Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)

Any hope of prosecuting the perpetrators of the stolen 2004 presidential election ended when Mike Connell died Dec 19 in a plane crash.

Newspapers weigh in on pick to succeed Clinton (The Observer-Dispatch)

New York Gov. David Paterson will soon select a U.S. senator to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is expected to become President-elect Barack Obama's secretary of state. The Poughkeepsie Journal newspaper contacted editorial page writers at several newspapers across New York to ask them for a summary about their region and what the next senator needs to know. Here are the replies from a ...

IT Pros Discouraged by Dismal Job-Hunting Results Should Find Much Brighter Employment Prospects in Alternative Fields (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

The recession is heightening competition for a dwindling number of IT jobs, while exerting downward pressure on compensation. Many IT professionals -- both employed and unemployed -- are considering changing careers, but are naturally concerned about wasting their investment in their education and experience.

Is It Stupid to Trust Twitter Apps With Your Password? (Mashable)

Twply , the Twitter site that promised to email your replies to your inbox while protecting your password, appears to have tweeted a promotional message for the service on your account even if you opted out of this option. To add insult to injury, the site was sold today on Sitepoint for $1200 , just one day after launch. The site, which required you to enter your Twitter password, has ...

Wireless Modem targets energy, utility, and oil/gas markets. (ThomasNet)

Single-box MDS Mercury 3650 provides up to 9 Mbps aggregate Ethernet throughput for industrial SCADA, AMI, video, and VoIP wireless communications. Based on 802.16d technology, 3.65 GHz system can prioritize data using QoS and dedicated service flows, and uses OFDM with FEC and ARQ that provides near- and non-line-of-sight communication. It features aluminum chassis and operates from -40 to ...