Bush denies spying infringes on privacy

Bush denies spying infringes on privacy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush denied on Thursday the government was “trolling through” Americans’ personal lives, despite a report that a domestic spy agency was collecting phone records of tens of millions of citizens.
Defending his administration’s espionage program, Bush said intelligence activities he had authorized were lawful and the government was not eavesdropping [...]

Instant Booting Hybrid Hard Drive

Instant Booting Hybrid Hard Drive

According to The Korea Times, Samsung and Microsoft are close to unveiling a hybrid hard drive that will enable Vista-based laptops and desktop PCs boot much faster than is now the case.
This is really exciting. Not so much because it will help the new Microsoft Vista Operating System to boot faster, because I’m going to [...]

Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.
- Mark Twain

ATM Blue Screen

ATM Blue Screen

Gotta love Windows technology being used on ATM machines:

The McDonald’s drive through in my neighborhood always blue screens, so next time I see it, I’ll grab a picture.

Cyberspace Running Out Of Room

Cyberspace Running Out Of Room

According to technology news reports, Cyberspace Running Out Of Room:
The growing popularity of smartphones, IPTV and other gadgets connecting to the Internet is eating up real estate on the net, and soon techies can expect cyberspace to run out of room, according to a Frost & Sullivan analyst briefing today.
Experts say today’s Internet protocol version [...]

Firefox Security Fix

Firefox Security Fix

Today’s release of Firefox version 1.5.0.3 fixes a zero-day vulnerability, which first appeared April 18 on Mozilla’s Bugzilla listing. The flaw was found in Firefox 1.5.0.2 which was released in mid-April.
According to the Official Mozilla site:
Firefox 1.5.0.3 is a security update that is part of our ongoing program to provide a safe Internet experience for [...]