I can’t tell you how much I love it when I find positive reviews of our beloved MoGo Mouse line anywhere online.  I don’t know what it is, but it seriously makes me feel all warm and fuzzy, like watching my kid that I don’t have sing well in his/her children’s Christmas concert they aren’t in.

Wow, that was a scary opening sentence; nevertheless, the fact remains, I just love finding people that are digging the mouse as much as I am.  I just found a review over VNuNet.com that had some pretty great things to say.  Here’s a snippit of their review:

“The X54 fits in the Expresscard slot on the side of the computer for charging and storage, and the stand pops out when the mouse is in use. It uses Bluetooth to connect to the computer - no other software is required but of course you’ll need a notebook with Bluetooth in order to use it…The auto-off switch saves on battery life, and you should be able to work for a day without charging it. This innovative mouse is a real space-saver, and it’s not overly expensive either. “

I agree Anthony.  I agree completely.  Head over, check out the review, then come back and get one for yourself!

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Wow how did I NOT see this gem before now?!  This gem I’m referring to, is an absolutely awesome article I Just found called “Meet Matt Westover - The Man Behind The MoGo Mouse.”  Basically the article does just that, it allows all of You, to meet Matt, who truly is the man behind the MoGo Mouse.

Head over and check it out, watch the embedded video they provided and learn a whole slew of info about not only Matt, but this great company in general.  The article sums it up pretty sweetly:

“The vision that Matt and the folks at Newton Peripherals had of a mouse that would fit into an available open slot on a notebook, connect without wires using Bluetooth technology and provide that ease of navigation on a screen that we were so used to getting on our desktops was a grand dream.  But dreams and their realizations are what makes us so unique and it was this dream that led to the growth and the ultimate success of the first MoGo Mouse.” 

Mobility On The Go.  MoGo.  At any rate, thanks for a great article, keep enjoying the mouse!

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Dell and Lenovo are (finally) bringing to market laptops with wireless USBs.

The Dell Inspiron 1720 notebook  has (wait for it…..) FIVE USB ports and was among the first certified   by theUSB Implementers Forum.  It should start shipping in 3Q 2007.

Lenovo, which - despite being the 4th largest PC manufacturer in the world - is less well known, will be packaging USB in its Thinkpad T61.
What’s so cool about Wireless USB?

It enables peripherals like printers, cameras, hard drives, etc. to connect to laptops without a USB cable from distances of up to 16 to 25 feet.

Of course, the MoGo mouse has been wireless from the start.

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Here’s five quick and easy solutions to protecting your laptop and its data from prying eyes and sticky fingers. These are suggestions meant for the most common and blunt security threats; shielding yourself from worms, spam, and spies (oh my!) are posts for future days.
Without further ado…

1) Before you leave, Disable Auto-Logon.

I know, it’s convenient to be able to power up your laptop and have it automatically go into your system.

But this is a major invitation for a security breach. So when you travel, disable it.

How? If you’re running Win2000 or WinXP, Microsoft has the following instructions:

- Go to START and select RUN
- In the script box, type “control userpasswords2″
- In the dialog box that appears, make sure that ‘Users must enter a username and password to use this computer’ is checked
- Click ‘OK’

Instructions for other Microsoft operating systems HERE.

2) Along those same lines? Use Strong Passwords.

Although this seems obvious, the truth is that we are creatures of habit. Which is why so many of us STILL aren’t using strong passwords regularly.

So go ahead. Change your login password right now. If you need to write it down and put it in your wallet, feel free. The point is is to make it hard for a thief and/or hacker to get at your data.

Unsure what a “strong password” is? Wikipedia has a good definition, here. Unsure if you can create one? There is a random strong password generator here.

3) Lock access to your laptop.

Your car and house have keys, shouldn’t your laptop? Securikey is a system (about $130 at MacWorld) that gives you two USB ‘keys’ to lock your laptop. You install their software (works for most Mac and PC systems) and from then on, you have to provide a password AND have one of the USB keys in the laptop’s port before you can access your system.

The USB keys are pretty durable and designed to hang on your key-chain.

4) Lock your laptop.

We all know a co-worker or fellow road warrior who has stepped away from whatever temporary office they’ve been using only to come back and find their laptop gone.

A simple $40 laptop lock would prevent about 90% of these thefts.

So go ahead, buy one. (like Kensington’s). It takes up very little room in your bag and can mean all the difference.

5) Use a privacy screen.

I can’t tell you how much proprietary and private information I’ve been exposed to over the years in various coach seats at 15,000 feet.

40% of those surveyed, like me, will admit to seeing what they are not meant to from time to time. The rest? Well, maybe they have portable blinders.

Privacy filters for laptops run about $40 - $125. If you’re like me, you’ll soon get in the habit of leaving it on all the time, even back in the home office (because prying eyes can be anywhere.)

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