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Earlier this month, the University of Alberta Hospital reported two laptops stolen. Along with the hardware, the thieves also made off with names and personal health numbers of about 250,000 Alberta patients. But hospitals aren't the only ones who should be concerned with personal data security...what are you doing about keeping the data on your computers safe from theft? Here's something to consider... Read more...

On my personal blog I've written a couple of times about Songbird. I've been using it as an iTunes alternative since it was in beta, and have been seriously impressed. Now that an upgrade has been released, I'm even more impressed...here's why. Read more...

Are Netbooks the next big thing or are they simply powered up PDAs? I've been using small portable computers for a long while now, and find the new crop of netbooks interesting for a variety of reasons... Read more...

I'm often asked about Linux; "Why use it? Is it really free? Will it work on my system?". My answer is usually "yes"; I'm not really biased toward any particular operating system. I use OSX, Windows (XP, Vista, 7), and Linux equally, depending on the environment and application. But, to really get a feel if Linux is right for you, I'd suggest you run it yourself and see if Linux is a fit for you. Here's a simple way to to do that... Read more...