November 3, 2011 at 12:02 am
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November 3, 2011 at 7:51 am
One technique the police could use to catch these guys is to get hold of a bunch of cheap non-functional laptops, install them with a GPS tracking device, and then leave them lying around in conspicuous locations. For example, they could walk into Star Bucks posing as a regular customer and leave for the restroom with the laptop sitting unattended on the table. There are probably a lot of theives, but only a handful of specific PC "chop shops" where the stolen laptops are wiped down for resale on eBay and CraigsList.
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November 3, 2011 at 8:46 am
If somebody is by themselves anywhere and leaves their laptop (or other possessions) on a table to go somewhere out of sight, the stuff is really ripe for the picking. I never leave items like that anywhere. I take them with me. I have more regard for my data and possessions than to leave them unattended in public.
November 3, 2011 at 10:29 am
This may be a repost but it is just as important now as when it was first put out. The updated idiom is "A fool and his laptop are soon parted" isn't it?
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