Keep your laptop safe and secure while you travel

November 18, 2013

Of course your laptop is coming with you on any holiday trips. It’s your pride and joy—for many of us, it’s practically an appendage. It’s our entertainment at the airport and on the plane. It’s our office umbilical cord—because you know you can never completely escape work. Unlike an arm or leg, though, your laptop isn’t physically attached to your body. And there are all too many ways that it can come to harm—or even disappear with someone who covets it as much as you do. Follow these tips for laptop security, and you won’t have to ask Santa to bring you a new one. Keep it padded Tossing a laptop into the average backpack, book bag—or worse, simply carrying it under your arm—is asking for trouble. Your delicate hardware needs a purpose-built enclosure to keep it safe. Find a nice, cushioned bag without obvious laptop markings and logos. Traveling is full of shoving bags into tight spots, jostling them about, and stuffing in just one more thing. Push a little too hard, and you may hear an investment-shattering crack. Get a laptop-specific carrying case with plenty of padding and protection. Separate compartments for accessories and power cables are a luxury that can keep your PC scratch and dent free. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2062781/keep-your-laptop-safe-and-secure-while-you-travel.html#tk.rss_howto