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“…Shred-It provides the service free for communities and invites residents to gather unwanted paperwork, records, receipts and even floppy disks and VHS cassettes for collection and on-site destruction, Hollis said.

The process was simple: Drive up to one of the two Shred-It trucks, wait as a Park National Bank employee unloads the bags of items to be shredded, watch as a Shred-It employee dumps the bag into the shredder in the truck, and drive away as the documents are thrashed into confetti-sized pieces.”

link: Residents urged to shred paperwork, floppy disks, VHS cassettes

“…For Bob Branka of Momence, whose wife, Pam, was killed along with Paul “P.J.” Jones of Donovan, security cameras could have provided crucial evidence to help solve the crime.

And so Branka is pushing a bill he suggested to state Rep. Lisa Dugan, D-Bradley, that would mandate surveillance cameras at all fast food restaurants. Tinley Park village officials have also been considering whether to require surveillance cameras in commercial businesses.”

link: Protection vs. privacy

“…The resilience of Yahoo’s stock in the days after Microsoft withdrew its mooted offer of $33 per share reflects the market’s confidence that Microsoft will take a second bite at the cherry, particularly if Yahoo’s board is forced to bow to unhappy investors. Yahoo stock – which had sunk to nearly a five-year low before Microsoft’s unsolicited approach on January 31 – did initially tumble before regaining some lost ground to finish Friday’s trading at $25.93.”

link: Yahoo has nothing to shout about

“Thousands of tax rebates from the Economic Stimulus Rebate program are being mailed out this week. However, residents should be warned of fraudulent e-mails and phone calls.

According to the Attorney General’s Office, these are being made by people who claim to work for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration. The IRS does not gather information for tax refunds, rebates or stimulus payments via telephone, nor do they send unsolicited e-mails to taxpayers about tax account matters.”

link: AG warns of rebate fraud

“On a scale of zero to 100, environmental nonprofit Climate Counts gave Apple an 11 regarding its environmental policies. That’s a full 66 points behind IBM, the top-scoring major electronics firm it investigated. However, the organization’s metrics are based only on publicly available information and policies, and Apple is a company known for its strict secrecy.”

link: Environmental Group Puts More Heat on Apple

-Thanks to John D for sending the link to this article. Catherine

“Apple has agreed to settle a pair of class-action lawsuits in Canada alleging it misled customers about the staying power of their iPods, the latest courtroom truce over the dwindling battery life of early generations of the device.”

link: Apple to settle iPod lawsuit

“Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is adding resources to MySpace, which it bought for $580 million (around Rs 2,300 crore) three years back, to turn it into an advertising powerhouse.”

link: ‘We don’t expect to make money from India for five years’

“SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo investors who wanted to accept a Microsoft buyout are not seen as likely to try to oust the board, and instead seem to be channeling their ire through lawsuits and a campaign to turn July’s annual meeting into a vote of no-confidence.”

link: Yahoo investor ire not seen triggering proxy fight

“Pakistani officials are expected in Australia soon seeking to buy equipment including unmanned surveillance aircraft to help patrol Pakistan’s mountainous and porous border with Afghanistan.”

link: Pakistan seeks spy planes from Australia