Video Game Teaches Kids About Diet - Then Turns Off (Reuters)

Kaiser Permanente, the U.S.'s biggest health maintenance organization, on Tuesday launched "The Incredible Adventures of the Amazing Food Detective," an online video game designed to teach 9- and 10-year-olds about healthy eating and exercise.

But rather than keep children in front of the computer for hours, the title aims to get kids moving. It has a function that locks players out after 20 minutes -- and another that won't let them back in until for another 60 minutes.

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Folding@home Passes Petaflop Mark (Campus Technology)

The distributed computing project known as Folding@home (FAH) last week passed one of its long-anticipated milestones: more than a petaflop of computational power, reached Sept. 16. The group, run out of Stanford University's Department of Chemistry, placed credit for the surge beyond its 1 Pflops goal on the Playstation 3 and the latest PS3 client app, which is designed to take greater advantage of the floating point power of the PS3's Cell B.E. processor.

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Officials say PR campaign may boost Real ID popularity (CNET News.com)

As controversy rages over forthcoming federal Real ID requirements, state officials should be plotting public relations strategies to counteract the well-publicized rebellion, past and present state motor vehicle administrators advised their colleagues Monday.

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Salary survey: IT pay falls short (Network World)

Typical raises beat national rate of inflation, bringing average base pay to $86,700. Yet network professionals aren’t happy with their salary packages, our annual survey finds.

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Minority Report: Women of Color Are Starting Businesses in Record Numbers (WomensWallStreet)

Minority Report: Women of Color Are Starting Businesses in Record Numbers

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Daylight-saving time issue reappears on IT radar (Network World)

Applications, servers, desktops added after March 11 need check before Nov. 4 to ensure they have daylight-saving time patches

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