17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
6:36 a.m.
At 10:18 17/12/2003 -0500, chris wrote:
I also recall a different laptop security product. It
was a stick on
alarm that was motion sensitive. It had a keypad on the top to type in
your code to deactivate it. The idea was it glued to the powerbook, so
you could put the powerbook down on a desk, turn the alarm on, and walk
away. If anyone moved or touched the powerbook, the alarm would go off.
I remember seeing ads for video cassettes that did the same sort of thing
... load it into your VCR when unattended, and it'd scream (seem to
remember pictures of big cats??) when moved. This is of course when VCRs
cost ?400 (US$700) and not the ?29 (US$49) I've seen them recently...
Stick-on things are a pain anyway, an can pretty easily be prised off. Had
a 2nd hand PC here the other day which had them on it; ok they were a few
years old by then, but stuck my penknife under one end and swished and the
big pads just pulled straight off..
rob