Submission + - Open Source Laptop Tracking?
rhs.coder writes: "I've recently purchased a 2.0 GHz MacBook for school next year at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. While the campus is safe, the surrounding area is not. Consequently, I'm worried about what I see as a major investment being stolen.
I've looked into a few pay-service laptop tracking agencies, some of which even use the built-in iSight to take a picture of a thief; however, I do not make enough money to pay such a company monthly or, more likely, with an "extortion" fee once my laptop is stolen.
How does the Slashdot crowd track their laptops? I'm very interested in learning what scripts or other hacks readers have made for this service. Are there any open source projects which could run under OS X that will provide some basic tracking ability? Of course, reliability and unobtrusiveness are a must"