- Dec 12, 2000
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Grr, I'm so mad at myself. Took my PDA on my trip to Boston and NYC last week. I have a bluetooth GPS and a subscription to Vindigo so it proved an invaluable asset on the drive in and while looking for bars, restaurants and shopping.
Everything was great until the last day. I go with my friends to this trendy bar/restaurant in the West Village called 'Hue' (pronounced "whey" apparently.) My PDA's in my pant pocket...I forget to check it in with my coat. This is a swanky place mind you...and we're in the VIP room where you have to buy a minimum $250 bottle of champagne or cognac in order to get in. The VIP area has a L-shaped sofa and a couple of king size beds (beds in bars has been the trend du jour for awhile now) which I find myself in pretty soon.
Eventually I got stupid drunk, flirting with some Asian girl who I didn't even know. When I get out of the bed I feel that my pocket is a little lighter. Only when I get my coat do I realize that my PDA is missing. I go back down, ask the staff to help me find it, and its gone. Just gone...in a matter of minutes. The staff was really helpful, searching with flashlights and moving people around in order to help me. They even called me back at 5am after closing to let me know if anything was turned in. Of course, its just gone.
My fear now is that somehow whoever's got it will get to my data...as its an identitiy theft goldmine (cc #s, ss #'s, student ID numbers, bank account #s, website passwords, etc.) The PDA is an HP iPAQ, so the password is just a four-digit PIN number. Hopefully the battery will run out and it will reset before they can hack it.
Anyways, just had to share my frustration and anger with a crowd that can understand. The only upside is now I have an excuse to buy that Axim x50v I've been eyeing...
Everything was great until the last day. I go with my friends to this trendy bar/restaurant in the West Village called 'Hue' (pronounced "whey" apparently.) My PDA's in my pant pocket...I forget to check it in with my coat. This is a swanky place mind you...and we're in the VIP room where you have to buy a minimum $250 bottle of champagne or cognac in order to get in. The VIP area has a L-shaped sofa and a couple of king size beds (beds in bars has been the trend du jour for awhile now) which I find myself in pretty soon.
Eventually I got stupid drunk, flirting with some Asian girl who I didn't even know. When I get out of the bed I feel that my pocket is a little lighter. Only when I get my coat do I realize that my PDA is missing. I go back down, ask the staff to help me find it, and its gone. Just gone...in a matter of minutes. The staff was really helpful, searching with flashlights and moving people around in order to help me. They even called me back at 5am after closing to let me know if anything was turned in. Of course, its just gone.
My fear now is that somehow whoever's got it will get to my data...as its an identitiy theft goldmine (cc #s, ss #'s, student ID numbers, bank account #s, website passwords, etc.) The PDA is an HP iPAQ, so the password is just a four-digit PIN number. Hopefully the battery will run out and it will reset before they can hack it.
Anyways, just had to share my frustration and anger with a crowd that can understand. The only upside is now I have an excuse to buy that Axim x50v I've been eyeing...
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