Science @ NASA -- Widespread press reports have noted that February's Chilean earthquake might have shortened Earth's day by a small amount. Today's story from Science@NASA explores a more significant effect---how the quake might have shifted Earth's axis.
News9.com -- Using a cell phone while driving would be illegal in Oklahoma under a bill that has passed the Oklahoma Senate.
conceptualdevices.com -- A hoodie is not just a hoodie. In a world full of stuff, smart items should be transformable, editable. They should engage the possibility to be transformed into something else.
How To Geek -- Want to keep in touch with your Facebook friends throughout the day? Here we’ll show you how to easily add Facebook chat to the popular multi-protocol chat client
Pidgin.
Lifehacker -- If you're looking for a quick and easy way to adjust your monitors without a lot of fussing with multi-step processes the
calibration tool at Photo Friday can help you tweak your monitor.
news.cnet.com -- Apple's new iPad tablet will go on sale in the U.S. on April 3, with the Wi-Fi version ready on that date and the Wi-Fi + 3G edition available in late April.
Lifehacker -- Microsoft has announced a scripting vulnerability affecting
Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 users using
Internet Explorer. A dialog pop-up that convinces the user to hit F1, the commonly known "Help" button, could then run code on the machine, which would lead to, well, all kinds of unfortunate things. A patch will arrive, but in the meantime, let no web site direct you to call for help. [
Microsoft Security Advisory (981169)]