[JanetCinNC]

Geeky, but I am what I am...

Anyway, I ordered my iPod from Apple so I could have my name & phone number engraved on it, but I bought my Sony PRS-505 from a local Borders - so no engraving. Putting an address label on the back would work, but it could fall off or be removed by someone wanting to steal the device.

I took a picture of myself, used a simple photo editing program and added text saying "This Sony reader belongs to " and put my name & phone number in there. I added the picture to my reader. Since the picture can't be deleted without using software, no one can pick up my reader and try to pass it off as theirs. It's also a sure-fire way of identifying it if someone finds it and wants me to positively identify it before they'll return it.

Edit- Well, it won't prevent them from trying to steal it, but it will make it possible for me to prove it's mine if I get the chance, you know!

Plus, unlike engraving, this ID is easily removed if you want to pass your reader on to someone else.

Edited to correct store name!