| Laptop Insurance: Looking after your
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| | away behind a password-protected system.
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| laptop - Some things are obvious - some
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| | RoboForm is handy -
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| are not ...
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| | Don't travel with your laptop unless
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| You already know how much your laptop is
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| | absolutely necessary - obvious but true -
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| worth. Unfortunately, there's a fair
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| | o you really need to take it with you?
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| chance that the laptop thieves as well
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| | Laptop theft peaks on Friday, when office
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| | workers take their laptop home with them.
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| Here are some tips on looking after your
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| | Put it in a rucksack not the laptop bag.
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| laptop, minimizing the likelihood of a
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| | If you want to use the laptop bag eg
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| loss, theft or damage and also shrinking
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| | because it has stronger edges to keep
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| the possible pain if it does happen.
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| | your laptop protected, put the laptop in
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| First, make sure it doesn't matter so
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| | the laptop bag, and then put the laptop
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| much if you do lose your laptop:
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| | bag in a rucksack. This stops it being
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| Everything that is important on your
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| | visibly a laptop.
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| laptop should be backed up. Buy an
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| | When your do travel with your laptop,
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| external hard-drive (usually about £50
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| | mentally program yourself to keep hold of
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| US$90). Keep it connected to your laptop
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| | your laptop. On trains etc jeep it
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| whenever possible. Then buy a software
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| | between your legs, so you can feel when
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| system that will automatically copy your
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| | it is not there immediately. There are
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| essential files to the external
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| | many cases of items even being stolen
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| hard-drive. "Second Copy" is a good
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| | from between legs at restaurants etc, so
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| option -
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| | also put 1 foot through the strap.
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| Backup the backup - Copy the back-up
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| | Make sure you have got a good laptop
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| files to another external hard-drive or
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| | insurance policy in place. Make sure you
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| computer. Your first may have broken or
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| | know exactly what is covered.
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| corrupted - and if you did not notice
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| | Avoid traveling on a Friday with your
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| that until your laptop goes or goes wrong
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| | laptop - this is key theft-day, because
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| ...
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| | many staff take their laptop home to use
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| Make sure you have copies of the license
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| | over the weekend. This means that Friday
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| keys for all software on your laptop -
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| | is key theft day.
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| create a text file of the these. This
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| | Complete these simple steps and your
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| makes it much easier to reinstall when
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| | laptop will be far safer - and should
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| you get a new laptop. For security you
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| | your laptop be lost, damaged or stolen,
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| might want to lock this license key file
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| | you will feel the pain far less.
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