New website tracks consumer recalls – Nashville Tennessean
Trying to track recalled products and foods that might be harmful to children and their parents could be difficult–until now. ClickCheckandProtect.org is a new Consumer Reports companion website. It’s the product of a newly formed National School Safety …

Slowdown doesn t stop bonuses – Gulf Coast Business Review
Even as national unemployment hovers near 10%, many firms continue to reward employees with holiday bonuses, a survey conducted by Challenger, Gray & Christmas suggests. But while bonuses are continuing, it does not mean they are growing. Challenger CEO …

Windows alternatives: Chrome OS or Ubuntu? – Infoworld
After all, they’re both Linux. The bottom line: Chrome OS traps users in the cloud, but Ubuntu may leave them at sea Last week, I spent a few days with a beta version of Chrome OS on a prototype notebook provided by Google. In other words, I lived in the …

Arlington Museum of Art Hosts New Year’s Eve Party – Associated Content
Dallas/Fort Worth area. Arlington’s Cowboys Stadium will be hosting the biggest game in sports in February, when the Super Bowl comes to town, and the party’s getting started early. As every good New Year’s Eve party should have, there will be music …

Q+A: The case for and against Julian Assange – msnbc.com
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may have been freed from a London jail, but he’s still facing extradition to Sweden for questioning in a sex case. Assange and his supporters claim the Swedish inquiry is a smear or a conspiracy to shut down WikiLeaks …