Steve takes you on a tour of a laptop that’s rather out of the ordinary this week, Lenovo’s X41 Tablet PC. Tablets allow you to take notes out in the field quickly with a pen-based interface, before the software converts handwriting to text. And the coolest part? A hard drive designed to protect itself in the event of an accident.

Small Business

We’ll show you the best new technologies for small business, such as HP’s Officejet Pro K550 printer. Steve introduces us to Vonage, a new kind of phone company that uses the internet to make and receive calls from anywhere in the world with just a regular telephone and adapter. He also shows us how to turn your computer into atelephone using Vonage’s SoftPhone.

Anti-Spam

Nothing gets Steve’s blood boiling like time wasted wading through spam. With Norton Internet Security 2006 you can efficiently deal with this annoying safety threat. And Caroline shows you how you can finally import all your contacts that are trapped on paper into your email program, with the Targus Mini Business Card Scanner.

Securing a New Computer

So you just got home and opened up the box, it is shiny new and you want to take it for a spin! I am talking about your new computer of course, but I must spoil the fun and bring you this caution. Take a little time to set up the security on your computer beforehooking up to the internet and playing with your new toy. It is actually possible to get a virus instantly, if you plug a new computer with no defence, directly to the internet! We will go through the basics of setting up Norton Internet Security, Spyware edition.