Brad Wasson
03-03-2011, 02:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.itwire.com/your-it-news/mobility/45518-windows-phone-7-saves-mans-golf-clubs' target='_blank'>http://www.itwire.com/your-it-news/...mans-golf-clubs</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"In this case the return of a beloved set of golf clubs - oh and a beloved mobile phone - were all achieved via the Find My Phone standard feature of Windows Phone 7."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/wpt/auto/1299160818.usr110171.jpg" style="border: 0;" /></p><p>Windows Phone 7 has a handy feature that allows you to track the whereabouts of your phone should you ever lose it. It uses a combination of Windows Live and <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp7/start/find-a-lost-phone.aspx" target="_blank" title="How to use Find My Phone">capability</a> built into the phone to allow you to:</p><ul><li>make your phone ring</li><li>map your phone's location</li><li>lock your phone and show a message</li><li>erase your phone</li></ul><p>Our Read link takes you to a story of how the service was used to recover a set of golf clubs that were stolen from a club house. Hopefully you will never have need for this service, but if you ever do it may prove invaluable in either protecting your privacy and/or recovering what is for most people an absolute indispensable asset.</p>