Computers & Technology

Did you know you can sign into Windows Live without entering your password?  That’s right; you can use an Information Card (a digital certificate) to sign into Windows Live.  Do note that the service is still in beta (testing mode) and it has been for a while.  But if passwords are annoying to you (as they are to me), then you can use the alternate way to login.

Read Microsoft developers’ blog about it at http://winliveid.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!AEE1BB0D86E23AAC!931.entry , then when you have your Info Card and are ready to log into Windows Live, click on the link below:

Sign Into Windows Live with an Information Card>>

Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s Chief of Staff, Wields Power Freely, but Faces Risks - NYTimes.com

But Mr. Emanuel casts his net widely, from lawmakers and lobbyists to journalists and corporate executives. When he took over the chief of staff’s office — an office that, he makes a point of telling visitors, is eight square feet larger than the vice president’s — he brought a telephone list of 6,000 names that crashed White House software.