Sometimes I forget what an insane Chris Isaak fan I am. But then every few years he puts out another great album -- this time it's "Mr. Lucky," which is delightful from beginning to end and contains three of his finest songs to date -- and it all comes rushing back to me. I'm bummed that his new tal...

Equality Now: A new advocacy group has been created to promote fair treatment for LGBT residents in West Virginia. The organizers say Fairness West Virginia’s mission is "to ensure gay people are treated safely and fairly in their homes, at work and in their communities." This is great -- and long...

If you’re an agency pilfering out social media advice to your clients, you might be constantly asked what’s the best way to come up with some winning strategies and campaigns.  After some careful consideration and a further review of what’s going on in the social world, it seems t...

What's making headlines in community newspapers in the (212): The New York Blade: Find out how some of this year's Oscar winners will change your life Gay City News: On Feb. 27, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau announced that he would not seek a tenth term. While mainstream press report...

Fit to a T: Could Eric Dane be any more handsome? It's really starting to hurt. (T Magazine) Lei-Away Plan: The drive to make Hawaii the fifth state in the country to allow same-sex civil unions is on the verge of failing, despite support from most state lawmakers. (AP) To Tell the Truth: The NYU Sc...

Mark Hachman: Windows 7 apparently won't resuscitate the market for hybrid hard drives, which flickered out around the end of 2007. At the end of a meeting with Jon van Bronkhorst, executive director of product marketing for the consumer solutions business at Seagate, I asked whether or not hybrid h...

I just got home last night from a wonderful four-day trip to the Davis Cup tie in Birmingham, Ala., with my dear friend Greg, and I have nothing but good things to report.. (A BIG thanks to Marc Lallanilla for filling in for me while I was away. You can check out his blog HERE.) After James Blake dr...

In a South Jakarta courtroom this week, a Singaporean terror suspect admitted that he was part of a plot to hijack an Aeroflot aircraft from Bangkok and crash it into Singapore’s Changi International Airport. Mohammad Hasan bin Sayanudin, alias Fajar Taslim, was testifying against two other terror...

David Coursey: PC World's Preston Gralla recently explored five useful things that Microsoft Live can do for you. I was pleased to see that that what may be Microsoft's most screwed-up program, its online business, is still chugging along in search of salvation. And it seems to be finding some. Mayb...

While NT-based versions of Windows have supported per-folder encryption functionality via the Encrypting File System (EFS) for years, Windows Vista was the first to introduce full-disk encryption in the form of BitLocker. Now, in Windows 7, Microsoft has enhanced BitLocker with the ability to protec...