Comments on: LAlarm turns old USB flash drives into laptop alarms

By: David

David — Sat, 15 May 2010 16:53:31 +0000

What if i just cut the cable and then run off with the laptop and get a free usb flashdrive as a bonus.

Am i missing something here??

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By: yee

yee — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:08:41 +0000

not to “dis” you or anything (this is a sincere question),

what is the advantage of this over a conventional lock?

your software maybe “free”, but you need the anti-theft cable to prevent the usb drive from being stolen… why not just lock it up to the laptop…

I mean instead of alerting theft, wouldn’t prevent it be even better?

By: ketyung

ketyung — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:58:13 +0000

Hi Nunya,

Regarding the power down issue, you can disable the power button. Read http://www.lalarm.com/en/KB1.htm how you can do it. After disabling the power button, unauthorized people can not power down the computer.

However the authorized user/the ower can still power down by selecting “Start > Turn off the computer” after unlocking the computer. And Thanks James

By: Nunya

Nunya — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:23:29 +0000

What if somebody simply powers down the laptop before snatching it?

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