RE: OT: I've Been Burgled!

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:stephen.p.rufle@cox.net]
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.


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