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They're piling on this week. On top of the MPAA's first lawsuits against file-sharers came the RIAA's lastest round. Thdrecording industry trade association sued 761 more file-sharers, the Associated Press reports. Among them are 25 people suspected of using university networks to file-share. The students attend Amherst College, Boston College, Bridgewater State, Iowa State, Northeastern, and the … [Read more...] about From movies to music

The new, 9.0 version of AOL - launched today - is all about PC security, and it may in fact be one of the best options for less-than-tech-literate parents not blessed with in-house, kid tech support. I'm saying this because, at my son's hockey practice the other day, another mom told me her family's connected to the Net, but they hardly ever use their computer because it keeps getting viruses (she … [Read more...] about AOL: $14.95 for peace of mind?

Twenty-year-old Dan Auriemma got his grandmother a cable modem for Christmas so she could move beyond her pokey dialup connection, reports the New York Times - apparently exactly what she needs. But that's unusual, so many of us know. Matching tech gifts to loved ones of different generations is tough, and it's the younger generation, such as Dan's, that's more likely to get it right. Even so, … [Read more...] about Families shopping for tech

A UK privacy-rights organization is recommending to cell-phone makers that they make flash standard on all phones, the BBC reports. Privacy International says that camera phones make it a lot easier to take illicit photos without permission - a threat to people's privacy, especially children's. So if a flash accompanies every picture taken with a phone, subject will always know their photo's been … [Read more...] about Good idea for picture phones