Im leaving for college in a month and I need a locking cable or device for my new desktop rig. I wasthinking about drilling some holes and doing it that way, but i havent seen much on the market for desktop lockdown devices. I want something as thin and in conspicious as possible. Any suggestions?
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Lock for desktop at college.
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make yourself a Kensington lock slot. At least, that'd be my suggestion, off hand.
. Maybe im just being paranoid. There are some holes that look like a kensington lock slot, but i think it needsx the inner workings of one.Look if you want to be safe just make sure to always lock your dorm room. It doesnt not matter where you go. Down the hallway or to the other end of the building ALWAYS LOCK THE ROOM. If you have a roomate make it clear to him on the first day that you expect him to never leave the room unlocked when no one is in there. If he does you will hold him responsible for missing items. Also tell him that you will always make sure the door is locked when you leave as to insure none of his stuff gets stolen as well.
If you really want to be anal about it you can always print out a banner in word stating something like "DO NOT FORGET TO LOCK THE DOOR..."
If you really want to be anal about it you can always print out a banner in word stating something like "DO NOT FORGET TO LOCK THE DOOR..."
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Plain and simple, back up your important data to your personal space on the server. Nearly every college will provide you with some server space to save personal info, host a small web page, etc. If not you can get disk space on the net for cheap.
As for the hardware, contact your insurance agent. There are policies for students in college to protect their personal items in the event of fire, theft, vandalism, water damage, natural disaster, etc. The university will not pay for your belongings if the building were to burn down nor will they pay for electrical surge damage etc. Many insurance companies have policies that are very reasonable. My insurance company they based the plan off of a renter's agreement. It was $100 a year and covered up to $5000 worth of equipment.
Plain and simple, back up your important data to your personal space on the server. Nearly every college will provide you with some server space to save personal info, host a small web page, etc. If not you can get disk space on the net for cheap.
As for the hardware, contact your insurance agent. There are policies for students in college to protect their personal items in the event of fire, theft, vandalism, water damage, natural disaster, etc. The university will not pay for your belongings if the building were to burn down nor will they pay for electrical surge damage etc. Many insurance companies have policies that are very reasonable. My insurance company they based the plan off of a renter's agreement. It was $100 a year and covered up to $5000 worth of equipment.