Top Ways To Lose Your Phone

Mobile phones seem to be one of the most commonly lost items, not a day goes by when you don’t see a plea on Facebook for ‘everyone to send their numbers because I lost my phone again’ and nightclubs and train companies report that the biggest single item in their lost property are mobile phones – are we all getting clumsy? How are people losing their phones? Well here are the some of the reasons insurance companies hear when people report their phone is no longer with them. 

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5 Options to Protect Your iPhone

Everyone seems to love the iPhone, and who can blame them? These high tech gadgets are incredible, with a ton of features, apps to customize it, and new ways to keep in contact with anyone around the world. You can organize your entire life with an iPhone, from work to your personal day to day, not to mention the many entertainment features that come both standard, or can be downloaded.

They are also incredibly expensive, not only to buy but to maintain. When you purchase an iPhone, you are making a real investment, one that it can be a real bummer to lose. Which is why you need to know how to properly protect it so you can have your phone for years to come.

Here are five ways that you can make sure your iPhone stays in your pocket, and not in the trash.

1. Warranties

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When the Worst Happens - Some Important Advice

Last week was a very sad week for me. On Tuesday I slipped down the stairs and dropped my MacBook, causing it irreparable damage.  Some might say it was my own fault. I shouldn't have been carrying it open, but in the rush of everyday life we all do it.

What have I learned from this experience? 

• Never (ever) carry a laptop open
• Check your insurance policy carefully to see if laptops are covered. To my horror I have discovered that my household insurance policy does not cover any portable devices including laptops, iPads, and iPods.  This has been a real surprise to me as I assumed (having never read all the small print) that they would be covered.
• Time Machine backups to external devices are worth their weight in gold! At the moment I have daily backups going back months on my external HDD.  Knowing that all my pictures, data and videos are secure is so reassuring.

Many of my friends say that it is only a laptop and it can be replaced. This is very true, but as a real Apple fanboy to see my precious MacBook smashed and totally dead was heartbreaking.

Time to start saving!