‘Reverse Alarm Clock’ keeps the kids in bed so you can party



The so-called ‘Reverse Alarm Clock’ to give the tykes a visual representation of their expected schedule; when the clock’s ‘Sky Display’ shows a sun, young children know they’re free to roam about the house, but when a moon and stars appear, they’d better not get out of bed lest the boogie monster devour them whole.

Hackers use Windows Update to download malicious code



Microsoft’s Windows Update has a component called Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) that downloads updates while you’re busy doing other things with your computer. If you get disconnected, the update will pick up where it left off when you get back on the network.