Hackers are attempting to "phish" for the account numbers and passwords of U.S. Bank members by sending them a false "account update" form via e-mail. U.S. Bank explains the scheme on their Web site. Read the full story.

Apple's upcoming "Tiger" operating system will feature a tool called "Spotlight", which allows for the quick and easy searching of a hard drive. It's cooler than it sounds. Read the full story.

The movie should have been a half-hour longer.

I want to throw that out first, because almost every review I've read of the movie has gushed over its new, darker, more adult demeanor, and utterly ignored the gutting of the novel's climax.

I've been reading a fair number of gaming magazines recently, foremost among them being Electronic Gaming Monthly, in a quest to find new games to review. As I've paged through them, one thing's become obvious: these magazines weren't written for me. They're aimed at people who live to game ...rather than gamers who have lives. My guess is that they're shooting for the 13-22 crowd, with some splashover on the lower and upper ranges.

The new magazine Gamestar, on the other hand, is targeting people like me.