There has been a lot of buzz lately about Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage(a.k.a. WGA) . WGA was designed to check a computer to ensure that it is running a valid, genuine version of Windows. However, WGA checks into Microsoft daily which some say should be considered spyware.

There are many bookmarking services available that help organize bookmarked links and make them available to you no matter where you are. These on-line based services such as del.icio.us (which is also considered social bookmarking)have become quite popular. 'toread' is another bookmarking service but is different from the online bookmark services available in that it is an e-mail based program.

CodeWeavers has announced that they will be releasing CrossOver Mac sometime in late July or early August. There is a good chance that if you run Windows then you may not have heard of CodeWeavers before. Until now they have only created a Linux application called CrossOver Office.

Many of us have become accustomed to digital video recording devices to use at home such as TiVo or ReplayTV.