The Shellshock exploit, or Bash Bug, has gotten a fair amount of attention, as a serious vulnerability that could allow hackers to take control of a computer system, may that be a Mac, or a Unix-based operating system, such as Linux.

Unless one is set on one platform versus another, device-agnostics looking for a lightweight but powerful laptop have a tough choice to make. There is a lot of punch, packed into small packages these days, which is a requirement both in college, when traveling and very often in the workplace.

Neither Apple nor Microsoft wish for the desktop PC to be “dead and gone”, as it is, and will still be, a very profitable market to be in.

Amidst of the recurrent polemic surrounding children and technology, an unusual perspective comes from New York Times columnist Nick Bilton, who recalls his interaction with Steve Jobs in 2010 in a blog post last Wednesday.