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By Laura Quarantiello © Tiare Publications 370 words
There’s more to new airport security measures than just delays and inconvenience you have to deal with. During confusion and hassle of X-rays and hand checks of luggage, more and more people are misplacing or forgetting electronic gear such as cellular phones and laptop computers.Airport personnel say that number of electronic devices found unclaimed in airport terminals is rising. Reuniting these gadgets with their owners is becoming a difficult and full-time job . Most of gear is unmarked, lacking even basic owner information such as an ID tag that would allow airline personnel to contact owner.
Here’s how to increase chance your property will be returned if you should lose your PDA pal or laptop life support:
Mark everything with your name, address and phone number. Use an identification tag on laptops and other larger devices. On cell phones, pagers, PDAs and other smaller gadgets use a printed label on back. Some people place label on inside of battery compartment so it’s less conspicuous.
