Consumer Reports magazine slapped its ‘best buy’ label on a trio of free security programs for Windows PCs, saying that they offer the “best combination of performance and price” and are a smarter pick than suites from companies like Symantec Corp. and McAfee Inc. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9132568&source=rss_null145

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Examples range from reading water and power meters remotely, to helping police see how long a car has been parked on a city street or monitoring traffic congestion via wireless cameras. But with the growth in the technology, there’s also growing concern that Big Brother will have more eyes and ears than ever before. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9132581&source=rss_null145

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In an article in Archeology, UCLA anthropologist Charles Stanish describes how his fear from years ago that eBay would encourage the looting of antiquities has proven unfounded. His experience suggests that eBay’s online marketplace, rather than creating an incentive for thievery, has come to inspire fraud. http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/ebusiness/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217300219&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News

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Apple MacBooks received higher overall scores than Windows laptops in the latest testing by Consumer Reports, but the Apple systems cost from three to four times as much. The results play right into Apple’s assertion that it makes high-quality computers as well asMicrosoft (NSDQ: MSFT)’s latest pitch that PCs are cheaper to buy. http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217300273&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News

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With consumers mostly buying low-cost PCs in the current recession, Apple could cut the prices of some of its most popular Macs. http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217201193&cid=nl_IWK_daily_H

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The U.S. House of Representatives has scheduled a hearing Tuesday to examine a bill that would force peer-to-peer applications to provide specific notice to consumers that their files might be shared. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10233419-38.html?tag=nl.e703

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Aya Karpinska had a story to tell. She could hear the words and envision how the tale would unfold. All she needed, she says, was the right iPhone app. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9132373&source=CWNLE_NLT_AM_2009-05-05

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A recent developer survey from Packt Publishing asks the question, “Does open source really needs individual contributions from developers to survive?” http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10233715-16.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

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While still in its alpha stage, LogMeIn Ignition for Storm will turn on remote access for computer files and programs. Storm owners will be able to peer into Windows computers that also run LogMeIn Pro, LogMeIn Free, or LogMeIn IT Reach. http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-10233320-12.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

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The service allows companies to test their networks against DDoS attacks at scales comparable to a full-on cyberattack, according to Steve Armentrout, president and CEO of Parabon. Currently, the company can harness anywhere between 5,000 and 10,000 computers on its grid to generate targeted network traffic against a site or server, Armentrout said. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9132541&source=rss_null65

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