Stolen desktop

[Guest]

Is there any type of tracking software or anything in general for desktops?

 

Thinking of getting insurance but wanted to check here firSt to see if you know of anything.  

 

Lojack is for laptops and car from what I understand. 

[Droidbot]

computrace. alternatively putting a GPS tracking chip somewhere in the machine (ie under the mobo, etc etc) could work also

[RadiatingLight]

not really, other than putting a GPS tracker on it like @Droidbot said.

if people steal your computer, they'll most likely wipe the drive unless you have top secret government files on there (the criminals don't want your porn library)

 

[ARikozuM]

Chain it to the desk?

[Mooshi]

A dank baige tower is probably best protection.

 

Edit: If you live somewhere where a stolen DESKTOP is a possibility, you should probably move.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Mooshi said:

A dank baige tower is probably best protection.

 

Edit: If you live somewhere where a stolen DESKTOP is a possibility, you should probably move.

Major city in my state. So its not bad but not perfect where I live.

 

People live in nice areas and still buy home owners insurance.

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Thanks for the replies. 

[Clanscorpia]

2 minutes ago, e23 said:

Major city in my state. So its not bad but not perfect where I live.

 

People live in nice areas and still buy home owners insurance.

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Thanks for the replies. 

Home insurance is generally for natural disasters 

[Z Mukamuk]

2 minutes ago, Clanscorpia said:

Home insurance is generally for natural disasters 

And generally mandatory.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Clanscorpia said:

Home insurance is generally for natural disasters 

I dont have any data to dispute that. People still buy it though for property theft. Not trying to make it an argument. 

[Guest lilbman]

If they log onto your email, then there is a way to track it.

 

See, when my laptop got stolen (shitty Dell I got from Best Buy) the guy happened to log onto my Yahoo! email.  From there, I went into the settings and it told me the last location where it was at.  I then tracked the IP address from where it last accessed the internet and pinpointed the location.