Welcome to The Faster Times update. In today's edition, we bring you Libya conflict, the secret of writing success, life in the cloud, an ex-husband's return, and The New York Times' conflict of interest. Enjoy!

It may come as a relief to President Obama that France has decided to increase the pace of operations in Libya by deploying attack helicopters. Britain, on the other hand, seems to still be on the fence.

I thought I’d involve you in my quarter-life crisis. I recently went on two dates with a man who told me that, despite all assertions to the contrary, you “are” what you do 40 hours per week. So, by his reasoning, I’m not a writer; I am really only a secretary at a corrupt and largely incompetent nonprofit. It bothered me when the tit said it then and it bothers me now. What if he’s right?

The sense of freedom that exists when you know your applications and files are available from any device with an internet connection and a browser is amazing. I feel lighter already.

My ex-husband was released from prison after serving about eighteen months. The kids and I hadn’t seen him for nearly two years. And he wanted to see his kids.

Earlier this week, The New York Times published an article entitled, “Searching for a Job? Try Looking at Your Hand Held First.” The Personal Tech piece highlights the Monster.com Interview App as the mother of all interview Apps. A good chunk of the article is reminiscent of a Monster.com press release, rattling off the wonderful features of the program and how you’d be daft to use any other: