A battle is brewing over one airline's move to charge a fee for carry-on luggage. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray La Hood calls the Spirit Airlines plan "outrageous" and says he'll have his regulators try to stop it. Meanwhile New York Senator Charles Schumer says he'll propose legislation to prevent such a fee. The CEO of Spirit Air says the fee will limit overflow in cabin storage bins and make check-in and boarding faster and safer. Source Link
Sleeping less leads to eating more, according to a new study that looked at what happens to appetites when people skimp on their daily rest. Men ate bigger breakfasts and dinners, packing in 500 more calories each day when they were sleep-deprived. Researchers say shorter sleep cycles trigger the brain to eat more, drawing on ancient habits from when early man ate more during the longer days of summer when food was bountiful. Source Link
A new study bears out what most of us already suspected -- changing your computer password frequently doesn't really protect against hackers. Researchers from Microsoft who studied password security said frequent changes don't deter attacks because stolen passwords are often used immediately, long before the next change. The mandate to regularly change computer passwords is common in many businesses, frustrating users and IT managers alike. Source Link
