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David Elmore Smith was 630 pounds when he met Chris Powell in June of 2003. They made a pact to show the nation that the human body can lose weight safely and naturally. Using alternating patterns of nutrition delivery, daily movement and new lifestyle patterns, David lost a remarkable 401 lbs in just over 2 years. He is now a personal trainer and in the best shape of his life. This is the story of their journey…

The ABCs of securing your Windows netbook

Netbooks are likely to be a popular gift this holiday season—they’re cheap, highly portable, and the kind of thing that you can give as a gift to a relatively novice computer user who needs a laptop but doesn’t need the power or responsibility that comes with a more expensive portable. Netbooks are also looking increasingly good to business travelers, due to their portability and low hardware replacement cost in case of loss, damage, or theft. But even though a netbook itself can be cheap to replace, losing an inexpensive netbook PC can still be very costly. Sure, a stolen or lost netbook will set you back a few hundred dollars for the device, but you have to consider how much the data stored on it is worth. That lost netbook can open you up to identity theft, empty out your bank accounts, or even cost you your job. That’s something to think about before you walk out the door with that $300 wonder.

However, with a little bit of planning, a little bit of effort, and perhaps some additional software, you can ensure that if you lose your netbook, whoever finds it has nothing more than a useless, two-pound hunk of plastic and silicon. Not only can you protect and encrypt your data from prying eyes, you can also set your netbook to self-destruct all the data onboard if you lose it.

In this article, we’ll give you a basic introduction to securing your Windows netbook in case it’s stolen. Advanced Windows users will already know most of what we’ll cover, so this article is aimed more at the user who has a new netbook and no idea how to secure it.

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Calling all entrepreneurs…

Thinking of starting a business or looking for ways to grow your recently launched firm? VentureBeat’s Entrepreneur Corner is filled with expert advice on taking your company to the next level 

Here are a few of the most recent stories that you might have missed:

Expanding abroad? Avoid translation travesties – Even big companies can get it wrong when they fail to do their homework before launching in new markets. Localization is key – and it’s never a good idea to take shortcuts. Lingo24’s Christian Arno helps you find a qualified translator.

The ABCs of interviews (and the DEFs) – Do you know what to look for in a good candidate? Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers’ Eric Ries details the six key attributes of a dream employee.

Interviewing? Look for quick thinking, not ‘right answers’ – Ries continues his look at successful interviewing, noting that to discover those key attributes, you need to carefully structure the conversation. Here’s his preferred method.

Overcommunicate – even in the bad times - It’s easy to share good news with your employees, but it’s just as important to keep them in the loop when things are less than idea. Pacific Biosciences chairman and CEO Hugh Martin stresses the importance of overcommunication and details how he achieves that at his company.

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