Original Airdate: January 26, 2008

Feeling overwhelmed with the task of maintaining & protecting your PC?  Steve will take you through Windows Live One Care, a new approach to protection for your computer that's more than just anti-virus software.  Windows Live OneCare will care for all your security and maintenance issues in one easy to manage, and easy to use convenient package.

Steve will also look at a few tools and techniques to help you increase your productivity.  He shows us the difference between the most common email technologies, demonstrates the advantages and disadvantages of such options as POP and web based mail, and helps us choose the best option for our particular lifestyle.  Once you have an email system in place, Steve walks you the next step, choosing a calendar and explains why you need to back it up.  

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.

Stocking Stuffers

What! It is Christmas already! I haven't done any shopping! Don't worry, we are here to help. This week we have a little something for everyone in the stocking stuffer department. From MP3 players, to memory cards, you will definitely find something right for the digitally inclined on your Christmas list.

Mac Mini

Well ... Apple has really outdone themselves this time. Enter ... the Mac Mini. The modular design of Mac mini lets you upgrade your current system to the elegance, simplicity and reliability of Macintosh. If you already own a monitor, keyboard and mouse, you can get up and running in minutes. Or choose any combination of new devices to match your setup. And yes, Mac mini will take advantage of your two-button USB mouse with scroll-wheel and your favorite USB keyboard. Just plug them in.