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• Tip of the Week:  Flip 3D in Windows Vista
• Headwhack of the Week:  I didn't hear that warning sound 
• Geek Speak of the Week:  Blackberry prayer
• Security: Apple fixes dozens of holes with security update
• News: Qualcomm Promises One Wireless Card to Rule Them All
• News: Global Effort Slows a New Type of Worm
• Data Doctors Video on Cnn.com: Cutting down on spam
• Opinion: The Complicated Case of magicJack
• Weekly Advice Column: How do I avoid becoming part of a botnet 
• This Week's Show: Battle of the Smartphones 2009

Tip of the Week: Flip 3D in Windows Vista

Windows Vista was created with many new visual improvements over Windows XP such as Aero Glass (for all versions except Basic) but one of the most unknown features is the new way to review what windows you have open.  Flip 3D isn't going to change your world, but it is a cool trick to show your non-Vista friends when they come over.  Flip 3D is accessed by simply pressing the Windows logo key+Tab key instead of the old school XP way of pressing Alt+Tab.

Headwhack of the Week: I didn't hear that warning sound   

Whether you are hard of hearing or listen to your MP3 player while you are on your computer, you may not hear warning sounds that are assigned to various system functions in Windows.  For those that seem to be missing these warning sounds and would like a visual alert to accompany the sound, there is a solution! 

Both Windows XP and Windows Vista incorporate a feature called SoundSentry, which will cause various items to either blink or flash to provide a visual cue that a warning message has been generated.  For step-by-step instructions for activating and configuring SoundSentry:

Windows XP users go HERE    Windows Vista users go HERE

Geek Speak of the Week: Blackberry prayer

The prayer like posture one assumes when pounding out an e-mail on a Blackberry. The phrase was said to be coined by a CEO that walked into a boardroom to see everyone bowing their heads while typing on their Blackberrys.

Security:  Apple fixes dozens of holes with security update

As the popularity of Mac OS based computers continues to grow, so does the threat that more hackers are targeting this small but growing crowd of Internet attached computers.  Just like with Windows, patching your Mac OS with the latest security updates is common sense and worthwhile. 

This week, Apple posted an update that fixes more than two dozen vulnerabilities in OS X...get more info here! 

News: Qualcomm Promises One Wireless Card to Rule Them All

High-bandwidth, wireless Internet access may soon become as ubiquitous as cellular phone service -- and as easy to connect to as Wi-Fi.  Qualcomm is readying the second generation of its universal wireless broadband platform, allowing users to connect to any telecom carrier worldwide with a single device.

News: Global Effort Slows a New Type of Worm

There have been big computer worm outbreaks before, but nothing quite like Conficker. 

Thanks to an International coalition of security researchers, Conficker was been disabled to a certain degree, which could avert massive botnet based attacks.