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VUWER (Vanderbilt
University Web Enabled Recovery) Theft Recovery Software for Apple Computers Version 1.3.1 Nov. 27, 2009 |
Submit
comments and bug reports to: Tim Holman (tim.holman
<at> vanderbilt.edu)
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VUWER
(pronounced like ÒviewerÓ) is an application designed to remotely track your
Mac laptop (or any other Apple computer) in the event that it is lost or
stolen. If you can determine the
location of your missing laptop, and the name, address, or image of the
person using it, and provide this information to the police, then you may
have a chance of recovering your property. VUWER is not foolproof, but it is reasonably secure, easy
to implement, and costs nothing but a little time and effort to set up. |
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IMPORTANT: USE VUWER WITH EXTREME CAUTION! If your computer is stolen, and VUWER enables you
to discover the identity and location of the thief, do not under ANY circumstances
contact or confront him on your own! Leave that task to the police. Your only job should be to provide them with the information
they will need to arrest the thief and recover your property. Regardless of what happens, no
computer is worth the risk of being assaulted (or worse) by a panicked or
angry criminal. |