Question : Netbook Poison Pill

Just got my first mini laptop. I store my client list on it. I am looking for something akin to what my ipod has which after a certain number of password attempts it will reformat the hard drive. The netbook is not my main concern, it is the security of the list. Everything is sync'd with work pc so the losing the data on the netbook is not a concern. I also understand that anyone can remove the drive and look up data. But I would think a thief would turn it on first and try to access Windows.

Any help would be appreciated.

Answer : Netbook Poison Pill

i suggest using Absolute Poison Pill

http://www.absolute.com/en/partners/alliances/intel.aspx

Or other simple way you can use TrueCrypt to encrypt your data on the netbook. The thief without knowing your password will not be able to read the data.

www.truecrypt.org