On Tue, Mar 28, 2006 at 11:16:22PM +0100, Mark Simpkins wrote: > Well I am glad that I just got this unit, today my flat was burgled > and my iBook (a white one) was taken, in the case was, yup my ipod and > my GPS unit, a garmin e-map.
Ah, shit! Major commiserations. > I suppose the worst is that they took my old blue iBook, which was my > sons now (and he is only 4, so he was not taking it quite so > stoically). > > note to self, actually remember to get contents insurance sorted :( > > now, how do we lo-jack laptops so that in future i could get it back > (now that is a whole privacy can of worms). Actually the unit is less In case of an iBook a crontab to access a web page periodically, with logs, or send mail? You could use ip2location to figure out where it is. > important, its the data isn't it. > > Any good backup solutions / strategies anyone can suggest? rsync to a remote server should do. Or DVD-RAM, and storing backups offsite. > cheers, > > mark (having a miserable day). > > On 28/03/06, Eugen Leitl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 27, 2006 at 09:01:27AM +0200, Just van den Broecke wrote: > > > Check for any GPS you buy today should that it has a SiRF III chipset. I > > > think many of the bargains are SiRF II. More expensive but SiRF III has a > > > much quicker fix, works under many "shielding" conditions (foliage, rural, > > > even many places indoor), has better battery life and should be more > > > accurate. I only have experience with Bluetooth modules like the Holux > > > GPSlim 236 > > > (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/articles.php?action=expand,41188) and the > > > > Thanks for the pointer. Just ordered one. > > > > > TomTom BT SiRF II GPS receiver > > > (http://www.handnav.co.uk/product_details.php?id=429). The Holux works > > > very well and also has a replacable standard phone battery. > > > > I'm looking for mobile GPSing. The simplest option would be > > to download a Python for Series 60 (I own a Nokia 6630) -- but the > > display size is sure limited. > > > > Another solution to pick up a PDA. Unfortunately, Linux for > > Dell Axim looks like a prototope, so my only other option > > with a decent display appears to be a Nokia 770. Any other > > suggestions from fellow geocow-ankers? > > > > -- > > Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org";>leitl</a> http://leitl.org > > ______________________________________________________________ > > ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com > > 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQFEKZaQdbAkQ4sp9r4RAl/jAJ9AkGnldKemuBFslH2LQipIi0ga6QCfZohG > > 3yT0RWb4dssf5JQXOKIV3pI= > > =8n4f > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Geowanking mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org";>leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE
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