We make so much money that we don't bother insuring our hardware. If we get it stolen its probably time for an upgrade anyway. Good excuse to upgrade!
:) On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Arjang Assadi <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi James, > > There are at least half a dozen work computers before one gets to mine, > how is that different from having the work code on the work machine stolen? > I am not having the machine outside the company, it is for work at the > work, I just got my own developer machine for the sake of my own > productivity/sanity. > > How do contractors that supply their own machine get insurance ? > > Thank you all > > > On 26 November 2012 03:01, James Chapman-Smith <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi Arjang,**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I can't answer your question on insurance, but I can't help to think that >> you're potentially opening yourself up to legal issues. Even with checking >> things in to an external machine you're still keeping source on your >> personal machine – even deleting the files fastidiously would leave >> temporary and/or "undeletable" files behind.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I would suggest that you employ something like TrueCrypt to do whole >> drive encryption (WDE) on your machine. I do that with mine and I know that >> it really doesn't matter if my machine goes missing. The harddrive just >> appears to be random garbage without my TrueCrypt password.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> If you do WDE you might find that you can happily leave the source on the >> machine without any risk.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Just a thought.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Cheers.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> James.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Arjang Assadi >> *Sent:* Monday, 26 November 2012 11:51 >> *To:* ozDotNet >> *Subject:* What type of Insurance covers using your own custom developer >> machine at work place?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Anyone having to use their own (custom build) developer machines for work >> know what type of insurance would be enough to cover the physical machine? >> The machine is personal property, but the work carried on it is for work. >> Checking out the code and checking it back in, never keeping anything that >> belongs to work on it.**** >> >> **** >> >> There is a separate machine that belongs to work that keeps everything on >> it.**** >> >> **** >> >> So at worst if the machine disappears it would be only the physical >> property and nothing intellectual. **** >> >> **** >> >> **** >> >> Thanks for ideas and recommendation**** >> >> **** >> >> Regards**** >> >> **** >> >> Arjang**** >> > >
