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LocatePC: Free Theft Recovery Software For Your PC
urlwolf:
anyone got this to work with gmail?
cmpm:
LocatePC runs on Windows Vista/XP/Me/98
You will need to have a POP email account for LocatePC to send you email. You can get a free POP account that works with LocatePC from AOL, Bluebottle, Gawab or @inMail24.
LocatePC can only send email if a user is logged in to the PC, and the PC is connected to the Internet.
LocatePC does not support HTTP proxy servers, mail servers that use SSL or SPA or IMAP (including Gmail and Hotmail), or email accounts that only work when the PC is connected to a specific ISP.
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How would this compare to this-
http://www.lojackforlaptops.com/learn-more-lojack-for-laptops.asp
I can't find where it says what types of e-mails Lo-Jack can or can't use.
And Lo-Jack costs $50 a year I think.
mikiem:
FWIW I'd think that the methods you'd use should be tailored to the risk, and insurance is maybe something that should also be considered.
Personally I dislike laptop cases/bags primarily because they look like laptop cases/bags. The more worthless it looks on the outside, the less chance it attracts theives' attention, and you can find bags, particularly mil surplus, that look OK & are sturdy as L. Battery powered alarms are also cool [and cheap] -- hard to believe how nasty loud they can be. Cable locks are probably cool in a corp environ, & probably stop opportunity thefts elsewhere, but I wouldn't rely on that thin cable too much otherwise. In that way they're similar to LocatePC: probably better than nothing, but far from foolproof.
If someone wanted to design something: my idea for dorm/office security would include a USB alarm that went off if unplugged before being de-activated by a software key, and was triggered to go off if the laptop was turned off or the power unplugged without entering the same key. It wouldn't be foolproof either, but certainly would make stealing someone else's laptop suddenly more attractive.
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