Want to add some zip to your Halloween decorations, this year? NK5 has posted a project for building your own lightning globe on Instructables. Although this how to is rife with warnings, the projects overall cost of approximately five bucks makes it worth a look. Just make sure that you arent viewing the video while using an aluminum notebook computer . . . it could be a shocking experience.  ☺

(Image: NK5 via Instructables)

Toshiba's Portg 2000 is a notebook computer that takes the designation literally. The supersleek machine is less than three-quarters of an inch thick and weighs 2.8 pounds. But it's more than good looks, packing a 20GB hard drive, a full-size keyboard, and built-in Ethernet and WiFi wireless access. Price not yet set.