[G4] Stolen Powerbook

[Alex]

On Tuesday, Jun 22, 2004, at 09:46 Canada/Eastern, Richard Bright wrote:

>  [...] the lab she had rented was broken into and some low-lifers 
> stole everything that wasn't bolted down [...]

Tough. In such circumstances (going abroad with a laptop), you should 
always protect your Mac with an Open Firmware password. It won't 
prevent your Mac from being stolen, but at least it will protect your 
personal data (passwords, e-mails with confidential info, bank 
accounts, etc.)

>  [...] I remember reading somewhere that Apple keeps a list of 
> missing/stolen computer IDs in the event one of these machines 
> surfaces at a authorised dealer or service center.

I don't know about this (I'd be curious to know, too), but there are 
several third-party apps which do stuff like that -- LapCop and 
TrackYourMac come to mind.

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