Travel Insurance for Your Laptop
I recently came back from spending a week with family over the Christmas holiday. I was one of the first people aboard the plane and was watching the airline crew literally chunk luggage onto the conveyor belt. I suddenly realized my most expensive possessions were in my suitcase…which was about to be, if it had not already been, tossed onto that very same conveyor belt.
Luckily my laptop still worked when I reached my mom’s house. So, needless to say, I spent some time researching laptop insurance before my flight home.
I checked with my homeowners insurance first, hoping my laptop might already be covered. It was in fact covered but I was reminded that I have a $1000 deductible. I then went online found an array of companies online promising to insure my laptop for accidental breakage, theft, fire, flood and even natural disasters. Worth Ave Group stuck out the most as I’m heading to Spain next month and their coverage is automatically worldwide. Some of the other companies had the worldwide coverage but had to be added for additional premium. Even better was that I was able to choose a $25 deductible and it was a yearly premium instead of monthly.
WOOHOO! Spain here I come.
Top 10 Laptops
According to Computer World they have compiled the top 10 All-Purpose Laptops. I’m not I agree with the way their order, it is still pretty educational and interesting. Check it out!
Congratulations…It’s an iPad!
Birth Announcement
Name: Apple iPad
Weight: 1.5 to 1.6 pounds
Height: 9.56 inches
Storage: 16, 32, or 64GB flash
Connectivity: 802.11n Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth 2.1 and Enhanced Data Rate
Resolution: 1024 x 768 pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch
Processor: 1GHz apple A4 custom designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip
During the mega media event at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco, Apple introduced the iPad tablet,featuring a 9.7-inch, 1024 x 768 display and 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB capacities. Carrying a custom 1 GHz “Apple A4″ chip, the iPad weighs in at 1.5 pounds and is .5-inch thin.
Connectivity wise the iPad offers Wi-Fi (802.11n) and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, with 3G models also offering cellular data connectivity. All iPad models have an accelerometer, compass, speakers, a microphone, and a 30-pin dock connector. The iPad also offers a claimed 10 hours of battery life for viewing video, with 1 month of standby battery life.