Hammers drive nails, and hammers smash thumbs. And fantasies can come true.
No denying that a locator function could be handy! Wish I had one for my remote control... Just would prefer that turning said feature on, or off, would be completely within my control and only my control. Mike -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [NF] Does this concern anyone else about using an Apple device? From: Ed Leafe <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 8/15/2012 3:24 PM On Aug 15, 2012, at 3:17 PM, Mike Copeland wrote: > If true, does that make anyone else wonder about the risk of owning an > Apple device? Or am I being naive and the same could happen with a > Windows box? Was it GPS? There were probably some forensics involved > that are not disclosed to the average Joe on the street...something like > the MAC address of his NIC? Sorry to burst your Big Brother fantasies, but this is an option that is available on all Macs, iPads and iPhones. http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/25/using-apples-find-my-mac-feature/ ( -or- http://j.mp/TFr9nU ) I've used it with my iPhone on several occasions. One time I had gone out to lunch, and when I got back, I realized that I no longer had my phone. I was ready to go back to the restaurant, but first I used Find My iPhone to locate it, and discovered that it was in the parking lot at work. Apparently it had fallen out of my pocket in my friend's car on the trip back from the restaurant, so recovering it was pretty simple. -- Ed Leafe [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
