Patch job

Adobe released an emergency update today to fix a glitch in their Flash Player for Windows. The glitch allows hackers to crash or take control of affected machines. Needless to say, concerns over the sale of personal information have arisen. Just hope you don't see your social security number for sale on the dark side of Craigslist. And yes, there's a dark side of Craigslist, no matter how much they clean it up. Cleanup your act and sure up your computers security with Vault Revolution.

R.I.P. Adam Yauch

Founder of the 'Beastie Boys', Yauch passed away today at the age of 47. He battled cancer for three years. A recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Yauch added his truly unique voice to a generation.

Don't hold your breathe...

The jury is still deliberating in the much anticipated Oracle v. Google case. Oracle claims that up to nine lines of computer code in the Android operating system were lifted from Java, infringing on their copyright. Google argues that the code constitutes fair use -- code should be made available to all so it can be manipulated and reimagined. As of this afternoon, the jury is still out, and some experts suggest that once they reappear, if they see their shadows, we may be in for one long spring..

Word of the day: contextualism

When Google steals your data, it's to help themselves. When Apple does it, it's to help guys creep on girls with an app.

Read more about how Apple has decided to join Google in the controversy pool HERE.

Get an Ivy League Education...for free!

Harvard has announced plans to offer an array of curriculum to ANYONE interested in learning. Price of admission? Nothing at all! Just a determined attitude if you plan on making it all the way to finals. Harvard's involvement follows MIT's announcement in December that it was starting an open online learning project to be known as MITx. Its first course, Circuits and Electronics, began in March, enrolling about 120,000 students -- some 10,000 of whom made it through the recent midterm exam. Those who complete the course will get a certificate of mastery and a grade, but no official credit. Similarly, edX courses will offer a certificate but will carry no credit. So...you don't get that all important degree the modern job market demands. But you will expand your mind. And in the end, life is learning. Now that the Ivy League has started to tap into the web's true potential, let's hope more universities, corporations and government agencies wise up.

Make a mistake? It's OK, the government has your back

I'm almost tired of typing the word "Google" on this blog. But how can I help it? Each day they come up with a way to outdo themselves. Leapfrogging from patent suits to privacy scandals- you'd think this would have a negative affect on the company. You'd think... But this is America. A world so concerned with everyone receiving their participation trophies that they forget competetivness is the key to staying on top. So we bail out the auto companies. Rubberize the ground in our parks. Make sure no one gets hurt, no matter how flagrantly they mismanage their vehicle's MPGs or swing for a monkey bar that's well out of reach. People fall. Knees get scrapped. Getting back up used to be American. Now things are handed out. Google just signed a big email contract with the U.S. government, beating out Microsoft. Wasn't Google just in the news... Something about leaked passwords... Well let's just hope that doesn't include nuclear launch codes in the future...

A Face and Name to go with it!

Marius Milner: aka the man the knows "too much about Wi-fi." Finally, the FCC has concluded  its investigation into Google's Mapping scandal, and revealed Milner to be the "rogue" programmer responsible for the code that  "scooped" up user information. Read more about the face that launched a thousand clicks HERE.