Here are a few pre-Holiday Break Tech Tips!
DO NOT BROADCAST TRAVELS OVER SOCIAL MEDIA
Be careful about broadcasting that you are away from your home over social media. Broadcasting your vacations and travel over social media, might be a nice way to share your break activities with others, but be careful about with whom you share your information. If it gets into the wrong hands, you leave yourself vulnerable to burglary.
SHUT DOWN YOUR COMPUTER
If you are leaving behind a desktop computer, be sure to shut the computer down before you leaving for an extended period of time. Shutting your computer down regularly is a good practice, but this is especially true if you will be gone for an extended period of time. Leaving your computer running, places unnecessary ware on your computer and is a waste of energy. If you are not taking your laptop with you when you travel it is a good idea to shut that down too. Remember, if you are leaving your laptop at school during the break it needs to be locked up in your classroom in a cabinet or drawer that locks.*
SET UP AN AUTO-REPLY MESSAGE
If you plan to spend some time away from your inbox over the break, you may want to consider setting up an auto-reply message. Google’s support site provides step-by step instructions to help you set an automatic reply when out of office or on vacation.
BACK UP BEFORE YOU TAKE OFF
Be sure to back up the data on your computer and other devices. GoogleDrive is a great place to do this. DropBox is another great option for doing this as well.
TRAVEL SMART
Use a GPS app like Waze or Google Maps to help make your drive less stressful. These apps features real time data on traffic patterns. Waze lets users report accidents, weather problems and road hazards that will help take some of the stress out of your holiday travels.
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