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you know those locks we have @ machines for our demo Macs?
yeah... those la

yet lock still can be cut off rite if someone really mean to steal it.

This post has been edited by friends: Oct 21 2009, 04:49 PM

A thief can cut off the lock easily man. for me, where ever i go, my mbp is with me all the time. even i go to class, my mbp is still with me. Maybe next time you should bring your macbook with you all the time and when u sleeping, better hide your macbook at somewhere else. maybe your laptop beg? or under the bed.

How much is the kengsinton locks eh? Need to get one myself.

i got this for myself http://targus.com/my/product_details.asp?sku=ASP01AP

then i realized i have nothing to lock to at my desk ;p

If you're looking for some sort of tracking...
the answer is Orbicule's Undercover.
Their website explains everything: http://www.orbicule.com/undercover/
give it a read.

I got this for my 13" MBP the moment i got it.
But for maximum protection, it doesn't stop there.
I enabled the firmware protection, which requires a password to enter the boot menu so you can't reformat or even boot from a different partition. I don't know what happens if you change the hard disk though but I think it won't even allow the new hard disk to be used?
I enabled the option in the security preference pane to "request password 5 mins after sleep or screen saver begins". Of course that means u should have a login password.
Since the Undercover software works by tracking the user while online, I need to enable the thief to be able to use my mac. So I enable fast user switching and created another Standard Account (NOT admin) for the thief to use which doesn't have a login password. I also locked down my personal folders/home folder and can only be accessed by me. So in the event my mac gets stolen, the thief has no choice but to use the Standard Account I created and can do pretty much any basic thing except anything that requires admin access. He can't access my folders but he can use every bit of the remaining available space for his own use.
Then hopefully, in due time, I will be able to track that bugger down. And hopefully he/she ain't a tech geek.

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Oct 22 2009, 02:03 AM

so.. the best and safest thing to do is...? god.. im really scared. i even don't feel like going to my room. because i feel sad whenever i realize my mbp is gone.. hope apple could ban my serial number.

just bought my mbp 15 yesterday
omg
nw im afraid of losing it after i read this topic
sigh!
damn laa alll the thief

my mb also was stolen last month. feel sorry bout that. i know how u feel. the truth is, v can do nothing.

blah blah blah blah blame Apple for user's stupidity? Apple already allocated the slot for you to plug in your notebook lock. it is the user's fault for not locking the notebook, not Apple's.

you stab yourself with a knife you going to say its the knife manufacturer's fault for not incorporating anti-stupid?

it's not he's blaming apple.. i think it is just better and more exclusive if apple come out with that feature.. and yeah.. lock is not 100% guarantee for your laptop not to get stolen..

how does the lock work? it attaches it to one of the table's legs? if so, cant the thief bring the laptop to the table leg, lift the table, and den take the lock together with him?haha just asking here, cos i dont know how does a laptop lock functions.

Check on your room mates or so call some of your best frens...nowadays, alot of thing u have never expected....

TS, sorry for your lost, do try monitor auction site around, might be popping out somewher. Will look out for you

i hope it helps, http://us.kensington.com/html/1434.html

nowadays macbook theft are getting more rampant. Sadly there's not immobilizer for macbook. Nothing much one can do. sigh..... Just be more careful next time. Even in Starbucks, those thieves will be there. Waiting for you to get out from your seat and they'll snatch. I noticed there's a lot of ppl who goes online in coffee places tends to ask the baristas to watch out for their machines when they need to go to toilet or for a breather. But seriously, I don't think the baristas got the time to watch over your machines when you are away... and plus, they won't wanna be hold liable if anything were to happen. So...ya... take good care of your belongings.

Judging from the comments, I wonder if anyone read my post above about a software called Undercover.
That's the least you could do to protect your mac. It's cheap enough that it's not even worth skimping on. If someone really wants to steal ur mac, a kensington lock becomes useless. I've yet to see this program work in Malaysia but it'll be really interesting. Having it on ur mac at least gives it some hope of being recovered as opposed to having no hope at all.

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Oct 25 2009, 01:03 PM

oh. i typically unplug my laptop out of the wall socket and personally hand it over to the barista for custody.

however, i'm of course, amazed by the number of times, the peeps over at starbucks, asking me to keep an eye on their belongings whilst they hop out for a toilet or cigarette break.

do i simply have a trustworthy persona?

This post has been edited by nokia2003: Oct 25 2009, 07:02 PM

kenningston lock useless too..u can search at youtube how easily thief can pull your lappy and go away like noting happen without using any tools...

Interesting app. Do you have it on your mac?