Monthly archive December, 2008

You know that comforting little padlock icon at the bottom of the browser that lets you know you're on a secure, encrypted connection to a bank, merchant or whatever? It's been picked. An international team of security researchers announced Read More →

These days if you're working at all, it's unseemly to complain too much, but that didn't stop workers at companies like RadioShack, Compuware, EDS, Real, eBay and AT&T from badmouthing their employers down to the tail end of Glassdoor.com's Read More →

If you hold Apple stock, you might want to watch where you set your stop-loss target, given the sudden cliff dives it takes at each of the now chronic recurrences of the "Steve is sick" rumor. Today's temporary drop Read More →

"I think (our descendants) will curse us less if we choose to keep the clock reading near 12:00 when the sun is highest in the sky." -- Steve Allen, an analyst at the UC's Lick Observatory, warns of an Read More →