i hate OLD NEWS - the obvious bads,you would need to keep a dummy account w/o a password so that the criminal could actually get to the desktop and he or she would need to be connected to the internet and its susceptible to a reformating------------------- still ill probably get it for my macbook pro IF isight support comes--which it will
Put a little cell phone inside the laptops or tracking device where if u go to apple.com and enter your serial number and a special password the laptop's location will be sent to you via email... now that would own.*knock *knockThem: Uhh, hello?You: Yeah, you have my laptop.Them: I bought this laptop!You: Do you know the iLocate password?Them: Huh?You: *whack with heavy object* ESClol... im bored...
Laptop theft sucks, but I agree with all the posters pointing out the crackhead will just sell it to a fence who will know enough to reformat and scratch off serial numbers.I advise anyone who uses a laptop to encrypt the important stuff with Truecrypt. Google for it, it's a very interesting piece of software that will definately protect your data. They even have ways of basically encrypting everything so that the thief would be unable to do anything in Windows.I'd like to see someone put together a trap that ignites a layer of thermite inside the casing when someone tries to reformat your HD. Granted, it'd probably melt the legs off of the thief, but that'll learn 'em, now won't it? If I was a terrorist or big time pirate or somebody with a lot to lose if someone accessed my data, that would be the one feature I'd put my money into.
Oh no, wiping the trace on laptop, it's so easy guys! Too easy that I done this every single day! Don't ask! Level 5 clearence! We have the technology and the hardware that the computer we "get it" from are wiped with Dept. of Def. (DoD) 4-wipes standard, non of the trakcing software or personal data wil be on there, we then open it, "make sure" the is no "BUGS" inside the system, and we clean it ans sell it! It's that simple, final word guys, nothing is full proof, once the laptop or system get into our hands, there is no return! So be sure to keep "good care" of your system, don't let the praying eyes see it, otherwise it will be gone like "THAT"! sHOO. byebye....
dracula7Jan 27, 2006
i hate OLD NEWS - the obvious bads,you would need to keep a dummy account w/o a password so that the criminal could actually get to the desktop and he or she would need to be connected to the internet and its susceptible to a reformating------------------- still ill probably get it for my macbook pro IF isight support comes--which it will
proam500Jan 27, 2006
ehh, ill stick with my computrace....insuranced up to $1000 bucks if it ever gets stolen and cant be recovered..
drbroccoliJan 27, 2006
"You need to rewrite the bios to do this. That will stop all the know-it-alls above dead in their tracks ;)"You should be able to just reset the bios.
hongy_rJan 27, 2006
"How about a small amount of plastic explosive that blows the CPU if the power-on password is entered incorrectly 5 times?Wheels9999"- idiot
striker1211Jan 27, 2006
Put a little cell phone inside the laptops or tracking device where if u go to apple.com and enter your serial number and a special password the laptop's location will be sent to you via email... now that would own.*knock *knockThem: Uhh, hello?You: Yeah, you have my laptop.Them: I bought this laptop!You: Do you know the iLocate password?Them: Huh?You: *whack with heavy object* ESClol... im bored...
digitariusJan 27, 2006
Laptop theft sucks, but I agree with all the posters pointing out the crackhead will just sell it to a fence who will know enough to reformat and scratch off serial numbers.I advise anyone who uses a laptop to encrypt the important stuff with Truecrypt. Google for it, it's a very interesting piece of software that will definately protect your data. They even have ways of basically encrypting everything so that the thief would be unable to do anything in Windows.I'd like to see someone put together a trap that ignites a layer of thermite inside the casing when someone tries to reformat your HD. Granted, it'd probably melt the legs off of the thief, but that'll learn 'em, now won't it? If I was a terrorist or big time pirate or somebody with a lot to lose if someone accessed my data, that would be the one feature I'd put my money into.
techhackerMar 4, 2006
Oh no, wiping the trace on laptop, it's so easy guys! Too easy that I done this every single day! Don't ask! Level 5 clearence! We have the technology and the hardware that the computer we "get it" from are wiped with Dept. of Def. (DoD) 4-wipes standard, non of the trakcing software or personal data wil be on there, we then open it, "make sure" the is no "BUGS" inside the system, and we clean it ans sell it! It's that simple, final word guys, nothing is full proof, once the laptop or system get into our hands, there is no return! So be sure to keep "good care" of your system, don't let the praying eyes see it, otherwise it will be gone like "THAT"! sHOO. byebye....