[H]ardNews 4th Edition

Moviegoers Still Not Going:

For the third year in a row, the sales of movie tickets are still down. Hmmm, I wonder why people aren’t going to the movies?

"The industry has to consider whether or not American audiences are sending a message about the quality of the movies they are getting — or just the way and the place in which they get them," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Exhibitor Relations, a firm that analyzes box-office trends. "You can bet that producers, writers, directors and studio heads are all huddling intensely to consider what this means and change their behavior to keep it from continuing."

You mean to tell me it might not be piracy, and just really crappy movies keeping people away!? Wow, who knew?

MS Antispyware Expiration:

Just in case you haven’t done so yet, don’t forget that the program will expire at midnight. Go get the new version now!

If you have been using the beta version of Microsofts Antispyware. You will get a notice telling you it expires today.

Amazon Phishing Scam:

I realize everyone here is smart enough to not be fooled by this crap. However, I still want you guys to read this to bone up on the latest technique that is making its rounds today.

You have received this email because we have strong reason to believe that your Amazon account had been recently compromised. In order to prevent any fraudulent activity from occurring we are required to open an investigation into this matter. To speed up this process, you are required to verify your Amazon account by following the link below.