Just to chime in with my two cents worth here ......
Sometimes I tend to think that everyone in a genealogy library is like me
...... honest, focused on their own work, and wouldn't take anything from
another person if it fell in their lap. BUT, that is not the case. There have
been instances at the FHL in Salt Lake City and certainly at other libraries,
where individuals and/or groups of thieves have come into the library with the
express purpose of stealing unattended laptops, purses, digital cameras, etc.
They look just like us so that they blend in. They don't have beady, little
piggy eyes, vampire fangs, wear "wife beater" shirts, or whatever your image of
a thief is. If you leave your equipment laying around, someone like that very
well may grab it and pack it out as their own.
My personal solution is to wear a little vest that holds my money, ID, etc. as
well as my phone and digital camera. Fanny packs work well, too. My laptop is
secured via a security cable and lock.
Just don't take for granted that that sweet looking little old lady sitting
next to you is not a thief. Be safe or be sorry.
Kathy Cardoza
Coordinator, Azores GenWeb
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On Jan 11, 2011, at 8:44 AM, Cheri Mello wrote:
> Dick Eastman wrote about laptop security in his newletter/blog yesterday:
> http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2011/01/laptop-security-at-the-library.html
> or http://goo.gl/tiqPj
>
> Anyone who takes their computer to a library or FHC should read this.
>
> Cheri Mello
> Listowner, Azores-Gen
> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas,
> Achada
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