment back.

Time Warner said on April 6th 2009 it is asking some bondholders to change credit terms, a move expected to pave the way for a spinoff of its beleaguered Internet unit AOL.

The media conglomerate, whose shares fell 4 percent in early trading, said the change in credit terms will allow for a possible change in ownership at AOL.

Acknowledge the problem… then make a pact with yourself (publicly in front of others is good), that you will succeed in fixing it !

Researchers at Osaka University in Suita city in Osaka, Japan display their latest invention – a child robot ‘Child-robot with Biomimetic Body’.

Google tests a new homepage that replaces the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button with two new options that let you search using Yahoo and Live Search. “I’m Feeling Lucky” was rarely used and some people wondered if there’s a connection between Google and The Pirate Bay, the popular search engine for torrents.

Next time when you can’t access Gmail, Google Calendar is down or Google Docs loads very slowly, visit the Google Apps Status Dashboard. Despite its the name, the page shows the latest status data not just for the Google services that are included in Google Apps, but for the corresponding consumer services as well. Read how you can get real-time status of all of Google’s apps (not just gmail).

Let’s save some money on laundry starting this month! Here are my favorite tips for being frugal and spending less while getting your laundry clean. Let’s start with using less detergent.

Container Gardening – it’s inexpensive, fun and healthy! Enjoy fresh salad vegetables at your fingertips. Even apartment dwellers that have sunlight drenched areas can become bountiful container gardeners.

Global US arms maker Northrop Grumman have claimed a significant first – producing a 100+ kilowatt laser beam using electrically powered equipment. Northrop Grumman’s been plugging along on this little project for years now, and at long last, the company has surpassed the proof of principle for ‘weapons grade’ power levels for high-energy lasers,” 100+ kilowatt milestone that it’s been striving for.

Recently I had a conversation with one of my friends about the importance of giving back. It started as a discussion on the economy, and the dismal way it seemed to be going…

A day of community service is a great way for you and other many hands to work together across the community to help lift each other up.

Even if you don’t have an official “Day of Community Service” in your area or in your church, you can still take the time to reach out and help someone in need. During these difficult economic times there is certainly more need.