Video: Lockdown in Action
October 28, 2008 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Laptops, Services
By now, every Mac-fanatic out there is talking about Lockdown, a free download that lets Mac OS X (Leopard) owners place an alarm on their unattended computer (most probably a laptop). My friends Mike and Rico were kind enough to demonstrate for me:
So, as you can see, Lockdown is pretty secure. Even flipping the laptop to remove the battery (a common tactic against anti-theft software) will set off the alarm. The only issue we had with Lockdown was that it only takes one snapshot; thieves approaching the laptop high enough will be able to conceal their face.
In any case, I still don’t recommend leaving your Lockdown-equipped laptop unattended at a public place. Lockdown does provide relative security, alerting you of any snoopy officemates, for instance.
Also, it takes a snapshot of the would-be thief using iSight and has the option to send it to an email address of your choosing. Carry on.