Previous versions of Laptop Cop let you remotely delete (or retrieve) files from a stolen laptop, but the newest feature make it genuinely worth paying for: Real-time geo-location using just Wi-Fi.
It uses Skyhook, the same Wi-Fi location tech used by the iPhone to triangulate your position against Wi-Fi access points. Convenient, since we’re not quite at the stage where laptops have built-in GPS for lojacking (though it’s probably not too far off).
Unfortunately, for now it only works on Windows computers (booo), but if you have a habit of losing your laptop, $50 is pretty cheap for a chance to find out where it lands.
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