Good passwords are hard to remember; now there's an easy way. Cerious Software is about to launch an improved version of Thumbs Plus. A worm that started life on Facebook has wiggled away. In Short Circuits, RIP Flip, downgrading US technology, and Ipads in kindergarten.

Alien Skin's Wingnut division comes up with a winner in Lo-Fi. Local TV stations must be more than a little nervous about Hulu. Would you try to crack my Wi-Fi connection? In Short Circuits, how to hide passwords in plain sight, granny is a hacker, and who has your e-mail address?

I tried living for a week without Windows and was surprisingly successful but at the end of the week, Windows returned. In Bits and Pieces you'll find other tidbits that struck my fancy this week.

If you want to be a video producer, Adobe Premiere Pro should be on your (very) short list. Microsoft shocks the IT community with a new version. TechByter Worldwide moves. In Short Circuits, Firefox 4 is a winner and Google hits the wall in federal court.

Google Docs, Zoho, or some other server-based application will someday be the norm. I'll examine the reasons. Right now you need 5 new applications and they're all free. Photoshop comes to the Iphone. In Short Circuits, the New York Times constructs a pay wall and Chrome battles a bug.

MixBook makes digital scrapbooking surprisingly easy. That's the same thing that Xara 3D Maker 7 does for 3-dimensional graphics. Windows 7 users get a service pack. And in Short Circuits, Trusting an Ugly Website, More Changes in the Disk Drive Market, and IE9 64-bit understands video.

Adobe Acrobat X is here and even if you don't need the full version, you should download the Reader. I'm surprised to find lots of things to praise in Microsoft's IE 9, but not for XP. In Short Circuits, G-mail users are annoyed, Apple fan boys are excited, and Facebook captures a misnamed whale.

Part 2 of the report about OnOne Software's Photoshop add-on that's so big I can't describe it in a single program. A utility from Microsoft's Sysinternals division helps you find and remove unnecessary start-up applications. In Short Circuits, fixing what could be an annoying problem, Google changes some rules, and questioning why some people don't care if messages they forward are true.

OnOne Software has a Photoshop add-on that's so big I can't describe it in a single program, but I'll start describing it this week. Both Firefox and Internet Explorer have new versions in the wings and we'll take a look at some of the new Firefox features. In Short Circuits, I found a YouTube video that explains the importance of social media, Apple's demands seem excessive, and I've just bought a thumb drive that's 1000 times larger than my first thumb drive at half the price.

"Resolution" isn't as hard to understand as you probably think it is and I'll explain why. If you like audio books, you should check out PodioBooks.com. IPv6 is coming; are you ready? In Short Circuits, will "nazi" become a top level domain and minicomputer father Ken Olson dies at 84.