<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by THX1138:
i am looking for several notebook computer security devices. any input would be helpful.
in particular, i would like at least one software based that would track a stolen notebook if it connected to the internet and a hardware device such as a cable.
any thoughts or input on these or other items i may have overlooked?</font>
Tehre are a variety of steel cables available to protect the machine by attaching them to something. I don't have much faith in the software based solutions, probably because I'm in IT, should I ever steal a laptop the first thing I will do is toss out the hard drive and put in a bigger one for a couple hundred dollars just in case there was some protetion installed. The cable locks go for about $40.
There are also separation alarms, usually used for kids, that beeps when you and your laptop get more then some distance from each other. Those work reall well at the airports and such.