Dumb question probably
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- Jbraam
When your Powerbook is stolen, is there "ANY" way to trace it back?
In other words; Is the powerbook sending a signal wich can be identified by 'apple' or something....like what the police does with stolen mobile phones...
- version30
i want to live in your fairytale land
- tim5250
ahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
sorry ;+}
- ivan_cook0
hmm. closest thing would be the MAC (machine address code) of the ethernet card or wireless card. it could be isolated if the computer were online.
- fusionpixel0
type the SN of your notebook and it should show you where it is
- Jbraam0
lol
- davey_g0
I heard the US government is putting "tracer chips" in the new G5's...man you missed out!
HA!
- Jbraam0
I heard about that! So, i was wondering or there was something like that in older verions too.
- airey0
interesting articles:
http://www.fcw.com/article87948
- Jbraam0
Thank you :)
- tim5250
did i hurt your feelings. jees dude i was just joking. and by the way i have been robbed.
- Jbraam0
haha, i was joking too......actually not sure.
Seeying someone running away with your powerbook with all files on it is pretty much a pain in the ass.
- tim5250
so was i the ony one you sent email to? you know what nevermind. peace!
- vburo0
great article rasko!
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"During a couple of sessions where he was able to gain access to the computer when the iMac's new user was online, Bridges deleted sensitive information off the remote iMac's hard drive, took a picture of the hard disk's new name (which he suspected might be the same as the person using it) and then swapped out the Internet access software's access numbers with his and his sister's home phone numbers.Bridges and his sister then received more than a dozen calls each, presumably from the computer itself used during subsequent Internet connection dialups -- the phone number presented on their call ID systems was then used by police investigators to track down the location where the iMac had been most recently used."
-------hahaha, smart fella!!
- renascent0
lol@version3
early winner of most sarcastic reply of the year ;-)