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Two examples of workarounds for shortcomings of optical mice and touchpads.

SquareTrade analyzed failure rates for over 30,000 new laptop computers covered by SquareTrade Laptop Warranty plans and found that one-third of all laptops will fail within 3 years. SquareTrade also found that netbooks are 20% more unreliable than other laptops, and that Asus and Toshiba are the most reliable laptop brands.

Recent ThinkPad models include a built-in two-axis accelerometer, as part of the HDAPS feature. This accelerometer can be put to another use: as a laptop theft deterrent. The following scripts detect when the laptop is moved, and emits a loud audio alarm.

Linux, Loop-AES and Optional Smartcard Based Disk Encryption
The goal is to create an encrypted linux system using TuxOnIce or uswsusp on a loop-AES encrypted harddrive that is also encrypted when suspended, optionally storing the encryption keys on PKCS