Microsoft Shuts Off HTTPS In Hotmail For Over A Dozen Countries

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/03/microsoft-shuts-https-hotmail-over-dozen-countries

Amazon.com Lets You Play With An Android Virtual machine, Try Apps Before You Buy Them

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/27/amazon-com-lets-you-play-with-an-android-virtual-machine-try-ap/&category=classic&subCategory=featured&icid=eng_featured_art&type=&postPage=

TRIM Enabler Increases Solid State Drive Performance In OS X

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/03/trim-enabler-increases-solid-state-drive-performance-in-os-x/

Mojave Air & Space Port

If you see a UFO in the Mohave Desert, relax, it's a local:

http://www.space.com/11242-strange-craft-mojave-sky-theyre.html

The Drink The Federation Doesn't Want You To Have!

Illegal in the Federation from around 2280 to 2370, it's Romulan ale, at $US14.99 for a six pack.  Unfortunately, still not for sale outside USA & Canada: 

http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/drinks/e779/

An interesting site with many products not available elsewhere, including tribbles ($US14.99-$US19.99, available for sale outside US & Canada, but not to Klingons).

Phasers are available at $US34.99.  Surprisingly, in these security conscious times, also available for sale outside USA!

Posted by HH at 11:21 GMT, Stardate 64701.7

Why are millions of spiders invading thousands of trees?

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/03/why-are-millions-of-spiders-invading-thousands-of-trees/

Former RIAA Lobbyist Now Handles File Sharing Cases As A Federal Judge

You don't think there could be some bias here?

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/03/former-riaa-lobbyist-now-handles-file-sharing-cases-as-a-federal-judge/

Telepresence robots are coming

http://m.cnet.com/Article.rbml?nid=20005219&cid=null&bcid=&bid=-52

Not sure about the above, but my experience is that talking on Skype, audio only, is no different to talking on a telephone, but a Skype video call is more like chatting across the dinner table.  YMMV.  More in the videos below:

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?xl=xl_blazer&v=oN1lQcJHpO8 

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?xl=xl_blazer&v=mZ22wi-nyfg

Bat Ears Could Inspire New Sensing Technology For Robots and Autonomous Vehicles

http://www.popsci.com.au/2011/01/bat-ears-could-inspire-new-sensing-technology-for-robots-and-autonomous-vehicles/

How To Get Around The New York Times Paywall

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/03/how-to-get-around-the-new-york-times-paywall/

Inside The Big Business Of Spam Botnets

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/03/inside-the-big-business-of-spam-botnets/