Archive for March, 2006

Software giant plans to release two versions of its new, no-cost parental control software for Windows XP this year.

It was just an ordinary frustrating day. There was no major catastrophe, just the steady onslaught of minor annoyances that provided a glimpse…

Technology has the power to bring about a faster pace of democratization in repressive regimes, especially during and between elections and in managing health services, according to members of Congress and technology experts at a conference on March 1. The conference, “Expanding and Strengthening Democracy: The Role of Technology,” was sponsored by Democracy Data and Communications, the

Ask to join them. ”Learn how to create a profile and ask your kids if they can link you as a friend,” Internet privacy and security expert Parry Aftab said at a public forum held last night at Veterans Memorial Elementary School.

From an inadvertent parade participant to an extricated dancer, last weekend’s homecoming festivities provided students with a few days of academic reprieve.

Each year, the international media watchdog group Reporters Without Borders releases a report on press freedoms. Here’s what its 2005 Annual Worldwide Press Freedom Index and Annual Report had to say about some countries in and around the Middle East:

School districts and universities block access to the popular site, fearing sexual predators.

Is it a virtual hangout for millions of American teenagers, like a sprawling electronic shopping plaza, or a magnet for sexual predators and pornographers?