High School Uses Laptops to Spy on Students at Home

Shut down Webcam use, judge tells school district

A Philadelphia High School gave its students free laptops. Then, the school used the built-in web cam in those laptops to spy on some students at home. The school never told students or parents that they had installed spy software on the laptops. This has opened a firestorm of protests, not to mention lawsuits. And, it turns out, this high school may not be the only one doing this. This is an important story that we will be following.

Italian Court Convicts Google Execs for Uploaded Video

Another amazing court decision: An Italian court has convicted three Google executives of privacy invasion, holding them liable for a 2006 video uploaded by a user. Chief Legal Officer David Drummond and two others were sentenced to six-month suspended terms. Google plans to appeal the rulings that fly in the face of a long-standing doctrine about immunity against user content.

Six Labs features now standard for Gmail users

Google has released six technologies tested in its Gmail Labs for use in the mainstream product, including a forgotten attachment detector, previews of YouTube videos, and an autoresponder to send automatic replies while on vacation

Windows shortcuts can boost your efficiency

Constantly moving your hands between the keyboard and mouse is not the most efficient way to interact with our computers, but most of us doggedly stick to it. But if you take a little time to learn (or relearn) a few basic keyboard and mouse shortcuts, you can blaze through your windows faster and more easily — and possibly put less stress on your overworked hands as well.

Dropbox - Online backup, file sync and sharing made easy.

This incredible free program is what you want if you have 2 or more computers that you want to keep in sync. It is the only program that has ever been able to keep my Outlook file in sync across three computers. I also use it to keep my OneNote, Word, and Excel files in sync as well as my blog drafts. No matter where I am, my computers are always in sync. Data is stored in the cloud until you turn on linked computers, then it is downloaded automatically.