CHAPTER 6: Traveling with Your Notebook
Files
Security
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Copy your working files from your desktop
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computer to your notebook before you
travel.
If you need to access your desktop
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computer files from your notebook while
traveling, set up your desktop computer for
remote access. Contact your network
administrator for more information about
remote access.
Take extra recordable media for
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transferring files between computers and
backing up files.
Get a locking cable for your notebook so
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you can attach a cable lock and leave your
notebook in your hotel room while you are
away.
Always keep your notebook with you while
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waiting in airports, train stations, or bus
terminals. Be ready to claim your notebook
as soon as it passes through the X-ray
machine in security checkpoints.
Write down your notebook model number
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and serial number (located on the bottom
of your notebook) in case of theft or loss,
and keep the information in a safe place.
Also, tape your business card or an address
label to your notebook and accessories.
Whoever sits next to you or behind you can
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see your notebook display. Avoid working
with confidential files until you can be sure
of privacy.