Comments on: Protecting Your Laptop from Theft http://maclawstudents.com/blog/speculation/protecting-your-laptop-from-theft/ Macintosh + Law School Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:31:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Erik Schmidt http://maclawstudents.com/blog/speculation/protecting-your-laptop-from-theft/#comment-9812 Erik Schmidt Sun, 29 Jul 2007 01:49:03 +0000 http://maclawstudents.com/blog/speculation/protecting-your-laptop-from-theft/#comment-9812 Interesting. Thanks for the comment, John. It looks like iAlertU is like a car alarm that scares off would-be thieves the moment they lay hands on the laptop, while Undercover and LowJack for Laptops are more like homing devices to help you once your laptop has been stolen. Note that iAlertU only works with MacBooks and MacBook pros. Us pre-Intel folks are out of luck here. Interesting. Thanks for the comment, John.

It looks like iAlertU is like a car alarm that scares off would-be thieves the moment they lay hands on the laptop, while Undercover and LowJack for Laptops are more like homing devices to help you once your laptop has been stolen.

Note that iAlertU only works with MacBooks and MacBook pros. Us pre-Intel folks are out of luck here.

]]> By: John Wright http://maclawstudents.com/blog/speculation/protecting-your-laptop-from-theft/#comment-9809 John Wright Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:49:59 +0000 http://maclawstudents.com/blog/speculation/protecting-your-laptop-from-theft/#comment-9809 Has anyone heard of iAlertU? It is a freeware program that uses the SMS in your computer to trigger an alarm if it is moved. Find it here www.slappingturtle.com Arm the computer with your remote and if your computer is moved, the screen is closed or any key is pressed the screen will flash, an alarm will sound and your isight will take a photo and e-mail it to you automatically. Obviously not quite as sophisticated as the software mentioned above, but still $__.99 cheaper! Has anyone heard of iAlertU?

It is a freeware program that uses the SMS in your computer to trigger an alarm if it is moved. Find it here http://www.slappingturtle.com

Arm the computer with your remote and if your computer is moved, the screen is closed or any key is pressed the screen will flash, an alarm will sound and your isight will take a photo and e-mail it to you automatically.

Obviously not quite as sophisticated as the software mentioned above, but still $__.99 cheaper!

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