Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday warned users of its Windows operating
system of a "critical" security flaw in its software that could allow
attackers to take complete control of a computer.

If one aspect of design has suffered most in its transition
to the Web, it is the art of typography. For years, Web typography
involved little more than choosing a typeface and font size. Unstyled
Times New Roman was the norm, and the integration of established
typographical techniques and rules was unimagined.

Hollywood producers fretting over this year’s box office downturn should take heart.

A large object has been found beyond Pluto travelling in an orbit
tilted by 47 degrees to most other bodies in the solar system.
Astronomers are at a loss to explain why the object’s orbit is so
off-kilter while being almost circular.

Morgan Simmons was a little startled by the crowd
- nearly 30 people, only a handful related to him, gathered at the dock
on Chautauqua Lake in western New York. Most of the well-wishers had
read in the local paper, The Chautauquan Daily, about the
27-year-old mechanical engineer’s maiden voyage down the Mississippi to
the Gulf of Mexico, and what [...]

While fears of suicide bombers and luggage checks have some
traveling light this holiday season, a select few are braving airport
security with packages destined for strangers — for a fee, of course.

Move over, Ben Franklin. Todd Livingstone has a plan to solve the
energy crisis by capturing huge amounts of energy from lightning.