Archive for August, 2009
Sluggish Economy Helps Reduce Lost Luggage
The economy has had a trickle-down effect on the travel industry, which is good for airline passengers and bad for those staying in hotels or renting cars.  With less people flying, passengers benefit from less lost luggage, fewer delays, and more seats available. A study on consumer satisfaction with the travel industry recently showed an increase in [...]
New School Year Sees More Lost And Found
Millions of kids are heading back to school and you can bet a lot of them are going to be coming home with less than they left with throughout the school year.
It’s not just umbrellas, jackets, back packs and sunglasses anymore. Kids nowadays are carrying expensive technology, including laptops, $100 calculators, cell phones, mp3 players, [...]
NYC Taxi’s GPS To The Rescue
It has happened again, another expensive, very expensive orchestra instrument was left behind in a New York City taxi cab.
Korean violinist, Hahn-Bin, left the 18th-century instrument built by Giovanni Francesco Pressenda, along with his credit card, in the back of a cab early Monday morning. The value; $600,000.
Lucky for Hanh-Bin, NYC taxis are equipped with [...]
3 Tips to Find Something Lost
You are in a hurry – running out the door and then it his you…where’s my wallet, keys, or cell phone?! Follow these 3 simple Tips to help you find a missing item.Â
Tip 1
CALM DOWN, this is the most important step, you may have lost your wallet or an item of extreme importance but calm [...]
Will Spying On Your Child Prevent A Lost Cell Phone?
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SMobile System is the recipient of Disney’s Iparenting.com “2009 Outstanding Product” award for its Security Shield Parenting Controls software.
The software is designed to protect children from the growing dangers of online predators, sexting (sending sexual texts or picture messages), cyber bullying, spyware and device loss and theft.
“I can track my child through the GPS system, [...]
6 Steps to Return a Lost Item
You stumble across a cell phone or wallet on the street. What do you do with it?   Turn it in to the lost and found? Take these 6 steps to reunite the owner with their missing itemand they will be forever grateful!
Step 1
Post the item online at a local website in your area. Make sure [...]
Lost Luggage at the Airport
A reporter gives us the low-down on missing luggage. An American Airlines representative is interviewed about lost luggage and he claims that they have a 99.2-percent success rate. But with so many flights and bags, that still amounts to 2,400 bags ending up in the airport lost and found!
Make sure you put and asset label [...]
Lost Luggage Compensation To Increase
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The amount of money passenger could receive from an airline if they lose their luggage is about to go up.
The United Nation’s International Civil Aviation Organization drew plans for a 13.1-percent increase for mishandled luggage. The organization is citing an increase in occurrences as a reason for taking action. Last year 32-million bags were mishandled.
The move [...]
FREE Download Recovers Lost Cell Phone Information
Did you know that approximately 8-million cell phones go missing every year? And with the functionality of today’s mobile devices you have a lot more to lose than just the phone. There’s your contact information, pictures, music, etc. Amazingly, most people don’t back-up the information on their phones, for whatever reason. Chances are, you’re one of them.
I came across [...]
Cell Phone Insurance Is No Assurance
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I recently read a blog about a person who purchased third-party insurance through his cell phone service provider and had a real bad experience.
He lost his phone and had to fill out a lot of paperwork and pay a $50 deductible. He was told his receipt would be sent with his new phone. He needed the [...]