In a new survey, 91 percent of American adults support a ban on texting while driving. Only 6 percent think texting behind the wheel is OK, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone poll.
AT&T Inc. announced a campaign to warn cell-phone users, especially teens, about the dangers of texting while driving in advance of a Distracted Driving Summit that kicks off in Washington on Wednesday.
Joe Collyar and Alicia Gonzales win the "Diamond Dash" in Denver, which raised thousands for homeless families, at least, and got a huge honkin' diamond ring at the end of it, thanks to their texting skills.
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Where Google Chrome security fails: the password I heard mention that the Chrome OS will have some sort of encryption available a la bitlocker. If it's possible to encrypt personal data using another password or key, then it may have potential for very secure data.... And Ubuntu has an 'encrypt home directory' option, perhaps google should follow suit.
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