Survey show we're too lazy about mobile phone security

This article made me think about how most people including myself don't really think of securing our phones. I only use my phone for personal use anyway, but for people that use there phone for business and  personal use then security needs to be brought to their attention. Around 84% of consumers use the same smartphone for both professional and  personal tasks. Some of us don't use phone-locking passwords which should be considered especially when you want to protect important information. You never know when you might lose your phone and give up important information that only you need to know. Only 29% said they thought about using a mobile anti-virus application. The way things are now I think we all should be more secure about things.

more info
http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/03/28/survey.security.mashable/index.html

Three New Search Engines Worth Checking Out

This article is about new search engines and each have different ways that they operate. There names are Blekko, Qyo, and DuckDuckGo. Blekko uses slashtags after the search phrase to refine the query; for example, to find articles Google docs sorted by date, then you would type Google Docs /date. Qyo uses a collaborative perspective that involves social networking. DuckDuckGo is similar to google but it respects privacy and does not record search results. DuckDuckGo also claims to ban spam sites.

more info
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20110321/tc_pcworld/threenewsearchenginesworthcheckingout_1

Can't Sleep? Blame your computer, cell phone

I found this article really interesting because it is true especially in my case. Americans are not getting enough sleep because they are either on the computer, cell phone, or watching t.v. The National Sleep foundation did a survey that found 43% of Americans say they rarely  or never get a good night sleep during the week. A full 60% say they experience a sleep problem. Forget reading most Americans admit to using electronics like computers, radio, cell phones. The survey found that 95% of Americans use some type of electronic within at least an hour before going to bed. The foundation also found out that 6 out of 10 say they use their computers at least a few nights a week during the hour before bed. About half of teenagers and people in their twenties admit using a computer every night before going to bed. I know that I use my computer every night before going to bed and it has become natural in my life. I think we all need to work on getting a enough sleep to stay healthy, and not abuse technology to a point where it would cause us to get less sleep.

More info
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9213647/Can_t_sleep_Blame_your_computer_cell_phone