IE 7 Features You Won't See

5) Calorie counter indicating how long you'll have to work out to burn off the fat you've accumulated while sitting on your butt browsing the Internet

4) Would Be tab--where a given feature would be if you could find it

3) Buggy virus feedback--sends error information to virus creators so they can give IE users a "more consistent browsing experience"

2) Automatic detection and removal of Malicious Software Removal Tool

1) Update This!--simple icon button exhibiting the upward extension of a single finger. May also turn the lights on and off at Bill's houseSpecial thanks to David Forney, Gary Hoke, Charlie Knowland, Greg Lara, Gregory Mamayek, Steven A. Matheson, Douglas Rockney, B Smith, Howard Speight and Ron Turner for their submissions.

Tired of laptops with the same old plastic housing? Well, hold onto your keyboard. Inclosia Solutions, a unit of Dow Chemical, has developed a technology called "Exo overmolding," which is a way to fuse leather, wood or fabric into the PC housing during manufacture. Tulip Computers, a Dutch PC company, is already showing off some leather and wood prototypes. Imagine the "summer of love" you and your colleagues will experience when you pull out your tie-dyed T-shirt laptop. Talk about acid flashbacks.

But why stop there? Here are some other materials that might make good laptop housings for those with the right personality:

• Wolf skin--for those with "killer" apps

• Precious gems--because diamonds are a girl's best friend• Pillowcases--for those who do more sleeping than working

• Sheep's wool--for those who always follow the herd

• Mirrors--but hey, you're not vain

We're proud (sort of) to announce the premiere (or should we say pilot?) episode of "Waste of Bandwidth" (WoB), by our own Mike DeMaria. In this episode:

"Dissatisfied with eating cold cereal for a week because of a broken stove, Mike craves a hot breakfast, and eggs are on the menu. This calls for a few spare parts and creative engineering."So grab your media player and see what a technology editor goes through on a typical workday morning.