Motion Sensor Theft Prevention program for ThinkPads
This is way better than what I had — when I had to leave my computer in public space, I used to start a screen saver, with a bouncing line of text that said "Motion Sensor Activated; Camera Activated". This one actually reads the motion sensor in Thinkpads.
If I were to steal the notebook, the first thing I do is to close it, rather than lifting it open. I don’t know if this one prevents the computer from going to sleep (better yet, disable the power button is possible). But at the price of $0, it’s worth a try.
on a second thought, maybe I can just copy this image as my screensaver?
[Update: I installed it. You can mute the siern by pressing the sound-off button, which is conveniently located on the top of any Thinkpad laptop.
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Musatcha.com / Laptop Theft Prevention
Features
- Locking mechanism uses Windows login
- Visual and Audible Alerts
- SMS alerting function to send text messages to your cell phone
System Requirements
You must have a ThinkPad with the APS feature. The following laptops should have this:
ThinkPad R50, R50p, R51, R52, R60, R61
ThinkPad T41, T41p, T42, T42p, T43, T43p, T60, T60p, T61
ThinkPad X40, X41, X41 Tablet, X60, X60s, X60 Tablet, X61, X61s, X61 Tablet
ThinkPad Z60m, Z60t, Z61m, Z61t, Z61e
Source: ThinkWiki.org
This software has been tested on a ThinkPad T60. Please e-mail me with reports on its success/failure for your particular machine. Support for other machine types is in the works. (If anyone has a Vaio or a Mac that they aren’t using, I would like the opportunity to test with it, if possible.)
You also need the Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework. If you do not already have it installed, it will automatically be downloaded when you install Laptop Theft Prevention.