freemacblog.com — "Recently, a good friend of mine had his home broken into by a thief. They came in thru a side window, stole both of his Macs (left both of the PC’s). I’ve started to compile a list of things to consider in preparing for a situation like this if it happened to me. I thought I’d list it here for others."
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Closed AccountOct 29, 2006
you think all that could stop someone? None of that would work. Even the open firmware can be worked around.
Closed AccountOct 29, 2006
An idea would be for the iSight to take pictures periodically after reported stolen. As a security measure.
dkosburnOct 29, 2006
Anymore, people keep all that information ON their computers in one form or another. Think of the average persons laptop as a big shiny wallet.Once you've emptied someones wallet, you've got an empty wallet. With a laptop you've got something you can sell for a grand or more on top of what you get from the info you took off it.Securing computers is a valid concern, but I don't think anyone here has said "Make sure your computer is lock tight, then you can leave your house unlocked without fear".Am I making any sense?
Closed AccountOct 29, 2006
"The word on the street is"The word on the street? Who do you hang out with? Mac gangstas?
sfacetsOct 30, 2006
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jimxugleOct 30, 2006
is there a FLOSS program similar to Undercover? I don't like closed-sourcedness in security apps.
georgyNov 3, 2006
its prob just easy stealin a mac rather than the pc's,i mean an imac doesn have cpu also to lug around