I just went to the Dell Future of Computing event this week and the Lojack for Laptops folks were there(they have actually changed their name to AbsoluteSoftware), and I hit them up with lots of questions about how the person who stole it could get around it. Basically, if you get one of the new Dell E-family laptops they actually have it encoded in the firmware so even if your thief pulls the HD and puts in a new one, unless he knows where to look in the firmware they can still track and retrieve your laptop. If you want to be vindictive you can also call them and have them activate a worm that will destroy all the data on the HD(and again, since it is on the firmware it will keep working even if they try to install a new HD), so you basically have a doorstop.
SHAWN RUTLEDGE -----Original Message----- From: Stephen P Rufle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 9:14 AM To: Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: OT: I've Been Burgled! http://www.lojackforlaptops.com/ Has anyone actually used this. I only found out about it after I bought my last laptop. Seems to be good for cars, but for a laptop how easy would it be to turn it off or find whatever makes the signal? Otherwise I after hearing about Tuna I am thinking this would be cheap insurance for the aggravation I know I would suffer if some one took my computers. Tuna if you need to borrow a laptop for some period, I have a Dell D600 I could let you borrow till you get a new one. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
