| If you're like me you love your mini notebook and | | | | First is put a password on your computer. While |
| probably take it everywhere you go. Because of | | | | this won't keep everyone out, it will help stop |
| that you need to be extra careful about theft or | | | | people from stealing your personal information and |
| damage to it. Not you worry though, below are 5 | | | | possibly stealing your identify. Try to make the |
| tips to make sure your laptop stays safe and | | | | password hard to guess by not using common |
| undamaged. | | | | things such as birth dates or pet names. Also add |
| Buy A Case - Buying a case helps more with | | | | letters or numbers to the password which will help |
| damage then theft. Cases for mini notebooks can | | | | someone from doing a brute force attack with |
| be found at a great price at various online stores | | | | words from a dictionary. The second thing is to |
| such as Amazon and eBay. You also have the | | | | backup your netbook. You have a few options |
| option of making your own personalized case. If | | | | that make backing it up very easy. The simplest |
| you're accident prone like me you might want to | | | | is to just keep all your documents on a USB flash |
| look into one of the cases that has extra padding | | | | drive. The best part about this is if someone does |
| added on the corners to help reduce shock if | | | | manage to steal your mini notebook, they won't |
| dropped. | | | | get any personal information at all. Your second |
| Don't Get A Bright Color - Many manufacturers | | | | option for backup is to backup to one of the |
| are starting to offer mini notebooks in various | | | | many online backup companies that have become |
| colors to help attract different groups of buyers | | | | so popular over the past few years. They work |
| and while they are very cool looking, they attract | | | | by backing up your computer once a day to an |
| a lot of attention. Try to steer clear of netbooks | | | | online based storage company. A lot of companies |
| that come in blue, green, pink or any of the other | | | | offer basic plans for free and they are completely |
| bright colors. Instead try to find a model that | | | | hands off, meaning once you do the initial setup it |
| comes in black or even white. While white may | | | | just runs in the background backing up your |
| seem like a bright color it will still blend in better | | | | computer every day. |
| than some of the other colors and white is | | | | Be Aware - This is one of the easiest ways to |
| becoming much more popular thanks to Apple. | | | | prevent theft or damage to your mini notebook. |
| Don't Show It Off - This one was very tough for | | | | Be aware of where you use your netbook and |
| me when I first got my mini notebook. It was so | | | | who's around. Don't trust that other people in the |
| small and fun to play with that I wanted to show | | | | coffee shop will stop someone if you go to the |
| it to everyone. Try to show it to people | | | | bathroom and leave your mini laptop sitting at the |
| discreetly or in a private place like your own | | | | table. I know this seems like an overly obvious |
| home or car. Thieves are very gutsy and | | | | thing, but you'd be surprised at how many people |
| observant; don't make it any easier for them to | | | | don't even think about it. |
| get a good look at what electronics you are | | | | Hopefully these 5 tips will help keep that nice mini |
| carrying. | | | | notebook you've got safe and free of damage. If |
| Password Protect & Back Up - Sometimes, | | | | it does happen to get stolen or damaged don't |
| no matter how hard to try and protect your mini | | | | feel to bad, it happens to everyone, myself |
| notebook, it could still be stolen. To help protect | | | | included. |
| yourself there are two main things you should do. | | | | |