Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Ready for Your National ID Card?

Lawmakers Eyeing National ID Card

Lawmakers are proposing a national identification card — what they’re calling “high-tech, fraud-proof Social Security cards” — that would be required for all employees in the United States. The proposal by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-New York) and Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-South Carolina) comes as the states are grappling to produce another national identification card at the behest of the Department of Homeland Security.

Firefox 3.6.2 addresses critical vulnerability

Mozilla released Firefox 3.6.2 late Monday to fix a critical security hole involving Web-based font technology. Be sure to get it if you use Firefox.

Apple iPad vs. Amazon's Kindle: Consumers weigh the two devices

Apple’s iPad and Amazon’s Kindle are in a dead heat among consumers who are seriously considering a purchase of the devices in the next three months, according to comScore. But let’s put those statistics in context: Few have even held an iPad yet it has the recognition of the Kindle.

Videos - How to Stop Using Google

Good, short video on how to eliminate Google from your life...if you are concerned about privacy issues, or just want to be free of it.

WinDirStat - Windows Directory Statistics

WinDirStat is a free disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for Microsoft Windows. Gives you a complete tree list of all your directories plus color bar charts to help you analyze where all your disk space went. Handy tool

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