<p>My D also did not use her computer cable lock; I don’t even know if it came home with her. There was a safe in the dorm room that did not get used. However, there was some thievery in the dorms, and, in fact, an intruder did come into her room while her roommate was there. Very scary. While she didn’t notice it at the time, this person apparently did take a canvas tote bag of my D’s in the two seconds he was there, before the roommate woke up. Luckily, it was empty at the time, so nothing was lost, but the bag. She did find the bag down the hall a while later. After that, they both were very vigilant about keeping the door locked, even when they just went to the bathroom. The school knew about this intrusion, and the few others that happened around the same time, and they beefed up security. Never heard what happened, but the intrusions did stop. I guess this sort of thing happens. There is something called Lo-jack (like for cars) that you can purchase for your computer. From what I understand, it has like a GPS-like program that you install so that the computer can be located. I also would strongly suggest backing everything up from time to time on a portable Hard Drive. As for the ipods, etc., my D and her friends just put them in a safe place, I hope. Or, keep with her most of the time. Do they really need to have their passports and checkbooks with them on a regular basis? Certainly don’t bring other very valuable items. Stuff happens…</p>