[luau] Be on the lookout for Stolen laptops

[Hawaii Linux Institute]

Today's BIOS now allows a password protection option. If implemented, 
this will prevent anyone from re-installing or even using your computer. 
However, I am sure most know how to bypass this by draining your CMOS 
battery. Of course, you could supposedly install a little GPS in your 
laptop and if the BIOS login fails xx times it will send a signal to 
give its location. Or something like that.

But a more effective way is to give our police more equitable pay, as 
well as more budget for ice education/rehabilitation. Of course, using 
our prescious police resources to SWAT a 76-old lady who unknowingly 
uses a $10 counterfeit bill does not help the situation.


R. Scott Belford ??:

> This makes me wonder, and perhaps some of you have an answer, what is 
> the best way to get your laptop back if it is stolen? I suppose that 
> if one can boot off of a cd and re-install, all bets are off. Does 
> anyone out there have a strategy or a technology in place to prevent 
> this?
>
> --scott
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