Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention comprises a food additive for beverages, specifically suited as an additive for coffee or other coffee beverages that reduces the effects of the acidic beverage on a human's digestive system. In one embodiment, a form of DGL and other all-natural components reduce the effects of the acidity of coffee without negatively affecting the flavor. In other embodiments, the food additive includes nutritional supplements including vitamins and minerals and other ingredients to transform coffee into a functional beverage.

Abstract: A method of communicating between a portable computing device and a host computer is provided. The method typically includes storing a responsive action to be taken in the event that the portable computing device becomes missing. Typically, the responsive action is stored at a location accessible by the host computer, such as on an associated database. The method also includes registering the portable computing device as having a missing status, establishing contact between the portable computing device and the host computer via a communication network, and instructing the portable computing device to take the responsive action. The method may include before registering the portable computing device as having a missing status, receiving a report from an interest holder in the portable computing device that the portable computing device is missing, and storing the missing status in a database associated with the host computer.