A BULLDOG OF A SECURITY PROGRAM

We had just about stopped looking at new security programs. There were so many it was like strapping lead weights around our computer to see if… Read more

SELLING FEAR

A friend left us a panicky phone message a few days ago. Her computer screen was flashing a message from McAfee anti-virus and it said she had to… Read more

MOVIE CLIPS

MovieClips.com has over 14,000 movie clips. You can email them or put them on your own website. Their latest feature is “related videos.” Find… Read more

TESLA TEST DRIVE

Joy got behind the wheel of a Tesla all-electric sportscar yesterday and went zero to 60 miles an hour in a few seconds. It felt like a rocket to the… Read more

BILL SHRINK

We were shocked to learn that the average Windows Mobile cell phone user pays $205.33 a month. The average Android phone user pays $196.94 per month…. Read more

BRIDGE URL

There are many ways to shorten a URL, which is an Internet address. Some of those addresses can be outrageously long — we’ve seen them as long as… Read more

AIRPORT PARKING

AirportParking.org has the inside scoop on where to find cheap parking, with shuttles to the airport. We saw great deals at Chicago’s busy O’Hare… Read more

BILL GATES’ FAVORITE VIDEO SITE

KhanAcademy.org has 1800 mini videos on science, banking, math, and history, all narrated by Sal Khan, a former hedge fund manager. Bill Gates is a… Read more

FINDING YOUR IPHONE

TekTrak.com has a $5 app that lets you track the location of an iPhone from their web site by entering the iPhone’s ID. The app will tell you where… Read more

SCIENCE NEWS HOUR AT PBS

PBS NewsHour just launched “PBS NewsHour Science” pbs.org/newshour/topic/science – the latest news in science, engineering and… Read more