TIP OF THE WEEK!! April 23 2008 Lenovo's amazing new ThinkPad X300 ultraportable notebook is the thinnest ThinkPad ever — less than 0.73'' at its thinnest. It's light, too, starting at just 2.93 lb.
| Advanced components on the X300 include solid state storage drives (with no moving parts, they consume less power and are considered less likely to break down than traditional hard drives). The X300 also offers several wireless connectivity options including Wireless USB (UWB) and a Wireless WAN option that utilizes native GPS functionality built into the system. Style-wise, the X300 is closer to the size of an actual paper notebook than a ThinkPad notebook has ever been. And it offers numerous design flourishes including a glossy bottom bezel, select illuminated buttons, and – for the first time in X Series – an integrated camera option and stereo speakers. |  |
'Greenest' ThinkPad ever In addition, ThinkPad X300 is the first Lenovo notebook rated EPEAT Gold for low energy use and minimal impact on the environment. It also meets the European Union's Reduction of Hazardous Substances standards. And it is Energy Star 4.0 qualified.
The X300 uses 25% less energy than previous X Series models. What else makes the ThinkPad X300 so “green”?
- Energy-saving low voltage processors, LED backlit displays and solid state storage drives
- Arsenic-free glass / Mercury-free displays
- 90% recyclable packaging (by weight)
- And much more
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 Phishing is a term that was created when hackers use legitimate 'looking' or sounding company information to get or 'fish' for your personal data that they could use for idenity theft. Thus allowing them to either use your online banking, paypal, or ebay accounts to either transfer money into their account or just cause harm to your account that was in good standing, either way causing you grief and agrevation. Originally before the internet was invented the thief would call your house, (this was back in the 70's and 80's) and pretend to be your bank for example, asking you to verify your pin number for their database. Then if you did they would be a hold of your account information and use your pin that you gave them to either use or take money out of an account. How does this affect your computer life you may ask. Now hackers are using the same techniques through email as the would when they would call you, they send a fake email, but looks identical to the original, (could be banks, paypal, ebay or many others) how do you tell if it is a fake email, for one a bank would never ask you to confirm any information through email, the same goes for most companies. If you do see an email that states you account will be suspended if you do not click on their link to verify you information and you believe it to be true you should first contact the provider of the email through the phone book, not any numbers within that email, and check your account status this way, and remember they will almost never ask for personal information in an email.
 Every ones a winner, well thats according to the banner on your screen. Almost everyone has seen one of these on their computer and a computer near them. What is it? Spyware! Computer software that infects your PC and creates popup windows and advertisments that you don't want to see and some may be adult related. In a recent study they found that two out of three home PC's are infected with spyware. What does it do?
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