Want Your Personal Info Taken Off the Internet? You're Not Alone
As Google makes personal information easier and easier to find, businesses are sprouting up to help you remove your personal information from the Internet. Companies exist to help you remove content related to you or your company, or to help you move specific search results to the beginning or end of the search result list. For more information on removing personal information from Google, you can type "remove" into the Google search box.

Forgeries May be Gone for Good
A new 3D method of modeling signatures takes into consideration the amount of pressure you place on the pen when you sign your name. The 2D method that forensic experts currently use is not entirely accurate, and the new method can tell which strokes you made in which order, adding another dimension to your signature and helping crack down on forgeries.

Fingerprints Used More and More to Access Computers
Once used only in corporate and military operations, biometric identification is making its way into everyday life. At the Statue of Liberty, now open after a two-year closure, people put their bags into lockers and use their fingerprint for locking and unlocking. The fingerprints are matched up against a terrorist watch list but not otherwise stored or sent to authorities. A Southern grocery store chain is another tester of the fingerprint technology, saying it allows for a faster checkout and helps prevent credit card fraud.

20-Year Old Norwegian Cracks Apple Code
An Apple product called AirPort Express allows users to broadcast music from iTunes to a stereo by using a wireless connection. A Norwegian man has posted a software key that unlocks Apple's encryption and lets others use the wireless connection from their PC to their stereo. Jon Lech Johansen, the man responsible, is also known for posting software that unlocked the codes the film industry used on DVD movies to prevent illegal copying when he was only 15 years old.

Blaster Worm Creator Pleads Guilty
A 19-year-old Minnesota man plead guilty to modifying and releasing a version of last summer's Blaster worm. The man faces up to 10 years in prison. He will be sentenced on November 2nd.

Man Suing Government Over Flight ID Requirement
John Gilmore, who first sued the government in 2002 over the requirement to show ID when traveling, has filed another suit. In the original suit, the government would not state that the requirement to carry identification exists. Gilmore was the fifth member of Sun Microsystems and made millions from it. He hasn't traveled domestically by plane since 2002, when he was not allowed to board a plane after failing to provide identification.

Cameras at Traffic Lights Prevent Accidents, Make Money
In Georgia, cameras installed at intersections are making money for the county and helping prevent accidents. Though some privacy advocates disagree with the cameras, the local police cannot afford to hire more officers and the cameras do not take pictures of drivers, only cars and their license plates. In other locations that have used the cameras, the cameras were used primarily for revenue and not to save lives. While the system in Georgia seems to be working, you can still buy a reflective spray that attempts to reflect the camera's flash and make your license plate unreadable.

Reverse Your Mouse Buttons
If you do a lot of typing and notice your arms getting sore, you might consider moving your mouse to the left side of your keyboard and switching the mouse buttons. It takes some getting used to, but once you start using your mouse this way, no one will want to come near your machine because your mouse will confuse them. To change the buttons, got to Start, Control Panel, and choose Mouse. Then select the checkbox next to "Switch primary and secondary buttons."

Add a Web Page to Your Favorites with One Keystroke
In Internet Explorer, if you are looking at a web page, you can use Ctrl+D to add the page to your favorites. Note: You don't get a chance to customize the name of the favorite-- it's given the name of the web page title.

Use Sticky Keys
Do you ever cut and paste data repetitively? Do you use CTRL+C for copy and CTRL+V to paste? If so, you can use "sticky" keys so you don't have to press the CTRL key at the same time as you press the "C" or "V." If you use sticky keys, you can first choose the CTRL key and then choose "C" or "V" and it will behave the same as pressing both keys at once. To turn on sticky keys, go to Start, Control Panel, Accessibility. On the Keyboard tab, check the box next to "Use Sticky Keys" and click OK. To start sticky keys, press the SHIFT key five times. You will get a notification that sticky keys is on. Then, each time you press SHIFT, CTRL, ALT or the Windows key, you will hear a beep, indicating that the key "stuck." You can then press any other key that works in combination with those keys. This will work in any application you happen to be in.

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