The Hawkeye

WASHINGTON - The Senate Wednesday passed a $137.9 billion package aimed at helping jobless people get more benefits and businesses to hire more workers, but only after controversy about the bill's cost and impact.… Post the First Comment

Kenny Wayne Shepherd says he's ended every show he's ever played, since age 15, with a rendition of "Voodoo Child." If that's not kneeling at the pews in the church of Jimi Hendrix, what is? "I was turned on to Hendrix basically from the get go," says Shepherd, the 32-year-old Louisiana-bred blues guitarist who is a four-time Grammy nominee.… Post the First Comment

If you're just getting comfortable with Facebook and Twitter, you might want to brace yourself: Foursquare, the hottest among a rising new class of social networks, is gaining ground. Dubbed the "next Twitter" by some tech experts, Foursquare.com doesn't just let you stay in touch with your friends; it adds a "check-in" feature that lets your friends tell you where they are, and it lets you compete with them for virtual badges and titles as you visit favorite haunts.… Post the First Comment

Firefox: If you want to compact your user interface in Firefox and turn your address box into a destination for not just URLs but searches too, Foobar combines the address box and search box into one. If you often find yourself typing in a search command into the address box when you actually meant to use the little search box off to the side, Foobar (https://addons.… Post the First Comment

These are the Top 10 Renting and the Top 10 Selling DVD Titles at U.S. BLOCKBUSTER® stores for the week ending March 7.… Post the First Comment