Dave Rosenberg at cnet has pointed out that Apple junkies don't have a monopoly on crack-head fanboyism: Microsoft's video on how to host your Windows 7 launch party breaks new ground in this area. This makes us Linux fans seem positively normal in comparison! :-)

cnet has a really interesting article about a clever trojan horse application which steals money from online banking accounts while the user is logged into them, and displays false balance details to the user so they don't know what's going on. Currently it only affects Windows users. Check your balances regularly from multiple different platforms (including your bank's ATMs).

CSO Magazine recently released a bunch of really useful security resources. Check them out:

• 10 essential (and free!) security downloads for Windows
• Five free penetration testing tools
• Five steps to successful and cost-effective penetration testing

Michael Reed has a good piece on his experiences in moving his mother from a Windows-based PC to Ubuntu Linux. The result? Amazingly successful, although it did take some tweaking on his part.