lool just when i was starting to love bitcoins

[devthedev]

Paper wallets created offline for the bulk of your holdings
Small amounts in online wallets backed by 2 FA

Paper wallets created offline with BIP38 Encryption.

[beetcoin]

it's important to know how to safely store your assets before even buying the bitcoins itself. i don't know how you could be comfortable with knowing that your bitcoin is sitting in only one location; nothing in life is guaranteed.

[bitsmichel]

Sorry to hear your money got stolen. How much did you lose?

You may be able to get it back. There is tons of tracking software on the web. If the thief uses Google, Facebook, Gmail, Youtube or others using your actual software they actually know where and who you are. Maybe you have friends there who could look it up for you  You mentioned iphone dock.. did it include the iphone?  If so : the iPhone has spyware which transmits lots of data all the time - even if it is off. So the phone company / NSA / CIA actually knows where your phone (and thief) is.

In the future make copies of your wallet.

[Shogen]

i bought 4 bitcoins last month and decided to be a spartan    i come home after my afternoon class on tuesday and see my iphone dock my bloody guitar and  my laptop are all gone, guess which one i'm crying over.....not the iphone dock thats for sure, i hope the asshole who has my laptop sells it at a pawnshop around here...........yeah dont keep your bitcoins on your computer, just use a offline storage or a brain wallet #fml

Sorry to hear the loss. It is definitely painful to lose 4 btc.
It is very important to not only encrypt your wallet but also make multiple backups.
And even for offline wallet or paper wallet, you should still make backups...

[gtraah]

What I have is a wallet backup on 2 computers, a USB and a paper wallet.

thats 4 Backups.


Sorry to hear bro!