January 28, 2011

Congress is taking a hard look at the long-term view of finances for Social Security and the picture isn’t pretty, as the program is taking in about 78 cents for every dollar that it pays out. High unemployment is partly to blame, along with a one-year cut in payroll taxes for 2011. Without reforms, the Social Security trust fund could be depleted by the year 2037. Source Link
 

Winter can’t end soon enough for those living in the Northeast. Another storm has dumped up to two feet of snow of parts of the region from New York to Boston. Some areas have experienced nearly six feet of snowfall since Christmas. Forecasters say a coastal weather pattern that’s pumping more cold air into the region is partly to blame for all the white stuff. Source Link
 

Don’t plan any do-it-yourself repairs on your new iPhone. Apple is replacing the regular Phillips-head screws on the iPhone case with a special type that takes a tool which is not commercially available. The switch could prevent anyone but Apple service technicians from opening an iPhone case to replace a battery or do any kind of repairs. Source Link