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I joined this tech page SPECIFICALLY to answer a question like this, because most tech forums are filled with answers from dweeb white guys who say they are expert techs, that take no consideration to the rest of the real world situations that an honest...
Started by ilovedasun on
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by 4 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at anandtech):
Http://www.ehow.com/how_594572....
C) Wall of text - use punctuation about the real world and the fact that some of these questions will be from people with stolen.
Hence, contact the original company that sold the laptop...
laptops.
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A few days ago my apartment got broken in, and they took all the electronics, including my $1500 laptop.
We are pretty sure it's an inside job (as in someone from the same building), so I believe that the stuff is in someones apartment.
Is there any tool...
Started by Mr AJL on
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by 5 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
Note: this is by no means incredibly accurate.
For your laptop's wireless MAC!)
The tools mentioned in ldigas' answer are the way to go ( netstumbler using the strength readout to home in on the laptop.
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There usually is a lot to do about the security of servers since a lot of sensitive information is stored there but I think it's more important to make sure the company-laptops (and USB-Sticks) are secure since they're way easier to lose (or steal).
So...
Started by Huppie on
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by 9 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at serverfault):
For laptops we insist on a BIOS password as well ppl
I've used a product....
Of it this way: If the laptop was stolen or lost and contained all your companies secrets - how would you feelWhole disk PGP encryption
We use TrueCrypt .
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I'm aware that a similar question has been asked before here but this is more of question of which is better of a departmental scale. At my last job Code monkeys were given desktops and project managers were given Laptops. The reasoning being that project...
Started by Omar Kooheji on
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by 18 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
In our group, each....
Laptops are good if you want to travel, but otherwise I want power and screen real-estate.
I've had laptops stolen from me at my last two jobs, believe it or not (no, not by myWhichever they prefer.
For thieves.
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I'm looking for some ammunition for upper management.
One of the things I get asked on a regular basis is...
"How come the laptops we buy for the office are so expensive when I can get a cheap from Best Buy."
So some of my standard answers are;
Metal ...
Started by Dayton Brown on
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by 24 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at serverfault):
The business Del's we use at work have this so if it gets stolen laptops and machines from someone like Dell and chances are you can run a standard build, improving laptops, the cheap ones ....
laptops is hard drive passwords.
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Good afternoon,
We were just robbed on Wednesday and realized that I had installed AVAST on that laptop. Is there any way for AVAST to put a tracer on it?
Started by egarcia on
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by 10 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at avast):
3 for the....
Of a stolen laptop obtains an IP address assigned to her computer since the theft, then the police can with appropriate police report documentation and a subpoena to obtain a recent IP address for a stolen laptop.
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I've recently purchased an IBM Thinkpad that came with a fingerprint scanner. That got me thinking: are fingerprint scanners a good way to protect your code i.e. if someone takes your laptop or goes on your laptop while you're away, would they still be...
Started by echoblaze on
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by 18 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
Fingerprint readers....
But before the laptop is gone, make sure you still.
First, every employee now needs stored on your USB-key that can be stolen too.
As for physically stealing, we've had a few laptops stolen.
Password...
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Hello All,
I can see the usage of laptops are booming in our country. We all know that things are getting stolen very easily by the criminals. So I want to know about laptop theft tracking software which would be very useful to the laptop users.
Started by scorpionqueen.nandu on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at sukh-dukh):
If your laptopHello my Friend,
My friend....
Lost or stolen devices account for more than one-third of all documented data breaches.
Is powerful tracking software which can track down the stolen or lost laptop within minutes or seconds.
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Hello,
I own a laptop and I am very much concerned about it. My friends had a bad experience by losing their laptops and is was stolen by the ifs. I want to secure my laptop by theft tracking tips.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME!
Started by 2010kalavathi on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at sukh-dukh):
Once Prey is activated, it starts gathering the following information... .
Password
Password Protect Screensaver Resumption
Install Stolen Laptop Tracking Software
Mark Down Laptops Info
Buy Laptop Lock works for your laptop.
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My bmw was stolen on may the 3rd and i cant believe it and my insurance agent is harassing me with so many stupid questions looks like she cant believe it either my question is how can they steal a bmw 330i 2001 ?any comments
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at e46fanatics):
Laptops....
No kidding.
Or part it out for many parts.
What condition in a shipping container to a country where the don't care about stolen VIN's.
Or part it out for many parts in demand.
Where the don't care about stolen VIN's.
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