Keeping my Mac safe at college/help

there's a guy making a metal bracket that allows use of a kensington lock with the mba, but it isn't exactly a design icon...

http://snipurl.com/3ljlf

you could put it in a steel mesh bag when you aren't using it (or use your own bag and get a mesh outer for it), and lock the bag to something...

http://snipurl.com/3ljl9

...if you attach a motion-sensitive alarm to the bag (move it, LOUD noise) it will make it harder for someone to atack without detection

there are alarms you can fit to the usb port, so if someone grabs it they'll go off, but that's just letting you know someone stole it, and there's software you can install that will try to connect to a network and raise an alarm to help track it down

but if the area isn't secure, a determined thief may have the time and the tools to cut steel cables, pick/drill locks

I'm a uni student as well, and I know what your talking about! Several people have walked off the street into our libraries etc and just picked one up and gone out again...

There was a case in melbourne, where a van with 3 guys in white coats walked into their computer labs, picked up a number of computers and stole them, and no one asked questions. Obviously, because they looked like they were some sort of technicians...

If you think later on you don't want something physical, maybe something like 'iAlertU', a free application that if someone picks up your laptop when you have left it, it will sound an alarm like a car. It's very loud lol It also takes a photo of the person who picked it up! (you can change the settings so it doesnt etc)

Hope this helps

Keep the Air in one hand and a club in the other. A bit tricky in the shower. Just put the Air in a zip lock bag.

Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for breakfast.

There's no security slot, but you can buy LoJack for laptops. Find it online or at the Apple store. It won't keep it from being stolen but will help you recover it if it is.

Spend the money and purchase LoJack for your Macbook Air. Change your Desktop wallpaper and stick a great big LoJack logo on it. lol.

You should try out the program, iAlertU which is a free download I found. I am new to this mac, but I must say that is the coolest thing I have seen yet.

Think of it as a touch sensitive car alarm for your mac. It even sounds like a car alarm, and since apple decided to include a movement sensor in your laptop, if someone was to pick it up, all of the sudden they are walking around with a laptop that is going off like a car alarm.....

of course it doesnt work if your laptop is off, but it should help.

FW

oh yes I forgot to mention, it even has a feature that will email you video of the culpret stealing your laptop lol... forgot that nice feature......

I hear superglue works really well, but you might have problems taking it to class with you afterwards 🙂

Glor

For help recovering a stolen laptop, install Undercover by Orbicule. It's pretty clever...

http://www.orbicule.com/undercover/

dorm rooms dont get locks? You can always get a desk or drawer system that has a lock on it too. That seems like the most realistic way. Second opinion would be the crazy glue idea, but instead of on the desk, on your waist. :P

This is what I bought for my daughter to use at school. It is attached to her bed, and she actually uses it:

http://www.dormvault.com/

Kate