iPod Sales Keep Fueling Apple Earnings (RedNova)
By Bloomberg, AP and Staff Reports Apple Computer Inc. easily topped Wall Street's forecasts for its latest quarter Wednesday, driven largely by the continued popularity of its industry-leading iPod music player.

Linux gains traction in software market (Chicago Tribune)
IBM's backing helps add more followers When IBM introduced a version of Lotus Notes that runs on the desktop computers using the Linux operating system this month, it was a sign of confidence that open-source software is gaining market traction.

Taming the Microsoft Excel Animal
Excel is flexible, easy, and useful, unless you end up neglecting your spreadsheets. Do that and you'll have a resource-hungry monster on your hands. The kind of spreadsheet that slows your computer to a halt, raids your refrigerator, and leaves the toilet seat up when guests are over. This article covers three ways to raise happy, healthy spreadsheets!