"...However, experience shows that thieves tend to look in stolen computers for valuable information, so there’s actually a chance you can catch the guy (and there’s even some successful cases!).
Besides, if by using Prey you can keep alive a tiny bit of hope that you’ll recover your computer, isn’t it already worth it?..." It /is/ a /free/ program... --Michael T. Bendorf-- Technology Administrator A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262 217.476.3312 ext. 2019 Cellular: 217.306.6824 "I'm trying to teach myself to ask the same questions that you do during your lectures so that I do not need you any more." A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. "The computer revolution hasn't started yet. Don't be misled by the enormous flow of money into bad defacto standards for unsophisticated buyers using poor adaptations of incomplete ideas." - Alan Kay On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Brad Grafelman <bradgrafel...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Only problem I have with that solution is this: > > And what if he formats the computer? > > That’s a different story. > > I don't pretend to have any experience in the computer theft business, but if I were in a thief's shoes, especially with the varieties of such software (and the nuisance of putting up with someone else's settings and everything), formatting and/or restoring the drive would seem to be the first logical step after stealing the computer. > > > Thanks, > > Brad Grafelman > E-mail: bradgrafel...@gmail.com > Phone: (309) 657-5582 > > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 8:18 AM, Butch Wilson <bwil...@roe25.com> wrote: >> >> In the growing 1 to 1 world, and for my office, this looks interesting: >> >> >> >> An open source “phone home” for “lost” laptops. >> >> >> >> http://preyproject.com >> >> >> >> I haven’t tried it yet. Going to try to make some time for it before school starts. Might be just the thing for our Alternative School laptops. >> >> >> >> Butch Wilson >> >> MCSE/MCSA 2003 (Security +) >> >> Hamilton Jefferson Counties Regional Office of Education #25, >> >> Learning Technology Center Six North >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tech-geeks mailing list >> Tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org >> http://lists.illinicloud.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech-geeks >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Tech-geeks mailing list > Tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org > http://lists.illinicloud.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech-geeks >
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