If you want the fastest web connections, move to the northeast. That according to a recent report showing that the fastest speeds are found in the Northeast corners of the United States.

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AirPort via Apple on Thursday released a firmware update for AirPort and Base Station.

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A U.S. Department of Education worker today pleads guilty to accessing the loan files of hundreds of college students.

Despite safeguards already in-place, as long as their is a human element to it’s maintenance or access data is subject to being breached or misused as is evidenced by stories like the above on an almost daily basis.

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Recent data suggests that companies database admins are set to move their databases into the cloud over the next couple of years.

Personally I see the advantages but as with any system, backups need to occur. Any company that relies strictly on a cloud based system risks loosing incalculable amounts of data and putting it’s security into an unknown.

Many groups that want net neutrality rules don’t like a net neutrality proposal from the FCC’s chairman however it’s of interest to note that most of the phone and cable companies agree with the proposals laid out thus far.

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Q: Is it possible to withdraw funds from a PayPal business account to my PERSONAL bank account instead of business bank account?

A: The formal answer is no. However, if you add it as an account and ‘verify’ it you can likely make at least one transfer. If PayPal finds it to be a personal account your PayPal account may be suspended or negative action taken.

Microsoft is closing out the year 2010 with a bang releasing a whopping 17 security bulletins at once.

What is to be said about releasing so many updates at once? What is lurking behind all the releases probably has more to do with bonuses than security. I’m just sayin

For the third time in the past three years Yahoo pink slips have been flying again today. Yahoo confirmed that it has officially laid off 600 people. News first surfaced following news reports that were often based on Twitter messages from employees who had been let go.

I’m sorry but someone at Yahoo is obviously messing up the system if today’s layoffs are any sign. The search market is too large, Yahoo once a PPC giant has greatly eroded what made it a player in the Overture days into a wimpy non-player it’s becoming.

Too many hand sin the Yahoo pie I guess.

Remote PC tech support company recently announced a team up with iYogi to offer support on mobile phones and other communication devices.

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For the first time, U.S. residents are apparently devoting on average as much time to online activities as they are to watching TV, a new Forrester Research study reports.

This doesn’t come as a surprise, it only reinforces what has been an obvious gradual, and then suddenly landslide move to ‘being online’ becoming a major force in our everyday lives.

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