Mobile computers: Protect laptops

You arrive at the airport, the laptop is ready in pairs. Suddenly someone notices that you are not allowed to bring your beloved laptop to the plane. There was no other choice, so he just paused to pack it into a checked suitcase.

That unimaginable prospect became a reality after a terrorist plot involving a laptop was discovered. The ban on carrying laptops during overseas flights was made provisionally in the UK, but who dared to claim it would not happen again.

So, how often should people who travel by plane should preserve their laptops? According to an expert, you should 'recheck everything until the last minute', from electronic devices to other personal effects.

The risk for laptops when traveling on airplanes is quite high. Below we offer some tips to help protect your data and laptop when traveling by plane.

Backup before, during and after flight

This is probably too familiar advice, but not too much. You can use online backup services like Mozy (which offers 30GB of online storage for $ 5 / month or $ 10 / month for 60GB of storage; including 2GB for free). Most websites hosting online are priced higher. As iBackup requires $ 20 / month for only 10 GB of storage space and $ 50 / month with 50GB capacity.

Another service, Xdrive offers up to 5GB of free online storage.

Another option is to back up important files to a USB portable hard drive. Some USB models such as Lexar's PowerToGo also allow you to store applications, references, favorite browsers, e-mail . When connecting this drive to another computer, files, applications , reference . easily appears. When retrieving the drive, all components inside the drive are also removed from the client (unless you copy them to that machine). It is a good backup idea. You can bring most important data with you.

Use the outer cover

OtterBox box

If your computer is 'abused' during transit, anything can happen. LCD screen is broken, hard drive is in danger, data is lost, etc. In order for the computer to avoid collisions, falls or other potential risks, pack it into a thick rough case.

OtterBox Rugged Laptop Carrying Case can protect the laptop when falling from a 4-foot height to concrete. Outside it has a polypropilen cover, the inside has a shock absorber when it falls and the Velcro surface layer makes the computer flexible. However, this box is heavy (6 pounds) and expensive ($ 170). If you want more popular, you can choose a notebook bag.

Another option is to use bubble packs. It doesn't look very nice, but it's cheap. In the end, it is important to protect the safety laptop before the heavy conveyor belt of the airport is important.

Check insurance

You should make the worst case scenario (malfunction, theft) by providing adequate insurance for your laptop. Safeware provides insurance for laptops in case of a risk, theft or overflow and some other electronic devices.

You should also update a number of new product technologies, which have many flexible features that make your laptop safer.

Elephant: New Skype phone

Philips and Netgear recently announced a new phone line that allows Skype users to make calls without a computer. They are used in a broadband connection and a standard home phone package. Both can send and receive Skype calls as well as calls from the desktop. Philips phones will be available in December. There is currently no official price from Philips. NETGEAR does not give any information about either price or time.

Mobile phones: Nokia multimedia phones with Elephant

The new version of Nokia, the wireless N80 phone line, the N80 Internet Edition has been integrated with the VoIP component. These products come with Yahoo's Mobile Search and Go for Mobile application. Go for Mobile is a program that syncs with Yahoo e-mail, can contact mobile devices. The advanced N80 has Amazon's MobiPocket Reader, an eBook reader application and can upload photos to Flickr.com. Currently there is no official price for this product.

Storage: The Fujitsu drive is subject to impact

In October Fujitsu will release two new laptop hard drives on a large scale using orthogonal magnetic recording (PMR) technology. With PMR technology, the north and south poles of magnetic particles represent data on the disk in a orthogonal fashion, creating a parallel surface layer. Using PMR technology, the amount of bits on the disk is increased while reducing the word noise problem. Both 80GB and 160GB drives are 2.5-inch in size and have high impact resistance.