can i make my laptop traceble when stolen & how?

Answer 1

Searching the web and came up with this. Also, keep records of your serial number and model and any other "identifiers" so you could prove in case your laptop is receovered.

Answer 2

You can make your laptop traceble when stolen by the following options:

PRICED SOLUTIONS (Usefulness can be known only by personal use of the user):

(1) Download a software called Ztrace, by making a regularly yearly basis spending as follows:
- $ 39.95 for 1 year of protection (~$40/yr)
- $ 69.95 for 2 years of protection (~$35/yr)
- $ 79.95 for 3 years of protection (~$27/yr)
- $119.95 for 6 years of protection (~$20/yr)

(2) You can use the LoJack device for the laptop by making following yearly spendings:
LoJack for Laptops - 4 year term US$119.99
LoJack for Laptops - 3 year term US$99.99
LoJack for Laptops - 2 year term US$79.99
LoJack for Laptops - 1 year term US$49.99

There are so many other companies, who assure location of the laptop by their devices or softwares, which can be found on searching the internet.

FREE SOLUTION: A stolen laptop can be traced easily with the help of an Internet Service Provider, as every system has its identity which is recorded in the internet system when used. The internet also records the place from where the surfing is originated. Which user has surfed for which address is also known. They can help the police to track the laptop and the man using that.

Answer 3

There are a couple of companies who sell chips that go into the laptop and can be traced if stolen. One is actually licensed by LoJack, who makes the car devices. It can be used in areas where police have the lojack system in place.

Answer 4

I have heard of a program that resides secretly on the computer and secretly accesses a web address. If you report it stolen to the company the it activates the program to download other traceable details eg, phone numbers email addies to the web site. This was a long time ago and I unfortunately do not remember the name of the service.

Answer 5

There are several things you can do to Identify a laptop as yours. First try using an engraver and put your name on the laptop, choose a spot thats visible upon inspection yet that is hard to scrape the engraving off of (Maybe the underside on a memory cover or battery cover etc.

Answer 6

There are a couple of ways to trace your stolen labtop. I recommend you try Absolute Software's Computrace. (http://www.absolute.com/public/homeoffice/computer-security-software.asp)

"Computrace for Home & Home Office is laptop computer security software which tracks and recovers stolen laptops – guaranteed up to $1000. With Computrace, you will have the computer protection you need for your valuable laptop." -- Absolute Software

"Computrace LoJack for Laptops is a recovery service that enables law enforcement to recover stolen laptops. When your laptop is protected with this service, software installed on your laptop works behind the scenes to silently and securely contact our Monitoring Center, and if stolen, report its location using any Internet connection.

When your laptop is stolen, our Recovery Team tracks its location and partners with local law enforcement to recover and return your laptop to you. Computrace LoJack for Laptops is the ultimate tool for mobile theft protection!" -- Absolute Software.

The software is briefly mentioned in PC World.

"When a device is in the wrong hands, protecting the data in it is no longer Mission: Impossible" -- PC World (http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,125520,00.asp)

Answer 7

reverse phone number search compiles hundreds of millions of phone book records to help locate the owner's name, location, time zone, email and other public information.

Use a reverse phone lookup to:
Get the identity of an unknown caller.
Identify an area code.
Recall the name of a person whose number you wrote down.
Identify an unfamiliar phone number that shows up on your bill.
https://tr.im/721a7

Answer 8

install GPS chip if u can or trace by internet usage via ip address of user location,

Answer 9

keep your reciept and copy the product number on the back...take a close up pic of the product number

Answer 10

Put a GPS chip in it.