Keep That Laptop in the Bag in the Security Line. The Transportation Security Administration is apparently trying to make our lives a bit easier while not reducing one aspect of the security theater that's more reality than acting. The TSA will, starting tomorrow, let you keep your laptop in a bag that provides a clear image.

Badcock Names Price Its New CEO. Published: Monday, August 25, 2008 at 4:18 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, August 25, 2008 at 4:24 p.m. MULBERRY W.S. Badcock Corp.

Dell Latitude's E-Family Values. UPDATED: 8/12/08 -- 11:26 a.m. PDT Today Dell unveils its new take on the business notebook with its "E" family of laptops. Trying to merge consumer sex appeal with business-savvy notebook features is no easy task--but that isn't stopping Dell from making the attempt. Is the new line merely business..

St. Paul businesses flex hours during Republican Convention. For some workers in downtown St. Paul, the days of the Republican National Convention won't be business as usual - as several companies are giving employees the option to telecommute, to come in during off..

Meant to Sync, MobileMe Is Scattershot at the Start. If you want to use the same contact list and calendar on every computer you might sit in front of, there's a simple, reliable and cheap way to do so: Carry around a paper organizer.

XM Radio Predicts Quarterly Loss Even as Its Customer Base Grows. XM Satellite Radio Holdings said yesterday that it expects losses of as much as $38 million in the second quarter and would have to refinance debt as it waits for final regulatory approval of its merger with Sirius Satellite Radio.

Olympics set the stage for emerging Web tech fight. SEATTLE - As the world's best athletes compete in Beijing, the summer Olympic games are setting the stage for a battle between Microsoft Corp and Adobe Systems Inc over the Internet's next big competition.

Cost Plus posts wider Q2 loss. Cost Plus Inc. on Thursday reported a wider second-quarter loss as the Oakland-based retailer faced rising prices and a takeover bid by Pier 1 Imports Inc.

Textwalkers: Do They Need A Heads-Up? The latest scourge on the Republic, we are told, would be people who flagrantly, openly and notoriously -- are you ready? -- text message while they are walking. These textwalkers stride like the undead, it is said, head down, smacking into light poles, other people and occasionally even splattering..

Five Insane Upgrades That You Should Never Do. Just because you can do something, that doesn't mean you should. That old truism goes double for computers. But some PC geeks are so fanatical about performance, so doggedly determined to push their hardware to extremes, that they'll go to ridiculous lengths to wring a few more clock cycles out of..

Data Breaches Have Surpassed Level for All of '07, Report Finds. More data breaches have been reported so far this year than in all of 2007, according to a report released yesterday by a nonprofit group that works to prevent fraud.

Subscribers' Options to Change With Merger. The merger of XM and Sirius satellite radio companies raises a number of questions for subscribers of the two services and for Washington, which has been the home of XM for more than a decade.

Personal Tech. The Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro will be online to discuss recent reviews and answer your personal tech questions.

Credit fraud ring busted. Investigators with the Coweta County Sheriff's Office have busted an identity fraud ring that involves multiple victims stretching across multiple states and more than $100,000 in stolen money -- and additional..

Procter & Gamble ties laundry to fashion. Procter & Gamble Co. links laundry to fashion in what's billed as the biggest product launch yet for its venerable Tide brand.

URS buys Alaska's Tryck Nyman Hayes. URS Corp. acquired an Alaska-based engineering firm in a bid to boost work it derives from the U.S. Dept.

Game Boys: When Dad And Son Are Playmates. Q. I think my husband is immature because he wants to be a friend to my son more than a parent, which is causing a tremendous conflict between us. He agrees with my complaints, but he still doesn't change and I resent it.

Airwave Concerns Prompt Proposal To Ban Some Wireless Microphones. The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a ban on certain types of wireless microphones and has begun an investigation into how the industry markets its products.

Wesfarmers expecting solid growth. Coles owner Wesfarmers Ltd has delivered a 33.6 per cent rise in annual profit and expects solid growth again this year despite the challenges of a tougher economic environment.

Saks, Medtronic, Beazer Homes big movers. Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Saks Inc.