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...Obviously, it's preferable not to lose your laptop in the first place. If you're a frequent flyer, consider the TrackIT, a $59.99 keychain alarm that sounds if you and your machine are separated by more than 40 ft. (Don't laugh: post-9/11, there are more and more reports of frazzled business travelers leaving their laptops at the X-ray machine.) And since more than 40% of laptop thefts happen at work, it's worth locking yours down during your lunch break. Try the Notebook Guardian from PC Guardian ($59.99). There are two models; be sure...
Airline customers are getting used to being charged extra for everything from paper tickets to onboard meals. But now the nickel-and-diming is reaching the last bastion of airline freebies: frequent-flyer flights...
...impoverished childhood in Georgia and his punishing confirmation battle, in which he faced charges of sexual harassment. The advance is the largest ever offered to a sitting judge. That is surely due in some part to the fact that few other judges have starred in a national imbroglio involving frequent references to pornographic actors. If Antonin Scalia is hoping for a big payday, he may want to think about spicing up his personal life...
...means grant money. A serious researcher into happiness can still get a book deal. Baker's What Happy People Know (Rodale; 256 pages) and Seligman's Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment (Free Press; 336 pages) buttress their pep talks with frequent citations of supporting studies and thoughtful hints for getting--and staying--happy...
...messages were "seriously misleading." Recipients were urged to call a premium-rate number - which can cost up to €2.20 a minute - to claim a "mystery award." But an "unreasonable delay" during the call meant that consumers were saddled with an expensive phone bill. SMS scams are becoming more frequent because the rewards - lucrative kickbacks from phone operators - outweigh financial penalties, according to Gartner's Wood. Still, most SMS ads are legitimate, says Wood, since global brands don't want their names associated with scams. The goal is to establish a hip, positive image, so that when people think...