GE opens a display about smart grid technology in Cobb County, which is the Digital Energy world unit headquarters. Unfortunately, it's not open to the general public. We can hope, though, can't we?

In an effort to differentiate, colleges are starting to welcome certain pets to dorms. Article talks about the benefit to students, but there's a benefit to pets as well. How many get abandoned when their human goes off to college? This has a little personal resonance with me as one reason I've not gone back to college is that I couldn't save money by living in a dorm…my kittygirls are non-optional.

Staying home is so last year. This year, the trend is hitting warm spots. Americans are taking summer vacations again, which is why I took mine in March (with a possible smaller one in September).

Lifehacker gives some good PhotoShop advice.