Issue #112 / Mar 2010

News from around the globe.

This month we look at hidden data, dastardly PDFs, safer surfing, and tools for better password control.

We compare some popular Linux media players, including Banshee, Rhythmbox, Amarok, and Songbird.

Without TinyURL.com and similar URL shortening services, many Twitter postings would only have enough space left for “Look at this.” But if you run a web server yourself, you might prefer to grow your own shortener.

Something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue.

Envision a future in which the situation determines the interface and bandwidth delivered.

With its focus on high performance computing, networking, storage, and analysis, SC09 attracted thousands of attendees and more than 300 research and industry exhibitors to Portland, Oregon.