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7 on a Shoestring Goes #DigitallyDark

We recently asked several bloggers to do without their mobile device for 2 days to simulate what it’s like to experience mobile phone theft. In the LoJack #DigitallyDark challenge, Staci of 7 on a Shoestring shares what the hardest parts of the experience were:

The hardest thing for me to get used to without my phone is the ability to check my emails. I am always looking at my email. In my job, I am afraid I will miss an opportunity. Some of them are time sensitive or participant limited, so I check my emails constantly so I will not miss out. Not being able to have easy access to my email everywhere I went was difficult.

The impaction her business was immediate, as was the impact on her social life. As is common with many of us “socially introverted” people, our friends do live for us on places like Facebook or Twitter, so that disconnection is disconcerting. And then there’s the direct impact on the family of not being able to capture so many memories with photos and videos!

As Staci so rightfully points out, her #DigitallyDark challenge didn’t involve the stress of permanently losing photos or data and she was able to choose when she went #DigitallyDark. In real cases of theft, we are stripped of our choice. It’s a very exposed feeling.

Thanks Staci for sharing your #DigitallyDark story!

To protect yourself from being #DigitallyDark as the result of mobile theft, we are offering a great deal. Get TWO years of Absolute LoJack services for the price of ONE - for a limited time. Available for PC / Mac, tablets or smartphones - more information here.

About the Author

Arieanna Schweber has been a part of the Absolute Software writing team since 2007. Arieanna was Canada's first female professional blogger and has been professionally blogging since 2006, speaking at leading blogging conferences including BlogHer and Northern Voice. Arieanna has a joint degree in Business and Communications from Simon Fraser University and continues to build communities for Vancouver-based clients.

About the Company

©2013 Absolute Software Corporation. All rights reserved.

Absolute Software(@Absolutecorp) helps businesses and consumers track, manage, secure and recover mobile computers and devices using our patented persistence technology. We license the name "LoJack" from the LoJack Corporation to highlight the similarities between our consumer product, LoJack for Laptops (@LoJackforLaptop), and their stolen vehicle recovery service. Currently Absolute Software has recovered over 30,000 devices in over 100 countries around the world.