IT happenings affecting you in some way!

Here is a selection of IT news affecting YOU that you may or may not wish to stay up to date with but it will be affecting YOU in some way so why not be aware?

The latest product from the software market giant Microsoft has released for beta testing, Microsoft Windows 7 is available for beta testing:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7825111.stm - See the BBC article here
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.aspx - Download it from Microsoft here (limited time only!)

iTunes DRM-Free music isn't personal information free! Its not to be redistributed as you wood except it seems:
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/digitalmusic/0,39029432,49300555,00.htm - Read the article on CNET here

Microsoft, what do you know; they really are trying to scam everyone, and by everyone I even mean schools!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7825111.stm - See the BBC article here http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.aspx - Download it from Microsoft here (limited time only!) A university students believes he has calculated the cost of a search on the Google search engine? Are you green with you IT use? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7823387.stm - See the BBC article here http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7821754.stm - See the BBC article about future thoughts for `Greener IT` Know that the government plan to force ISP to start logging when emails are sent (as in date and time) and to whom are sent to and from who also: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7819230.stm - See the BBC article here http://news.slashdot.org/news/09/01/12/2116230.shtml">http://news.slashdot.org/news/09/01/12/2116230.shtml - Read the article on slashdot here!

A university students believes he has calculated the cost of a search on the Google search engine? Are you green with you IT use?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7823387.stm - See the BBC article here
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/powering-google-search.html - Read Google's side of the story here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7821754.stm - See the BBC article about future thoughts for `Greener IT`

Know that the government plan to force ISP to start logging when emails are sent (as in date and time) and to whom are sent to and from who also:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7819230.stm - See the BBC article here