pc news ... if you want Mom to install the latest versions of Firefox, iTunes, and Skype, send her this link: http://ninite.com/firefox-itunes-skype/ When she visits that site, she gets a custom installer that sets up those three programs without any dialog boxes: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/ninite-is-fast-easy-and-foistware-free/3281 Linux Quiz http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/return-of-the-linux-quiz/8843 New Microsoft ad: Older Windows PCs are no longer good enough http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/new-microsoft-ad-older-windows-pcs-are-no-longer-good-enough/9395 ... the sustainable golf ball? http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/ready-for-the-sustainable-golf-ball/48677 Lian Li lets you build a PC that looks like a snail http://www.zdnet.com/blog/computers/lian-li-lets-you-build-a-pc-that-looks-like-a-snail-with-its-new-pc-u6-cowry-computer-case/5792 New findings from Galileo's Jupiter visit (photos) http://www.zdnet.com/photos/new-findings-from-galileos-jupiter-visit-photos/6233428