Targus EcoSmart Backpack

Constructed of recycled water bottles, the EcoSmart is the company's entry into the Green Economy

Plastic water bottles are probably one of the most evil inventions in recently history when it comes to harm to the environment. Not only are people being duped into buying something that can be had for just pennies, the container in which that water comes in is polluting the world's oceans and filling the landfills at an alarming rate. In the United States, many states have imposed a recycle fee on these bottles, yet not everyone bothers to "return for deposit."

Lenovo W700ds mobile workstation

System features a Wacom tablet, built in color calibration. . . and an extra screen

Lenovo has long been known for innovative notebook computers harking back to the days when it (IBM) came out with the ThinkPad notebook computer. This machine served notice that it was at the top of the heap when it came to design and functionality. The current crop of ThinkPad workstations maintain that innovation as well as some features that could be called obscure, such as the one with the W700ds that I'm reviewing here.

Content Insider # 120 - Cloud Work

Netbooks... The Easy Way to Sell More Service

It sounds almost too good to be true -- a cheap computer you can use/carry everywhere, never have to upgrade the operating system or your apps, with a battery that lasts for ... well a long, long time. Sounds great except we end up leaving all of our work in the beautiful white clouds. The clouds move. We forget which cloud has our stuff and how we get in. Worse, there's a **** storm in the cloud just as we want to get in.

Content Insider #111 - Cloud Computing

Netbooks, Cloud Computing - Work, Play Without Boundaries

Netbooks. They are the neat little items that fit comfortably between workhorse notebooks and small, convenient iPhone/Blackberry units. They've got it all--instant on, lightweight, no software updates, long battery life, little bitty solid state drives, cheap cost! Sounds great. Works-- less so!

Insider # 110: Incredible Shrinking Computing

Intel Plays In All the Fields But. . .Size Matters!

At last month's Intel Developers Forum (IDF) they showed us systems of every size, shape and price. The "hot n sexy" subject was netbooks that would be so light you'd carry them with you all the time and do all your work/storage in the cloud...as long as the cloud wasn't overcast. Sure kids can thumb them but touch typing is a lost cause. Sorry, not ready for carpel thumb syndrome yet...