Thursday, March 31, 2005
Worried About Losing Your Gadget?
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "THOUGHT" @ 03:00 PM
http://www.bostonpocketpc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2766
"Have you ever had a problem with a laptop or mobile device while on a critical business trip or worse yet, lost it? I know I have (no gadgets lost yet-knock on wood) and I have now taken measures that this type of technological calamity won't happen again.(Yes I carry image CDs in my luggage,which seems to arrive at different times than I do) I also carry spare encrypted laptop hard drive with a duplicate image of my laptop before I depart, a spare SD card with an image of my Pocket PC, a spare cellphone, spare Pocket PC, in case something happens to my PPC Phone Edition and a spare Bluetooth headset in case the battery dies on one or is lost. I also have my SIM card backed up to my PC and on an SD card. And recently I have been carrying my Tablet PC with me as well as a laptop backup. At least the devices aren't that heavy, but redundancy is good. At least I know I am not the only one. USA Today has a piece on business travelers like Mickey David, who has lost his cell phone twice, are taking precautions."
Yeah, but this guy isn't protected from an EMP so what good are all of those backups? Seriously, I think that is a bit overboard. There are some good tips there to minimize the risk of data loss, but I can't imagine carrying an array of spare devices, backups on memory cards and even hard drive images on a trip.
"Have you ever had a problem with a laptop or mobile device while on a critical business trip or worse yet, lost it? I know I have (no gadgets lost yet-knock on wood) and I have now taken measures that this type of technological calamity won't happen again.(Yes I carry image CDs in my luggage,which seems to arrive at different times than I do) I also carry spare encrypted laptop hard drive with a duplicate image of my laptop before I depart, a spare SD card with an image of my Pocket PC, a spare cellphone, spare Pocket PC, in case something happens to my PPC Phone Edition and a spare Bluetooth headset in case the battery dies on one or is lost. I also have my SIM card backed up to my PC and on an SD card. And recently I have been carrying my Tablet PC with me as well as a laptop backup. At least the devices aren't that heavy, but redundancy is good. At least I know I am not the only one. USA Today has a piece on business travelers like Mickey David, who has lost his cell phone twice, are taking precautions."
Yeah, but this guy isn't protected from an EMP so what good are all of those backups? Seriously, I think that is a bit overboard. There are some good tips there to minimize the risk of data loss, but I can't imagine carrying an array of spare devices, backups on memory cards and even hard drive images on a trip.
