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With the election campaigns over, now it's time to see who got what and from…. where?
My NBC-TV "High Tech Talk" piece this weeks shows you how the opensecrets.org Web site can help you find the source of campaign money for all federal candidates. You can even see who gave what from your neighborhood.

Ny NBC-TV piece this week looks at the new iPods from Apple. Click below to see…

Controversial social networking sites like MySpace abound in cyberspace. They're hugely popular with teens, who swap way too much personal information. That’s why parents need to get involved.
The Wired Safety site is filled with tips for parents and information about fighting online threats.
Blog Safety offers a very handy guide to the lingo and secret acronymns […]

My NBC-TV report this week for the affiliate stations around the country is on Answers.com an online Encylodictionalmanacapia. That turns out to be an accurate term for what the site has become. It’s a huge information clearing house, all free, and it is doing a pretty darn good job of becoming the Google of information-on-demand.
Take […]

My NBC-TV "High Tech Talk" segment this week is on a fascinating collection of bloggers from Iraq called the Olivebranch Network. You can check out their site at http://olivebranchoptimism.net/ and see my TV report by clicking below.

The recall of Sony-branded laptop batteries by Dell Computer is staggering in size, affecting 4.1 million Inspiron, Latitude and Precision brand computers sold since April 2004. This is the largest computer-related recall ever recorded by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
In terms of the big picture for Dell, the company claims the recalled batteries […]

Airline passengers are still being allowed to take carry-on laptops, iPods, cellphones and other electronic gizmos aboard planes.
But in the face of heightened security measures and long lines at airport security checkpoints around the country, some airline people are urging passengers to either leave their laptops at home or pack them in their regular baggage.
Here […]

We’re used to warnings about worms and viruses from the computer industry. But now the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is recommending that Windows Operating Systems users apply Microsoft security patch MS06-040 as quickly as possible. This security patch is designed to protect against a vulnerability that, if exploited, could enable an attacker […]

Google is going to start flashing a warning when you click on one of those sleazy Web sites that look legitimate but are really shell sites that load your computer with malware or spyware. The sites that will get the arning have been listed by the Stop Badware coalition.
The coalition explains that there are several […]

Apple Computer has scored big with automakers, announcing today that 70 percent of all new 2007 models sold in the US will now have iPod integration, allowing users to play them through the vehicle’s stereo system.
Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide iPod Product Marketing, told me in a phone briefing that the new […]

Looks like the the bloom hasn’t faded for satellite radio after all.
After a less-than-ethusiastic report from XM Satellite Radio last week, rival Sirius Satellite Radio is revising its revenue and subscription projections for year-end upwards.
XM revised its growth estimates downward last week, saying that instead of 8.5 million to 9 million customers the company had […]

If you live in a typical U.S. home, your appliances and home electronics are responsible for about 20 percent of your energy useage, says the U.S. Department of energy. As record heat grips much of the country - the temperatures in Detroit are expected to exceed 100 degrees Tuesday - utility companies are urging us […]