[dorkbotsea-blabber] laptop theft and recovery

[Mike Payson]

> Are there any solutions out there that don't depend on the stolen
> computer getting online? Would it be possible to put a radio beacon or
> GPS into a laptop at the hardware level, which would start
> broadcasting when the computer is powered up?

I suppose such a thing would be possible, but it would probably cost
almost as much as the laptop itself, would greatly shorten your
battery life, have massive privacy implications (do you -really- want
your boss to know where you are every time you power up your
computer?) and generally be impractical. I could certainly understand
such a precaution on high-security government laptops and the like,
but for your purposes it seems like a bad idea. You can buy a decent
laptop for $600 nowadays, so I'd suggest just buying cheaper laptops
and relying on the software solutions. Sorry I can't offer a better
suggestion!