Here is a link to an interesting article at PC World on what to expect when crossing the borders when coming into the US with your laptop.

Seems some people have had their laptops and other electronic devices including cameras and PDAs searched and even seized temporarily.

The article mentions that we should be prepared to have info. downloaded from our comp. also.

Some of their tips for dealing with this include:

• Not having anything on your laptop that you are uncomfortable with others seeing such as passwords.
• Transferring any important information to another machine through email before crossing.

I would add- consider using online applications for certain information since it is accessible from any comp. and you don’t have to worry about all of your info. being lost or viewed if your machine is stolen or seized.