I am finally recovering from the massive data loss and sheer privacy invasion of my laptop disappearance. It has taken me a while. I bought new equipment, not the same stuff I had because I frankly couldn’t afford it. I’m hoping the hotel’s insurance will cover the rest. I’ve written up the whole story, but don’t want to publish it yet in case the thief is smart enough to check this site. I must have changed 200 passwords in the last few days, and spent almost a week getting software installed and configured. Now I have to get back on track at work where this has cost me at least one work week. Back up your data every day boys and girls, and encrypt stuff you don’t want others to see with PGP and password utilities like Web Confidential (Mac OS, Windows, and Palm).