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Stolen Laptop

  • 07-10-2011 3:59pm
    #1
    LifesaverNiall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 408 ✭✭


    A friend of mine got her laptop stolen yesterday. It got stolen at around 2 o clock by the computers in the science hub.
    It was a new Dell inspiron, shes offering a reward if its returned.
    If anyone knows anything could they please message me, thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    LifesaverNiall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 408 ✭✭LifesaverNiall


    It was found! :)


  • #3
    ironclaw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,004 ✭✭✭ironclaw


    Well worth the money in my opinion: http://www.gadgettrak.com/

    My MacBook has 3 seperate independant tracking systems onboard.


  • #4
    TDOie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 327 ✭✭TDOie


    ironclaw wrote: »
    Well worth the money in my opinion: http://www.gadgettrak.com/

    My MacBook has 3 seperate independant tracking systems onboard.

    If it's simply software it can easily be thrown away. The problem with much of these solutions is that any thief with half a brain could deactivate it.


  • #5
    Chet T16
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭Chet T16


    LifesaverNiall wrote: »
    It was found! :)

    How? Where? Who? When? What? Why? Which?


  • #6
    LifesaverNiall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 408 ✭✭LifesaverNiall


    Don't know the exact details.. but some girl rang up my friend while she was back home on saturday evening to tell her she had it! It was her birthday saturday aswell.. so its a pretty good unexpected birthday present :P


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  • #7
    ironclaw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,004 ✭✭✭ironclaw


    TDOie wrote: »
    If it's simply software it can easily be thrown away. The problem with much of these solutions is that any thief with half a brain could deactivate it.

    Under Mac you can password protect the boot, firmware options and the folders to an unbelievable degree, so it's solid. I'd rather pay €79 and get the opportunity to kick someone's door in if nothing else :pac:


  • #8
    Raphael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭Raphael


    Boot password on a mac is amazingly secure - a little too secure, almost. As in, if you forget the password, you've just bricked your mac.


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