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This week, we take a peek into the mailbag. A reader wrote in asking about how to get content removed from a search engine.  A.G. writes: “Information, at the request of an individual, has been removed from a website I am associated with. However, when the information is searched for on Google - it shows up. How can it be removed completely from the Internet? It is of some urgency - family-type info.” My initial response: Anytime anything is posted online, search engines such as Google have copies, as do many other sites.

First of all, I want to wish each and every one of you safe journeys and a happy holiday season. Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad and Happy Kwanzaa! A reader recently wrote in requesting information on where to find a video tutorial for installing an optical drive. He also was interested in knowing where videos could be found to help him perform other computer upgrades. A simple search on Google or YouTube for practically any project you want tackle will produce results of many helpful tutorials and videos.

MediaMall Technologies is preparing for the release of its PlayOn media-streaming software for the iPhone platform. PlayOn can stream Netflix, Hulu, CBS.com, ESPN, CNN and more and make them viewable on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. PlayOn also enables you to stream your personal videos, photos and music from your PC to your Home Entertainment Center. The best part is that it only takes about three minutes to set up PlayOn to stream content. PlayOn requires a networked PC, a Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, NETGEAR Digital Entertainer Live or other supported device.

Paper has been an everyday part of school, from syllabi to assignments to reports to grades. But when you walk in Joyce Bruner's classroom at The Providence School in Wilmore, you will have trouble finding a sheet. In fact, you'd probably find more in the bathroom across the hall. Bruner has set a goal of going “paperless” in all her classes this semester after a generous donation of iPads enabled her to restructure her lessons around the touch-screen technology. “The custodian has commented that we never have paper on our floor -  not even a little dribble,” Bruner said.

With a graduating class of nearly 350 students, this weekend’s George Rogers Clark High School commencement will be one of the biggest celebrations of the year. In 2010, approximately two-thirds of the class spent graduation night at Clark County’s Project Graduation, playing games, bouncing on inflatables, singing karaoke and even riding a mechanical bull. “There was so much to do all the time. That was a lot of fun,” said senior Ethan Varner, who attended Project Graduation last year as a junior usher.

Out to run an errand Thursday morning, the female driver noticed a collection of plants, baskets, handbags and trinkets sitting by the curb at The Providence School in Wilmore. Interested but not wanting to stop and get out, she pulled up and had students show her items, load her car, take her payment and bring her change, all while staying in the driver's seat. “It was a drive-through sidewalk sale,” Merrelyn Carmichael said. “It made us happy; it made her real happy.” Carmichael coordinates Providence's Pathways to Careers program and helped start Jessamine Proud Products, the store run by students that features products from Jessamine County vendors, in the fall.

The Stanford Lions Club will conduct its third annual Radio Auction 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the WPBK Radio Station. All proceeds from the auction will help the Stanford Lions Club build a second picnic shelter and more picnic tables for the City of Stanford and Lincoln County. More than 100 items have been donated and organizers are still looking for more. Items donated include: Andrews Automotive - oil change Crown Manufacturing - all-purpose Cleaner(3 cases)

The Advocate-Messenger is preparing to host its 6th Taste of Home Cooking School, a traveling recipe demonstration show attended by nearly 5 million people over the last 20 years! So grab your spatula, as well as family, friends and neighbors, and join us for a fun-filled cooking experience on Thurs., May 30 at Danville High School. Doors will open at 4 p.m. for shopping local vendors' booths. The show will start at 7 p.m. The Taste of Home Cooking School is one event you don't want to miss!

STANFORD - It's a Wednesday afternoon at 3:45 p.m. and most people have left school for the day. But in the cafeteria and gymnasium at the McGuffey Sixth-Grade Center, several clusters of middle- and high-school students are just getting started on some unique projects. Sophomore Ethan Lasure pulls the line taut on his bow and fires a bolt into a bullseye target in the gymnasium, where more than a dozen students are practicing archery. Sixth-grade student Haylie Pevley sits with four other girls in the cafeteria, painting some personality onto clay vases.

Canonical is best known for its popular Ubuntu Linux operating system. Recently, the company has developed a new product, Ubuntu for Android, a potential game changer in the world of mobile computing. Ubuntu for Android smartphones is a product that will allow a docked Android smartphone to run a full version of the Ubuntu desktop OS along with Android as a dual-OS. Therefore, a user would have both a phone and a portable desktop on a single device. When the Android smartphone with Ubuntu for Android is off its dock, it operates as a regular smartphone.