Track and protect your Laptop if it's stolen.
Prey (free for up to three computers.)
Running silently in the background, it locks down any portable flagged as stolen by sounding an audible tone
and requiring a password for access, as shown in Figure 3. It then e-mails the account owner the portable's IP address
(along with a map of the machine's current location), a picture from the webcam (if it has one built in),
and a screenshot of what was last on its screen. You can also enable the guest account, which limits access to
the notebook's data but ensures you will get the alerts when someone powers it up
(provided it's able to connect to the Internet.)
