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Its a fine like between security and stupidity, a line that seems to get crossed quite regularly these days.  I know you all have heard about the TSA and its determination to fondle their way into a secure airport!  Yea, thats a little extreme, but it isn't that far off the truth.  You just cant...

Theres a transformation in the way we consume many forms of media these days.  Television is changing from appointment TV to on demand.  Movies are moving from the theater to your home theater.  Music has nearly crested the hump from CD's to MP3 files.  So it should come as no chock that your li...

For many of us, a good television program means much more than just a few minutes of mild entertainment. Its a way to escape the everyday grind, a way to explore our imagination and to allow our hopes and fears to be transformed into an idea we can share with out friends. Its what binds together s...

When the leading scientist on space and time comes out and tells you to do or not do something, its usually a good idea to do more than take it under advisement.  He isn't smarter than you, he is smarter than you and all your friends...put together.  Ok, maybe thats a stretch, but I still take the...

We all have dreams, or at least goals that we know are probably not going to be totally realized. Its one of the hallmarks for a successful person, that they set goals that others will tell you are impossible to reach. These goals are the driving force behind many of the most exciting and innovati...

There are few things as harrowing to someone as buying their 1st new car.  Now I know your thinking, wow, thats kind of harsh...after all buying a new car is supposed to be fun Mike, isn't it?  Well, Im not sure what its supposed to be, but I do know that its full of pitfalls and disasters awaitin...

Do you remember when we did the story a few years ago on LifeLock?  Ya, know the one where the owner who likes to showboat around with his Social Security number on a truck billboard.  All the while claiming how safe he is because that may be his real Social Security number, but he is protected by...

Its no secret that time marches on, every day we are reminded about how things change.  Some days these changes are small, while others have magnitude that may cause you to question the very foundation of your day to day beliefs.  Sue time works out well for most of our everyday common place exper...

The new Verizon Wireless commercials "There's a Map for That" campaign have gotten a little more attention than they may have wanted over the cell phone carriers doubling of early termination fees from $175 to $350.  Not only is the FCC looking into this move, several representative on Capital Hill...

I'm back from Vegas and the BWE/NME...with less MonEy...what are the odds!  Had a great time and really enjoyed the party put on by our friends over at Blubrry.  Theres just something about Vegas that makes you want to go back, plus, this year they didn't have the show in August, but rather mid...