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Apr 08
Apple, Mac OS X, Software No Comments
A new piece of software came to my attention yesterday called iAlertU. It's specifically written for the MacBookPro and uses the Apple Remote that ships with it to activate what is in effect remote locking — such as you would find on a car — for you laptop.
The best way to do it justice is to see the on-line demo video hosted by YouTube.com.A couple of questions spring to mind, however, after watching the demo:
- If you are in a location where you cannot trust those around you not to steal your laptop, why on earth would you leave you laptop lying around?
- What's to stop the would-be-thief simply pressing the mute button on the keyboard therefore rendering this software useless?
I suppose it's a cool little application but I can't see any real world uses for it.