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Careful about stealing those Macbook Pros
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ctt1wbw
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Jul 7, 2008, 09:47 AM
 
Sorry if this has been old news, but I got a laugh out of this:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/10/ny...ss&oref=slogin
     
imitchellg5
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Jul 7, 2008, 12:21 PM
 
Old story, but a good one. It's awesome that she actually knew how to use that feature.
     
mydog8mymac
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Jul 7, 2008, 12:57 PM
 
I wonder if the LoJack software can incorporate this feature?
     
turtle777
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Jul 7, 2008, 01:09 PM
 
You don't need BackToMyMac to do that kind of stuff.

Set up a admin user with a secure password, get a IP forwarding service (like dyndns.org) and install a client that updates the database with your computer's IP, and, for good measure, install the LogMeIn client (just in case the computer sits behind a router when used). If you're paranoid, you could HamachiX to it, just as a safety net.

Voila, you should be able to get access at any time.

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