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.  

Streets & Trips

Dreaming of his next vacation, Steve takes you out for a spin to show off Microsoft’s Streets & Trips software. The GPS locator means your laptop always knows where you are, adjusting your route and pit stops in case things get spontaneous along the way. Need to placate complaining kidlets in the back seat? Samsung’s portable DVD player or digital audio player can entertain them with music and stories.

Stay in Touch

Caroline demonstrates how to keep in touch with yourcontacts when you’re on your adventure, by importing addresses to a web-based email account. And want to keep an eye on things from afar? The Live Motion WebCam from Creative Labs can detect motion and send images through email or the web for remote security monitoring.