There was a time, years back, when someone had to
travel, he/she used to pack certain items including clothes, sleeping bags and other
accessories like that. But now some of
the electronic equipment have become our right arm and we cannot imagine living
without them even a single minute like mobiles and computers. The reason may be
the facilities which these tools provide us in communication or completing our
important tasks, but there is a reason you may or may not agree with that we
have become habitual of living with these equipment.
But no matter what the reason is, we have to take
this equipment with us anywhere we go. Mobile phones are smart enough that we can
easily put them in our pockets while traveling but the problem comes when we
have to pack all the accessories related to our computers like mouse, keyboard,
CPU, monitor, speaker and the camera as well. It requires lots of care to take
these items with us while traveling because there may be lots of misfortunes
wafting for our computer gear to prey.
Either the laptop or the desktop computer, it poses
some troubles because it can be easily smashed up or stolen. Like there may be
a jumpy road on the way and a little rattling can bring down the RAM or any
cable may come to loose.
1.
Protect your Gear from Damage
The most risky problem with your computer gear may
be the damage while traveling because it is very fragile equipment. Either you
are traveling by air or by road, even in your own auto, you have to make sure
that your gear is properly packed in water resistant, padded bag with inner
compartments having lock-in strap. This type of bags can hold lots of things in
a well mannered way. The inner compartments of such bags can let you get the things
easily. The padded surface can resist enough for any pressure.
A thin foamy sheet can also be used to pack your
gear before placing it in the bag if you are going for a long way journey. But
remember to pack it like a company does.
2.
Disassembling may Protect Amazingly
If you are much familiar with computer assembling
and disassembling, this is the best way to protect your gear against any type
of damage. Dismounting hard drive, RAM, fan, motherboard and then packing them
in anti static bags may be exhausting but it not only guards against any damage
but it may be fun for you to assemble all the peripherals.
3.
Theft and Loss
You may protect against any accidental damage to
your computer gear your best but theft
and loss are the issues you can’t cope with by wrapping it professionally.
There are always some people around us with a bad intention of theft and this
is very common in expedition. Keep computers in your sight and near at hand. Computer
locks are also available now to help you protect it. It is a cable that
attaches the computer to something immovable. It may not be a perfect way to
protect the computer but this lock makes it hard to be a target.
4.
Backup the Data
You protected
your computer gear for traveling but it was a misfortune day
for you and your gear got damaged somehow. I swear you can tolerate this
physical loss but not the data loss. This is the worst time when you lose your
important data. Your all important data should not be only in your computer.
Backup the data in another hard disk or to a cloud service, so that you can
retrieve it.
5.
Take Universal Adapters with You
Invest in the universal adapters for your computer
gear. We think it the most trivial item but believe me, this is the most
annoying thing that you have the power supply but you cannot plug into the
mains. One of the most helpless moments…...
If you are carrying a laptop, make sure before
leaving the home that it is charged fully. You can also take a spare charged
battery with you.
6.
Take Storage Items with You
Get a USB or CDs with you so that you can back
up the data you process during your journey. Make a
list of passwords of your email and social media apps.
Protect what you love and we all love our computer gear….