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
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 #fmlSorry 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...