• Amazon data lost – Amazon says that about 0.07 per cent of the EBS storage volumes in the East Region of its infrastructure cloud are not "fully recoverable" following the extended outage that hit the service last Thursday. Another reason to make sure you're backed up.
• Microsoft has sold 3 times as many Win7 licenses as all Apple products combined – For all of its mind-blowing success, sales of Apple's computing products are still just a fraction of Microsoft's Windows 7 licenses.
• Storing data in the cloud with Dropbox and TrueCrypt – In Why You Need To Protect Your Data In The Cloud I have explained why it is important to protect data that you upload to the cloud. In this guide, I will show you how to implement one of the suggestions: Encryption. I’m using the cloud hosting and synchronization service Dropbox and the Open Source encryption software TrueCrypt for the example. In the end, you should be able to use the same method to protect data with your encryption software and cloud hosting provider of choice.
• How to permanently delete files from Dropbox – One of the big advantages of using Dropbox is that it lets you easily recover files that you may have accidentally deleted from your computer’s hard drive. Should you wish to restore a file that is no longer available on your computer, just go to the “Deleted files” section of the Dropbox website and select the file that you want to recover. But, you should also be aware of this feature if you want to make sure specific files you deleted from your hard drive are no longer in the cloud.
• HTTPSNow – When logging in, a little "s" can make all the difference between secure and screwed.
• Download music for free and stay legal – In an earlier article gHacks discussed Free Music Downloads, in which they covered music portals that offer direct downloads of free music. This new article updates the earlier guide and shows you how to increase your music collection for free and stay on the right side of copyright law.

David Bradley selects six stories from the technology sector