Re: Laptop security

2009-03-28 Thread Mail Lists
On 03/28/2009 02:52 PM, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Saturday 28 March 2009 18:02:48 g wrote: >> as was discussed last year on this list, on a linux system, it may not be >> highly efficient. how many thieves are intelligent enough to use linux? > Actually it is next to useless in my view. Any laptop

Re: Laptop security

2009-03-28 Thread Bruno Wolff III
On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 19:14:52 +, g wrote: > Bruno Wolff III wrote: > > > Another approach might be to have a way to disable hardware in the machine > > ibm had a good idea, but how many laptops where left alone because of it? That won't help with preventing loss either, but it might ma

Re: Laptop security

2009-03-28 Thread g
Bruno Wolff III wrote: > Recovery software doesn't help prevent your laptop from being stolen. all good points and i agree with you. problem being that by time all procedures are gone thru, laptop may well be long gone, and then burden of proof' kicks in. 'adeona' sign in is not 'hijack' [or how

Re: Laptop security

2009-03-28 Thread g
Anne Wilson wrote: > How intelligent do you need to be, to hit a recognisable icon for Firefox? and you have your laptop automatically log you in and your desktop appears with firefox icon? > When netbooks with linux first came out they came with instructions on how to > remove it and install w

Re: Laptop security

2009-03-28 Thread Bruno Wolff III
On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 18:02:48 +, g wrote: > > if you have your laptop setup so that it will boot up and connect to internet > with out user intervention, then by all means, install adeona. then if it > gets stolen, pray that crook is dome enough to power up with an internet > connect. R

Re: Laptop security

2009-03-28 Thread Anne Wilson
On Saturday 28 March 2009 18:02:48 g wrote: > as was discussed last year on this list, on a linux system, it may not be > highly efficient. how many thieves are intelligent enough to use linux? How intelligent do you need to be, to hit a recognisable icon for Firefox? When netbooks with linux fi

Re: Laptop security

2009-03-28 Thread g
Anne Wilson wrote: > Considering how many of us use laptops, I wonder if Adeona might be a useful > package to have in the stable? It's a laptop recovery tool, for use after > loss. adeona is a nice package. now, because of opendht, it is still in a state that would be more of a users decision