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Notebook Security
- Thread starter Turbo55
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That can work, but you have to learn to live with it. Once you install that cable, then you have to take the cable with you as you can't run the computer without it.
I prefer to simply lock it up in my safe/file cabinet. Then I can take it anywhere without having to lug the cable around.
Most of the time I keep mine at home.
When on the road in hotel rooms, etc., I lock itup in my suitcase if I leave it in the room.
At airports I am very alert when I go through security machines. I usually intertwine my laptop case strap with everything else I have. The security facilities are getting better . . . barriers now screen off the output rollers from "strangers" and there are alert guards watching everyone . . . especially in Europe.
I prefer to simply lock it up in my safe/file cabinet. Then I can take it anywhere without having to lug the cable around.
Most of the time I keep mine at home.
When on the road in hotel rooms, etc., I lock itup in my suitcase if I leave it in the room.
At airports I am very alert when I go through security machines. I usually intertwine my laptop case strap with everything else I have. The security facilities are getting better . . . barriers now screen off the output rollers from "strangers" and there are alert guards watching everyone . . . especially in Europe.
After buying three types of security units for my laptop I finally decided to best way to keep it safe is not to leave it alone without being put away locked up. I have to lug it on my shoulders even when I use my otherhand to relieve myself in the CR or sitting on the throne.
<< Once you install that cable, then you have to take the cable with you as you can't run the computer without it. >>
Huh? We must have 50 laptops in our office that are "secured" using a security cable. One end is permanently attached to the desk - no way on earth that those cables come with you when you go! But we did have a few stolen by someone who came in and cut the cables one night...
>>>Huh? We must have 50 laptops in our office that are "secured" using a security cable. One end is permanently attached to the desk - no way on earth that those cables come with you when you go! But we did have a few stolen by someone who came in and cut the cables one night... <<<
I stand on my statement. You said nothing at all to indicate that if a person took the computer home and tried to run it without the Kensington lock plugged in, it would or would not run.
A doctor friend of mine got a new Laptop and bought one of those nifty Kensington cable locks. He installed it (yes it requires "installation."😉 It worked perfect in his office.
He brought the computer home . . . left the cable in the office and, of course, it would not run. He went back to the office, unlocked the cable and brought it home, connected the Kensington plug and voila! It ran normally.
It is a great system, but when you go on the road, you HAVE to take the Kensington lock and cable with you or else uninstall it first!
I stand on my statement. You said nothing at all to indicate that if a person took the computer home and tried to run it without the Kensington lock plugged in, it would or would not run.
A doctor friend of mine got a new Laptop and bought one of those nifty Kensington cable locks. He installed it (yes it requires "installation."😉 It worked perfect in his office.
He brought the computer home . . . left the cable in the office and, of course, it would not run. He went back to the office, unlocked the cable and brought it home, connected the Kensington plug and voila! It ran normally.
It is a great system, but when you go on the road, you HAVE to take the Kensington lock and cable with you or else uninstall it first!
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For mobile applications This Kensington lock would be better
Also the way I understand it the lock has nothing to do with the operation of the computer.
Jim
For mobile applications This Kensington lock would be better
Also the way I understand it the lock has nothing to do with the operation of the computer.
Jim
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That is what I thought also, until that event occured with my neighbor.
Since then, I find that the installation does make a "key" out of the Kensington lock when inserted. It could alsobe how it was "installed." There may be options.
I agree that it is a good system, and really should work like an interrupt lock. Further, it really should go with you when you travel so you can secure the machine on the road.
All I am pointing out is that it seems to me, based on actual experience, that when installed, the lock can become an interrupt switch. That's good! If there is a continuity loop in the cable, then the thief cutting the cable may not get a useable computer. 🙂
That is what I thought also, until that event occured with my neighbor.
Since then, I find that the installation does make a "key" out of the Kensington lock when inserted. It could alsobe how it was "installed." There may be options.
I agree that it is a good system, and really should work like an interrupt lock. Further, it really should go with you when you travel so you can secure the machine on the road.
All I am pointing out is that it seems to me, based on actual experience, that when installed, the lock can become an interrupt switch. That's good! If there is a continuity loop in the cable, then the thief cutting the cable may not get a useable computer. 🙂
Kingston makes different types of security cables, their are some that are electronic, have to be installed and stop the computer from working when they are not in, their are others that are just steal cables that connect to the notebook/lcd and lock them to a desk or some other immobile object.
>>>Kingston makes different types of security cables, their are some that are electronic, have to be installed and stop the computer from working when they are not in, their are others that are just steel cables that connect to the notebook/lcd and lock them to a desk or some other immobile object. <<<
Now it all makes sense! Thanks for that input. The bottom line is . . . know what you are buying and act accordingly.
Looks like the electronic variety could really be a theft bar . . . especially if cutting the cable created an open circuit that would prevent the machine from being used . . . sort like a hidden ignition lock on a car. 🙂
Now it all makes sense! Thanks for that input. The bottom line is . . . know what you are buying and act accordingly.
Looks like the electronic variety could really be a theft bar . . . especially if cutting the cable created an open circuit that would prevent the machine from being used . . . sort like a hidden ignition lock on a car. 🙂
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