You don’t want to bother with computer security because it’s expensive and you don’t have anything on your PC worth stealing? This article provides a quick run-down on what a hacked PC can be used for and has a nice chart that should be pinned to everyone’s wall as a reminder.

Berkeley student Yotam Mann has built a do-it-yourself multitouch musical instrument and is providing basic instructions if you want to build your own multitouch device.

The MSI X340 notebook has a number of the same features as the MacBook Air but only costs about $900. While the battery in the X340 only has a 2-hour life, it can be replaced.

Google is entering the collaboration arena with Wave, an open-source project blending e-mail, photos, real-time messaging, documents, and more.

A bug in DirectX, used by older versions of Windows, is being exploited to remotely execute code on machines. DirectX allows videos on web sites to play automatically.

Use Heather’s experience as a guide if you want to make an ebook of your own. Late last year, Heather Wardell decided to make her first novel available for free download from her Web site. She expected to spend an hour or so getting it ready to go, but instead it took weeks and brought up questions she hadn’t considered.

Read this Computing Unplugged article.

The Cool Blue Company announced “The Cool Twitter Conferences World Tour” with the first of several global one-day events kicking off Thursday, June 11, 2009 in Washington, DC. Future events are scheduled in Chicago, Vancouver, London, and Hong Kong to name a few.

eBookFrenzy’s publications, starting at $4.99 each, cover technologies including operating systems (both Windows and Linux), virtualization, web development, programming and scripting languages, databases and system administration.

The Ovi Store, Nokia’s answer to Apple’s App Store, opened to such high traffic users had trouble connecting. Once connected users found games, applications, podcasts and videos for sale.

Now there’s something you can do about data stored on a lost or stolen device. Kaspersky Lab’s Mobile Security 8.0 will allow you to remotely wipe data or disable the device.