This is one of those things that I was so awed by that I had to pass it on. Prey Project has created a free open source piece of software that helps you protect and track down your computer in case it is ever stolen. Sure there are plenty of services that do this same thing but they of course are not free and I would argue don't offer much more value that what Prey gives you for $0. To give an extensive list of what Pray does would be too much but let's just say that once you tell Prey that your computer has been stolen it will begin to find any and all WiFi hot spots and begin to report back to you where it is at. It can tell you what programs are running, take a screenshot of the desktop as it is being used, use the camera to take a picture of the thief and loads of other features that will bring you closer to getting your computer back. The program took me all of 10 minutes to download, install and configure on two computers. I'd say the effort is far outweighed by the immense benefits. Stop saying "wow, that's cool" and go get it for yourself.
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WOW THATS COOL! wait... sorry. Thats amazing though really. How generous of those people to donate their programming skills to benefit us less fortunate!
In other news, my site got hacked today...
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