<p>i dont think thats the same type of lock. arent the ones that can be picked by bic pens bicycle locks? defcon locks are the ones used on laptops.</p>
<p>they both can be, trust me - same type of lock with the little circular key - I've seen people do it to both a bike and a laptop model. </p>
<p>Apparently, the defcon combination ones are even easier - you can use a piece of paper to turn the numbers to get them to catch in the correct combo in under a minute.</p>
<p>As I said....the locks have been working just fine for 3 years now....maybe that means the other students on the hall aren't that mechanically inclined....or just have a decent moral code??</p>
<p>Well you have to imagine that it <em>probably</em> wouldn't have been stolen anyway.</p>
<p>The circular key things are those keys that are, uhhm, circular (usually with a little notch in it to fit properly) - you'd know it if you saw it. Those are the ones that can be picked with a bic (bike locks, laptop locks, some normal "masterlock" type-locks).</p>
<p>The combination laptop locks can be picked in 20 seconds with a piece of paper or cardboard.</p>
<p>now that i know, ill probably just get a chain and bolt my laptop to my desk lol</p>
<p>So, Maize...what do you recommend instead?</p>
<p>I'm no expert =/ I've just seen people pick the locks I mentioned...easily.</p>
<p>I don't think there's a substitute for keeping your door locked and not being stupid w/ electronics (leaving them alone in library/study stacks etc, etc, etc)</p>
<p>Couldn't someone who wanted to steal, just take the lockbox? I like the lockable file cabinet, use it as a night stand, cover it will a scarf or soemthing, and voila!!!</p>
<p>Tell me more about the lock thing for the laptop- my D is going to a college for three weeks this summer and needs to bring our laptop, and a locking device would be great. I am getting her a really cheap digital that is small so it can stay with her in her purse. As for jewelry, only bring the cheep stuff and a very inexpensive watch. The I-pod seems to be permanatly attached to her ear, so they would have to knock her out to get it. I think the ear is actually growing around the headpiece.</p>
<p>don't become friends with people who will take your stuff.</p>
<p>I don't really think people going room to room to steal things is common...</p>
<p>at least not at my school. At all.</p>
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It's anti-snobbery, not reverse snobbery, you snob
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<p>Read the book entitled (here's a shocker) Snobbery. Then get back to me.</p>
<p>Have a nice day :D</p>
<p>Don't do it. Just go buy some stuff at walmart. $5 or less!</p>
<p>About laptop locks: is it better to get one even though they're practically useless, or just don't buy one and hope your laptop doesn't get stolen? Do most people know that laptop locks are so easy to break?</p>
<p>I would think it would keep not-serious thieves away, because plenty of students probably don't have locks at all.</p>
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It's anti-snobbery, not reverse snobbery, you snob</p>
<p>Read the book entitled (here's a shocker) Snobbery. Then get back to me.</p>
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Haha, I remember reading part of that in some bookstore. There remains a distinction between snobbery and anti-snobbery, as reverse snobbery and snobbery are really the same thing.</p>
<p>i would still get a lock. better be safe (relatively) than sorry.</p>
<p>don't get a cheap-o lock - easy to pick, and no recourse if your laptop is stolen.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.kensington.com/html/2221.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.kensington.com/html/2221.html</a>
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<p><a href="http://www.kensington.com/html/6311.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.kensington.com/html/6311.html</a>
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<p>another good brand is targus...</p>
<p>Don't bring anything to school you couldn't do without. Thieves pry on college campuses, and much stuff is stolen regularly. You not only have roommate(s) to worry about, but their friends, housekeeping, your RA, the hall director, and campus security. Most of these people are not paid, or paid next to nothing, so they will steal at the drop of a hat. It is then impossible to pinpoint someone because so many people have access to your room.</p>
<p>Be careful with the guarantees on the laptop locks. Often they require proof that the theif went through the lock. Forgetting to lock it or losing it somewhere else will not warrant payment and its possible that if they use the pen or the cardboard trick that they wont pay because the lock was opened.</p>
<p>Maybe you could just cut the lock afterwards...</p>
<p>How about this: </p>
<p>Actually, that's really easy to spot. Unless you have a huge collection of books, or you manage to find a book-safe with a title that is perfectly in line with the rest of your collection of books, the book is going to stand out. Plus, that thing doesn't lock anything up -- it just hides it. So I'd trust if for private notes and such, but not expensive jewelry.</p>