Comments on: Track A Stolen Laptop Using Open Source http://www.pcmech.com/article/track-a-stolen-laptop-using-open-source/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:17:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: James Richards http://www.pcmech.com/article/track-a-stolen-laptop-using-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-31215 James Richards Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:28:55 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7854#comment-31215 <a href="http://preyproject.com" rel="nofollow">preyproject.com</a>, check it out. Open source, works on Mac, Linux & Windows and does not rely on open dht as adeona. preyproject.com, check it out.

Open source, works on Mac, Linux & Windows and does not rely on open dht as adeona.

]]> By: Chuba http://www.pcmech.com/article/track-a-stolen-laptop-using-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-29857 Chuba Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:10:14 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7854#comment-29857 Does the software interact at the bios level!!, where formating would not wipe off the application. Does the software interact at the bios level!!, where formating would not wipe off the application.

]]> By: Andrew Witham http://www.pcmech.com/article/track-a-stolen-laptop-using-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-29830 Andrew Witham Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:42:09 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7854#comment-29830 surely a theif would simply format the hard drive and re-install an operating system, effectively removing the tracking software? surely a theif would simply format the hard drive and re-install an operating system, effectively removing the tracking software?

]]> By: Andrew http://www.pcmech.com/article/track-a-stolen-laptop-using-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-24526 Andrew Fri, 15 May 2009 06:35:46 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7854#comment-24526 On the Adeona website: "Adeona is currently not working because the back-end service (OpenDHT on PlanetLab) is proving to be unreliable. If you would like to help us, please subscribe to the adeona-developers mailing list and see this initial post. Users may wish to subscribe to adeona-users for announcements." as of 15 May 2009 On the Adeona website:

“Adeona is currently not working because the back-end service (OpenDHT on PlanetLab) is proving to be unreliable. If you would like to help us, please subscribe to the adeona-developers mailing list and see this initial post. Users may wish to subscribe to adeona-users for announcements.” as of 15 May 2009

]]> By: Dusty http://www.pcmech.com/article/track-a-stolen-laptop-using-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-14582 Dusty Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:40:01 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7854#comment-14582 Very nice post. I have downloaded and installed on both my Windows laptop and MBP. This is something every mobile user should consider installing. Very nice post. I have downloaded and installed on both my Windows laptop and MBP. This is something every mobile user should consider installing.

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