How to Secure your MacBook or MacBook Pro against theft
September 25, 2008 by Ross McKillop
Do you have a MacBook or MacBook Pro? If you do then you’re in luck, give iAlertU and TheftSensor a try. These two free applications take advantage of your MacBook or MacBook Pro’s Sudden Motion Sensor as well as other input information to activate a Security Alarm-like sound notifying you of intruders on your Mac.
iAlertU simulates a Car alarm and even takes a picture of the assailant, once activated iAlertU is triggered by just about any MacBook input including power removal, lid closure, keyboard, trackpad and motion.
TheftSensor sounds more like a nuclear plant melting down and is a bit more simplistic but is active upon boot-up meaning all you have to do is press your remotes menu button to alarm your Mac. Once activated TheftSensor will pickup any obvious motion as well as lid closure. This is nice because you can still work with the alarm activated just as long as you don’t close or pickup your MacBook or MacBook Pro.
On top of the above two applications, you’ll want to set up Adeona on your MacBook or MacBook Pro (or even iMac/Mac Pro) just in case someone does manage to steal it. Adeona helps recover stolen Macs (and PCs) by providing useful info on where the machine has been.
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