Brain-eating amoeba kills two

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/12/brain-eating-amoeba-kills-two-in-the-us/#more-500958

The perfect gadget for the person with a big house

http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/12/the-perfect-gadget-for-the-person-with-a-big-house/250125/

First Amendment scholar on the failures of SOPA

http://boingboing.net/2011/12/16/first-amendment-scholar-on-the.html

Cloud Wars: Apple's iCloud versus Microsoft's SkyDrive

http://beta.maclife.com/article/features/cloud_wars_apples_icloud_versus_microsofts_skydrive

Confessions of an airline baggage "thrower": why you should buy a four-wheeler suitcase

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-hobica/why-you-should-buy-a-four_b_1115011.html

Swiss-based Balesio takes the knife to PDF files

50% file file size reduction for PDFs.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/16/balesio_pdf/

YouTube apparently gives Universal Music Group direct access to videos for easy removal - UPDATE: YouTube says "No"

http://techland.time.com/2011/12/16/youtube-apparently-gives-universal-music-group-direct-access-to-videos-for-easy-removal/

The 10 key skills for the future of work

http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-10-key-skills-for-the-future-of-work/

Hundreds of shortcuts to make you a better Internet user

http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/08/hundreds-of-shortcuts-to-make-you-a-better-internet-user/244009/

Take a tip from "Mark Zuckerberg": Change your name

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/take-a-tip-from-mark-zuckerberg-change-your-name/13847

2nd generation AirStash has arrived

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/12/16/2nd-generation-airstash-has-arrived/

4 reasons Apple should make a 7-inch iPad

http://gigaom.com/mobile/4-reasons-apple-should-make-a-7-inch-ipad/