Thank you Denis for following up this case, We thank you as a nation for devoting your time and money, I know K'la road is risky in terms of Jam, to assist the few who have not yet been involved in these bad deeds. Thank you once again. -- .................................................................. Seat of Wisdom ..........................Pray for us Cause of our Joy...........................Pray for us ................................................................... Mayengo Tom Kizito +256-752-602550 +256-782-062708
-----Original Message----- From: DENIS McNelly <[email protected]> Reply-to: Uganda Linux User Group <[email protected]> To: Uganda Linux User Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LUG] Lost a Laptop Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:53:46 +0300 Thomas, After Kyle's advice I went back to the Shop and told them on-second thought,I wanted to know the person who sold Macbook Pro to them. They told me to give them some time to get the dude and had given then a week after that I will paint them black if they don't give me a proper info. Regards Sent from my iPhone On Sep 30, 2011, at 3:41 PM, Kizito Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > Some thing tells me that the owner of /worker in the shop is involved > in the theft. > Since when did some one owning a shop on Kampala Road be stupid enough > to buy an electronic with out proven/documented ownership and then go > ahead and display it? > What would happen if someone came up and bought it? > Do you realise that your personal info would have gone out flying on > the internet ( if some one decides to - hope there was no personal > info there). > I don't want to use one person's moment of agony to prove a point but > if we want to wipe out this culture of theft, name and shame is the > way to go. > It would be better if all members on this list blacklisted that shop > and may be ... other shops could pick a lesson that buying stolen > items is bad. .... what will happen? Stolen items will make nonsense > and petty thieves will be rendered useless. > Otherwise, as some one said, > I have always trusted prey although I have not experienced a moment > when I need to report a theft. > -- > .................................................................. > Seat of Wisdom ..........................Pray for us > Cause of our Joy...........................Pray for us > ................................................................... > Mayengo Tom Kizito > +256-752-602550 > +256-782-062708 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Schofield <[email protected]> > Reply-to: Uganda Linux User Group <[email protected]> > To: Uganda Linux User Group <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] Lost a Laptop > Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:43:08 +0100 > > > > Just read this and had to sit down. Are there really people around who > would spend Usd2000 on a second hand mac??? > > On 29 Sep 2011 07:19, "Amati Felix Denis" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Kyle > > > > I did not have time to follow it up to that. I had all the documents > for > > laptop and more interestingly they did not erase my itunes library. > My > > music, Apps, Movies, pictures where intact. I simply showed them my > ipad and > > iphone contents and where 100% match. I only told the police i just > need my > > computer and don't have time for court. > > > > They said they bought the MacBook Pro from some dude who said he was > leaving > > for Canada and did not have enough money for his ticket at $700. It > was on > > display at $2000. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Kyle Spencer <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> Did the shop help find (or identify) the person who sold them your > >> stolen laptop? > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Reinier Battenberg > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Hi, > >> > > >> > Why not? If we want to whipe out the practise of selling stolen > goods, > >> name & > >> > shame is not a bad idea to start with. > >> > > >> > rgds, > >> > reinier > >> > > >> >> Kyle, I am sorry I won't be able to tell the network that but > face to > >> face I > >> >> could. > >> >> > >> >> Sent from my iPhone > >> >> > >> >> On Sep 28, 2011, at 4:19 PM, Kyle Spencer <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Which shop on Kampala road had your stolen laptop on display? > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Simon Vass <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > Richard, > >> >> > > >> >> > 1) What if I don't want to be in a Mac Database > >> >> > > >> >> > 2) What if I want to resell my Mac laptop legally? > >> >> > > >> >> > I would also check out Prey. I keep hearing stories of phones > and > >> laptops > >> >> > being recovered with it. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > Simon Vass > >> >> > Managing Director > >> >> > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > >> >> > > >> >> > http://www.etech.ug > >> >> > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 > >> >> > email: [email protected] > >> >> > skype: e-techservicedesk > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> > From: "Richard B. Sennoga" <[email protected]> > >> >> > To: "Uganda Linux User Group" <[email protected]> > >> >> > Cc: "Uganda Linux User Group" <[email protected]> > >> >> > Sent: Tuesday, 27 September, 2011 6:23:06 PM > >> >> > Subject: Re: [LUG] Lost a Laptop > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > Hmm - > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > For now, it would probably good to keep a little silent about > those > >> >> > solutions, else the thief may never have to contact anyone for > help. > >> On a > >> >> > more serious note, I once thought about a possibility of Apple > >> re-sellers > >> >> > making it a little difficult for fellows to buy accessories > that > >> easily - > >> >> > for instance, if they maintained a database of Mac owners, it > would be > >> > easy > >> >> > to track down Mac thieves, considering that most notebooks are > stolen > >> >> > without power cables, etc... This would of course beat > business logic, > >> but > >> >> > Eye Care Center for instance maintains a databank of clients > that have > >> > ever > >> >> > been served... > >> >> > > >> >> > Sent from my iPhone > >> >> > > >> >> > On Sep 27, 2011, at 18:06, sanga collins < > [email protected] > > >> >> > wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > HDD password are notoriously difficult to break, but a > replacement > >> drive > >> >> > can take care of that > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 9:59 AM, G.Y. Mukalazi < > [email protected] > > >> >> > wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > Well, Your solace lies in the HDD password, so if the theif > contacts > >> > anyone > >> >> > on the list, they will help, trick is there other techies out > there > >> not on > >> >> > this List, you might as well want to call the police too > >> >> > > >> >> > _______________________________________________ > >> >> > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >> >> > > >> >> > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > >> >> > [email protected] > >> >> > Mailing list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> >> > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >> >> > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >> >> > > >> >> > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > >> >> > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >> >> > > >> >> > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > >> (including > >> >> > attachments if any). 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