Friday, May 29, 2009

Re: Laptop Security software

http://adeona.cs.washington.edu/ - a free piece of software that does
what you want, but they are currently having issues with their website,
so would you wait and see what their resolution to the problem is.

Judith Claire Robison
St. John's Catholic Prep
Director of Technology=20
-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Bruce Lemieux
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 4:07 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Laptop Security software

Please keep this thread public.

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
writes:
>Folks, you always come up with good solutions.
>
>This is my first time to jump in with a question.
>I am the Tech Specialist fro St. George's Independent School, Memphis,
TN
>Last year at Lausanne's Laptop Institute someone told me about a
website
>that had an open source solution that you could use for security
>purposes. I
>have misplaced that note.
>
>I am looking for software that could be installed that would help
locate a
>stolen computer. I need it as we begin to image computers for next
year.
>
>It actually could not be deleted by a thief that lifted a computer and
>would
>take a picture with the built-in camera if needed. Then, It would send
it
>back information to the owner.
>
>You seem to be a good source of good open source solutions....so...
>
>Have you run across a solution that would work on a Mac that is Open
>source?
>Since we are an urban campus we have had some laptops walk right out of
>the
>building!
>Thanks,
>Gail Braddock
>Tech Specialist
>St. George's Independent School
>3749 Kimball
>Memphis, TN 38111
>www.sgis.org


Sincerely:

Bruce Lemieux
Director of Technology
Cushing Academy
39 School Street
Ashburnham MA 01430
blemieux@cushing.org
Phone: 978-827-7075


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