When it comes to sharing ideas and information with others, one thing that should be very critical to all of us is the security of the information in our computers, and security of information over the network. It is my understanding that Windows Vista is going to be doing more to help keep information on your computer secure from unauthorized users. But it bears some serious watching.

Also, reading this article Secret Doors, Microsoft says not, China says maybe can lead one to be very concerned about PCs made in China including chips designed by the Chinese government. The important thing is that the Chinese are not even tell the manufacturers what all those chips do.