Husband left K2 on airplane - how do you mark kindles?

[screwballl]

The first and foremost reason I use the password protection is because I have a 3 and 8 year old that lay their hands all over everything... and I can just imagine them clearing off my Kindle and emptying my amazon backups.

[bhartman36]

Originally Posted by screwballl

The first and foremost reason I use the password protection is because I have a 3 and 8 year old that lay their hands all over everything... and i can just imagine them clearing off my Kindle and emptying my amazon backups.

Good thing I don't have kids. I never even considered that possibility.

[CWatkinsNash]

I hacked the screensaver on my K3 and put my name/email on it. I'm also thinking about getting one of those engraved brass plates to put on the cover. Tip - for anyone who does their own engraving, you can usually find those plates cheaper at electrical supply houses, in a few different finishes.

[Exer]

Originally Posted by Freeshadow

@kindlekitten: I didn't know and think it's idiotic, since when finding something time might be of the essence - the faster the owner is ID'd the bigger the chances to reach him still on site. e.g. when a phone is found by some staffmember let him open it and e.g call the 1st number labeled as family member asking the owners name... then asap forward the info so a public call on the airport/station/whatever kan be issued:" MR. suchandsuch your phone has been found aboard foobar pleas report at the service point for a return claim" if this happens fast the person in question might still be THERE.
what a MORONIC rule really

Not everyone is as honest as you might like them to be.

Would you really want some complete stranger to be snooping around through your phones / wallets / purses and learning your names, addresses, phone numbers, family members ... not to mention whatever other "personal" information might be laying around; bank info, social security number, children's photos?

I agree time might be of the essence, but the rule was created to protect passengers. As soon as an item is found it is immediately turned over to a manager. The manager will then be the ONLY person peeking at your personal information, looking for a name, which will then be communicated to the people working at the ticket counter. They will page the named passenger.

There has to be a solid, non-compromised chain of possession from finder - owner.

[Freeshadow]

Exer, if the finder isn't honest (s)he 'll be snooping around anyway. if IS, (s)he shall have the posibility to follow the honest intentions w/o fears of going into trouble with the bosses

[wvcherrybomb]

I love my Kindle so much that I can't imagine ever sitting it down somewhere and forgetting about. It has topped my Wii as my favorite toy of all time.

Now that I said this, I will probably lose it somewhere.

I love the idea of the personal information stored on a screensaver. I haven't hacked my Kindle yet, but had planned to soon to use the music shuffler. This gives me another reason to do it.

[kindlekitten]

another tip for you frequent travelers... SHARPIE makes both gold and silver metallic markers. I think one or the other would be perfect for writing your name and contact info on a cover. we use them at ski school for marking our handheld radios which end up suffering all sorts of abuse, in and out of pockets, being dropped, constantly wet, etc. in over 10 years at that school and using those radios, I've never seen a marking wear off. my return address labels on my Kindle are wearing quickly. I think I will pick up a silver sharpie tomorrow! ;o)

and thanks to Exer for initially giving us the info about lost and found on airplanes!

[DreamWriter]

Sydney's Mom, thanks for bringing up this subject. Although I have entered contact details in "Personal Info" on the third screen of the Settings section on my Kindle, there have been a lot of other good ideas here that I'm going to consider in addition to that!

I hope some kind person returns your husband's lost Kindle. I was just reading at kindleboards forum that someone there was trying to find the owner of a Kindle that her sister found at an airport. (She didn't mention which airport.) They're sending the Kindle to Amazon since there's no owner identification on the device. So, there are good people out there! Amazon said they will find the owner and return it to them.

[Maggie Leung]

I went with contact-info labels on the back of my gadgets because they'd be visible even if my devices ran out of juice.

I have see-through cases on my Kindle and iPad, so the devices and my contact info are protected.

[Sydney's Mom]

Originally Posted by bhartman36

I had my Kindle password-protected at first, but I decided that for me, it was more trouble than it was worth. I prefer being able to just unlock and read, and my Kindle's never far from my sight, anyway.

Yes. And I had entered information and the offer of a reward in the personal information section, but that was useless with a password. I guess I will have to do without, and make sure I don't hand it over to someone to play with.

[Sydney's Mom]

Originally Posted by DreamWriter

I was just reading at kindleboards forum that someone there was trying to find the owner of a Kindle that her sister found at an airport. (She didn't mention which airport.) They're sending the Kindle to Amazon since there's no owner identification on the device. So, there are good people out there! Amazon said they will find the owner and return it to them.

Well, the K2 my husband misplaced was in a zippered black case, but it had my crazy purple skin on it. So once someone has authority to unzip the case, I am sure it will make its way back. Although I don't know if we want it. I purposely did not let my husband use my K3, because I thought that would make him unsatisfied with the contrast on the K2. Well, after reading the K3 for a few days, he is sold. I would probably give it to my neice.

[theducks]

Do remember. all the internal document methods, assume:
1) the finder knows how to operate your device.
2) The device has power to run long enough for the finder to figure it out..

Printed Labels

[Sydney's Mom]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

another tip for you frequent travelers... SHARPIE makes both gold and silver metallic markers.

Great suggestion! I will get a silver Sharpie and put phone number and "Reward"

Although, since I put all my books in Calibre, and I use the current kindle without a cover (just a cover to transport it), losing my Kindle would not be the catastrophe it was when I lost my first Kindle. I paid $389 for that kindle, plus another $100 for an Oberon cover, and I didn't have my books backed up anywhere. Now, I have Calibre backed up on 3 computers, and to Drop Box. (Guess even an old dog can learn new tricks.)

[LaurieGator]

For my Kindle 2, I put Reward and my phone number for the device name.

I like the idea of the hacked screen savers. I will have to try that one :-)

[SolRaven]

Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom

I read without a cover, and have a Belkin sleeve I put my K3 in to cart it from place to place. I gave my K2 (with a cool purple skin) to my husband. Well, he put it in the pouch in front of his seat, and forgot it on Southwest. It was in a black Belkin, but there were no markings anywhere (aside from the distinctive purple skin). Anyway, I was able to get a K3 delivered today (it says it is out for delivery), so no harm, no foul - I was having problems thinking of a Christmas gift for him, anyway. But it got me thinking - how should I mark these K3's? If I tape a business card to the back, it will bother my as I read. I can tape a card inside the Belkin, but I would have to make sure to face the front of the kindle away from the card.

Some of you may remember I left my K1 on the train. I had a card taped to the inside of the Oberon cover, and one on the back of the kindle. I ultimately got it back - the finder riped off the card on the Oberon, but he tried to sell it to an honest man, who found my card when he took the kindle out of the cover. It took about 6 months, but I did get it back. So I realize how valuable some marking is.

Thanks for your suggestions, and Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Joyful Reading in 2011. Debra

Have you seen this thread? https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=113712

If it was left on a plane, who knows what city it could've ended up in?