Saturday, April 25, 2009

Beatrice Arthur Dies

The actress Beatrice Arthur died last weekend in her Los Angeles home at the age of 86. Arthur aired in several television programs including All in the Family, Maude, and The Golden Girls.

Conficker Worm Attacked

The conficker worm has finally attacked. It was originally believed that it would attack on April 1 but it did not. The virus takes over your computer and uses it to transport spam and viruses to other computers via email and other ways, even through CDs and USB drives. It also sends you an email to buy a fake anti-virus software and steals your credit card number. It is not known who is running this virus.

Possible Swine Flu Pandemic

Fears have escalated over the possibility of a Swine Flu pandemic after more cases were found in various areas of the United States. The same virus has killed 68 people in Mexico and sickened over a thousand. The increased fear occurred after it was announced that two new cases were confirmed in Kansas. In New York City eight kids had flu symptoms that have a possibility of being the swine flu. Most of the swine flu cases though still remain in Mexico.