The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia

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  • computer.jpg Slate: 4 steps to avoid getting hacked

    Last Friday evening, a hacker got into Mat Honan's Apple account, remotely erased the data on his iPhone, iPad and MacBook, deleted his Google account, commandeered his Twitter account, and then posted a string of nasty stuff under Honan's name.

    August 9, 2012 1 Photo

  • like_button2.jpg Court mulls free speech implications of clicking 'like'

    Daniel Ray Carter Jr. logged on to Facebook and did what millions do each day: He "liked" a page by clicking the site's thumbs up icon. The problem was that the page was for a candidate who was challenging his boss, the sheriff of Hampton, Va.

    August 9, 2012 1 Photo

  • For people with depression, magnetic pulses can give relief

    Christine Curtis of Sterling, Va., says she is a "happy mom" again, crediting her recovery from debilitating depression to an expensive treatment that sends magnetic pulses into the brain.

    August 9, 2012

  • mp3player.jpg Study: Pop music has grown louder, dumber and all sounds the same

    According to a new study from researchers at the Spanish National Research Council, the familiar complaint that contemporary popular music has grown loud, predictable and simpler than ever may be exactly right.

    July 30, 2012 1 Photo

  • Germs.jpg Federal study reports little progress in fighting food-borne illnesses

    Little progress has been made in combating many types of food-borne illnesses in recent years, according to new federal data, an outcome that food safety advocates say underscores the need to put into place the landmark food-safety bill signed by President Barack Obama more than a year ago.

    July 30, 2012 1 Photo

  • job-search.jpg Careers Q&A: Advice for working parents, job-seekers

    Career Coach columnist Joyce E.A. Russell, an industrial and organizational psychologist, discussed workplace issues in a recent online forum.

    July 26, 2012 1 Photo

  • glass-milk.jpg Slate: Why do we drink only cows' milk?

    Worldwide, there are about 6,000 mammal species, each with its own unique milk, but Americans get at least 97 percent of all our dairy products from one animal. (That would be the cow.)

    July 26, 2012 1 Photo

  • car-dealership.jpg Car insurance rate hikes not uncommon this year

    Many consumers have opened letters from their car insurance company this year and been disappointed to learn that their premiums are going up. Sometimes by a lot.

    July 26, 2012 1 Photo

  • check money.jpg Scammers pose as IRS in attempt to get data

    The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commands attention. When you get something in the mail from the tax agency, you can bet you'll open it right away.

    July 16, 2012 1 Photo

  • Meeting our cultural overlords at Comic-Con

    I understand the allure of comic books. Stunning artwork. Twisting plots. Serial cliffhangery. What I've never been clear on is why this visual and narrative approach is so pressed into the service of stories about people who wear capes and fly through the air.

    July 16, 2012