The Dumbest Products of the Decade
The 2000s were a decade of great innovation. These products weren't part of it. Remembering Crocs, the Segway, and other comical wares that will keep us laughing for years to come.
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The 2000s were a decade of great innovation. These products weren't part of it. Remembering Crocs, the Segway, and other comical wares that will keep us laughing for years to come.
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How to respond: Your response depends on what you have done up front. For about $40 and up per laptop per year, services such as MyLaptopGPS and Absolute Software's Computrace LoJack for Laptops may be able to get the computer back. If you have installed one of these programs, the stolen machine will report its location to the authorities as soon as the thief connects to the Internet. Some services let you remotely wipe all data from the hard drive or will even covertly download files from the stolen laptop for you.
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Ideal for anytime, anywhere Web access, netbooks—inexpensive miniature laptops—are all the rage with on-the-go CEOs. Granted, the engines that power these micro machines don’t multitask as well as the processors inside traditional laptops. But netbooks cost well under $1,000 and can deliver four or more hours of battery life. Here’s the lowdown on some of the latest models.
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