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RFID rebels arise

Some people, myself included, just don’t like being needlessly surveiled and snooped upon. Why, they wonder, should ones every movement be tracked and recorded by government peeping Toms and/or corporate marketing departments? Cell phones already track our...

Think twice before traveling abroad with computers

Years ago, while flying around the country on a family trip, we landed in the Denver airport. This was well after 9-11, but airport security forces were still testing the waters to see just how much they could get away with in the name of anti-terrorism. Even though...

Windows Service Pack snares hapless guinea pigs, again

There I was, merrily fixing someone’s computer. Among other things, they’d been having trouble connecting to Microsoft’s Windows Update website. The website would seem to load up just fine, but when told to check for updates, it would get stuck in an...