In today's podcast: Software browses the Web without needing to be connected, we present a buyer's guide to your perfect notebook and list 13 essential items for the road, RIM won't change its focus on E-mail, Microsoft fixes 14 flaws, IT gets creative at DreamWorks, software warns parents of online sexual predators, and Europeans dismiss GoDaddy's complaints about the new .eu domain name.

Our in-depth report is about service-oriented architectures, and our editorial talks about Red Hat's acquisition of JBoss.

Johanna Ambrosio is your host for today.

Background music: "After Four, Before Eight," courtesy Digital Riffs Music under Creative Commons License