The Now IT Works blog comes back to life!

• This brought on the LOL’s – The Top 10 Things We’ll Say to Our Grandkids Someday (Wired)

• The Secret Service says there was no real threat – somehow I don’t think any of this helps Obama feel any safer (Computer World)

• Do you feel sometimes like time moves slower in the winter? Maybe your internet connection is too… (Wired)

• And finally – what happened to just driving while you’re in the car? (Tech News World)

Happy weekend everyone!

• Twitter is being banned (and how!) by Texas Tech after a linebacker from the team “tweeted” that the coach was late to a Sunday meeting after their loss to Houston (AP)

• The Milwaukee Bucks are taking it one step further by banning Twitter by any player at the practice facility, at the Bradley Center or any road arena (USA Today)

A young man of 19 years old, broke into a house in West Virginia recently and stole two diamond rings worth about $3500. This wouldn’t seem like a big news story except before this young criminal left the home, he checked into his Facebook account… and then left the computer screen on and signed into his account, before fleeing.

Needless to say, he was not hard to find and now faces 1 to 10 years in prison.

An important note to our readers, while this story is comical – there are some safety precautions you should take with your Facebook page. The young criminal in this story knew the victim (and their information) through another Facebook friend.

Be careful with what you post on your social networking sites, especially if you will be out of town.

Let’s get back into the swing of things with some links to end your week -

• iPod Touch versus the Zune HD – which one is right for you? (PC Mag)

• Are you ready for 2010 and the arrival of 3-D television in the comfort of your own home (CNN)

• Take a tour of some amazing computer science buildings (Geeks are Sexy)

Have a great weekend!

Named “Outbreaks Near Me” – the app is designed to alert users of disease information. The mobile version even allows participation; for example, if a clinic is noticing a high number of similar cases or something unusual, they can submit that information to the system via this app.

The creators, Clark Freifeld and his HealthMap partner, John Brownstein aren’t sure exactly what will happen with this app but figure it’s best to “just put it out there” and let the users decide.

For more information – read the complete article at Wired.com

Check it out at PC World – Back to School Gift Guide