[Jeff Campbell]

http://www.macworld.com/article/140...l?lsrc=rss_news

"I'm super paranoid about leaving my Mac unattended. Given that it's my lifeblood, it's rare that it's more than an arm's reach away. I abhor the thought of what would happen if my MacBook was stolen and I had to invest in a new one.Yeah, yeah, I know there's this Undercover software that's out there-a LoJack-style setup that snaps pics and sends data back to a central location in the event of a computer theft. But honestly, between you and me, I've always wondered how well something like this performs in the real world."

Well now we know, as this Macbook owner found out when his was stolen during a burglary. Took him three months but at least he got it back and now we all know that yes, Virginia, Undercover actually can help you recover your Macbook if it gets stolen. They have a version for the iPhone as well, but that requires the thief to actually turn the program on. With the Undercover for the Macbook it works behind the scenes when the Macbook is turned on, quite tricky actually. They have single license for $49.00 USD or family plan for $59.00.

[Jeff Campbell]

http://www.macworld.com/article/140...l?lsrc=rss_news

"I'm super paranoid about leaving my Mac unattended. Given that it's my lifeblood, it's rare that it's more than an arm's reach away. I abhor the thought of what would happen if my MacBook was stolen and I had to invest in a new one.Yeah, yeah, I know there's this Undercover software that's out there-a LoJack-style setup that snaps pics and sends data back to a central location in the event of a computer theft. But honestly, between you and me, I've always wondered how well something like this performs in the real world."

Well now we know, as this Macbook owner found out when his was stolen during a burglary. Took him three months but at least he got it back and now we all know that yes, Virginia, Undercover actually can help you recover your Macbook if it gets stolen. They have a version for the iPhone as well, but that requires the thief to actually turn the program on. With the Undercover for the Macbook it works behind the scenes when the Macbook is turned on, quite tricky actually. They have single license for $49.00 USD or family plan for $59.00.

[Tim Williamson]

I've heard stories about people recovering their laptops by using LogMeIn or GoToMyPC. I was thinking of loading it on for safety's sake.

On the iPhone, I heard a story where the criminal was taking self-portraits, then emailing them to friends using the victim's account that was already on the iPhone. This allowed the victim to go into their email and see the pictures of the culprit.

So there are some options people can use to try to get back stolen stuff.

[doogald]

I've been thinking about Undercover myself. It's good to see that it worked once.