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Product Spotlight: Computrace LoJack for Laptops

By // April 21, 2009, 1:04 AM PST // erikeckel

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  • LoJack for Laptops Installation

    More than 600,000 laptop computers are stolen annually. Your organization could be the next victim.

    LoJack for Laptops assists in the recovery of stolen Macintosh and PC computers and offers an optional Data Delete feature enabling remote erasure of a stolen system's entire hard disk. Here's a quick look at the software that could prove critical within your office.

    About the only interaction a user really has, when deploying LoJack for Laptops, is registration and the installation and setup process.

    Check out the full Product Spotlight Review.

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  • LoJack for Laptops

    The Absolute Recovery Team requests that customers contact it quickly when a system is stolen. Critical recovery information is presented in the startup pages, as shown here, but this information is also available on the company's Web site.

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  • Frequently Asked LoJack Questions

    Users can confirm LoJack for Laptops is working properly by logging into the Computrace Web site once the software's been installed and the computer is connected to the Internet.

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  • LoJack for Laptops Stealth Technology

    LoJack for Laptops is not easily noticed nor removed, as these FAQs testify.

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  • LoJack Doesn't Monitor Users

    Additional FAQs note that LoJack does not monitor users' activities. Further, the FAQs note the software automatically connects to the Computrace monitoring center once a day when connected to the Internet (and every 15 minutes when reported stolen).

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  • LoJack for Laptops Support

    LoJack for Laptops works on both 32-bit Windows XP systems and 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista operating systems, as well as Macintosh OS X version 10.3 and higher.

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  • Registration Code

    Whether users purchase retail box copies, download LoJack for Laptops software from the Internet or receive a license with a new PC, a Registration Code is required to activate the software, as shown here.

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  • LoJack for Laptops Subscription Center

    Once the LoJack for Laptops application is installed and registered, and the system is connected to the Internet, users can confirm their computer is protected by looking for a Protected reading within the Status section, as shown here. In addition, the Subscription center also tracks the last date a laptop "called" the monitoring center to report its location.

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LoJack for Laptops Installation

More than 600,000 laptop computers are stolen annually. Your organization could be the next victim.

LoJack for Laptops assists in the recovery of stolen Macintosh and PC computers and offers an optional Data Delete feature enabling remote erasure of a stolen system's entire hard disk. Here's a quick look at the software that could prove critical within your office.

About the only interaction a user really has, when deploying LoJack for Laptops, is registration and the installation and setup process.

Check out the full Product Spotlight Review.

Image by Erik Eckel for © TechRepublic

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Erik Eckel owns and operates two technology companies. As a managing partner with Louisville Geek, he works daily as an IT consultant to assist small businesses in overcoming technology challenges and maximizing IT investments. He is also president o...