Today, Apple announced its much-anticipated Apple tablet, the iPad. The device will be available in 60-days and will have its own bookstore, making it easy for book addicts and English majors to get their fix without carrying around a stack of dead trees. Still, the iPad presents a few problems, the least of which is smashing your new $500-plus device on the concrete outside the Oviatt Library. Instead, go with what’s already in your pocket: the iPhone or iPod Touch…. Read more

Two Northwest Airline pilots were recently suspended for missing their final destination by 150 miles. Their claim was that they were looking at their laptops and had the communications turned off. There were 144 passengers on the flight. The pilots distractions were risking the lives of those 144 people plus their own. They said they were checking their schedules on their laptops. They were probably thinking about their activities on their days off. “It’s hard to stay interested in the… Read more