If you purchase a netbook computer, don't simply use the pre-installed operating system (OS) which came on it at the time of purchase. A wide variety of alternative operating systems are available which run great on new netbooks, and many of them are free.

The advent of digital encoding technologies has brought a revolution to the entertainment and media industries, and afforded a wealth of new media consumptive options for consumers. The landscape of consumer media options continues to be fraught with legal battles, however, in large part because of media conglomerates' desires to maintain control over the "intellectual property" they produce, license, and sell.

With another race season already upon us, the Southeast Women's Cycling (SEW) Series is once again gearing up to give women's racing a boost in the southeastern portion of the United States.

Here are some suggestions from the heart of our LibriVox community – audio books which have given our readers particular pleasure to listen to. We have three versions of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice in our catalogue, with two more recordings in progress. It is clearly a book which many readers want to record. Our first version, which was a collaborative project with over a dozen different readers, was released only 6 months after LibriVox started, and is still one of our most popular downloads.

An article posted yesterday at Technology Review talks about some recent research which, its authors hope, will lead to the development of a new type of forensic tool. The research looked at the feasibility of using bacterial samples gathered from ordinary objects (in this case, computer keyboards and mice) to identify the person who had used them.

It's that time of the year where talented and accomplished law school applicants must decide: where should I go to law school? With multiple acceptances and shiny admissions packets in hand, these folks can have trouble deciding which school would fit them best. I was in the same position three years ago.

South Africa is another country in legal battle with online gambling. Reports are coming from different sources that South Africa has not yet cleared the mess, and they are still in legal limbo when it comes to online-gambling.

The following stories were the biggest news events of the preceding week, according to the users of the Drudge Retort.

Many readers, I'm sure, are aware of the use of RFID tags in such diverse applications as inventory control, as replacements for product bar codes, and as part of payment and identification credentials. I've written here before about some of the security issues connected to the use of these devices. Many of these issues arise because typical RFID tags are, in fact, more or less a functional substitute for a bar code or magnetic strip label.

Contagion is the name of a new action-thriller movie about a global outbreak of a deadly viral disease. Slated to be released in 2011, it is directed by Steven Soderbergh and stars Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Lawrence Fishburne. That's certainly an outstanding crew, but will they get the science right?

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