Tell me why, exactly, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, among a very few organizations outside Hollywood, supports the terrible SOPA and PIPA legislation? They apparently think that they know better how to run the Internet than the geeks that actually do it.  This is like detonating a nuclear bomb to kill a squirrel.

Don't be suckers to the RIAA, MPAA, etc., who make up supposed "losses" from "piracy".  These are always projections based on flawed suppositions. Those "losses" are from sales that would never take place even without piracy.

What is really going on is they want it to be our job to prop up their failing business model. If they would adapt and give their customers what they want, piracy would not be an issue. Ask them why they won't "let" me watch Psych on my iPad, for example. No, they only "allow" it on a computer, but not an iPad. Hmm? Their byzantine rules and logic are anything but logical.

Get a clue and don't get involved in this fight, where you do not know what you are talking about. You need to oppose SOPA and PIPA now!

Contact your representatives, and sign the online petition here:

http://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/

The sun is setting, thankfully, on the domination of the Windows operating system.  Surprisingly, the Unix family of operating systems is projected to upstage Windows by 2015.  Am I mad?  No, and I'll show you why, based on current market shares and projections.

The Unix family of operating systems includes Unix (which just had its 40th birthday), BSD, Linux and Mac OS.  What you may not realize is it *also* includes Android and iOS.  Android is based on Linux, and iOS is based on Mac OS, which in turn is based on BSD Unix.

For the last several weeks, hackers have really stepped up their spam attacks across the board.  Part of the reason is that they are looking to infect computers and steal your online banking info, so they can then take money out of your accounts. While we have many, many defenses in place, no one can completely block this attack, so you need to be vigilant and protect yourself.

The subject lines vary, but some contain a subject like "ACH payment canceled" with a serious-sounding message supposedly from your bank or financial institution.  Don't fall for these!  Don't open them!  In some cases, the malware is included in what appears to be a PDF attachment, that is actually an executable program. It may be inside a Zip archive file.