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Asked by Jacob on October 31, 2010. Last Edited on November 4, 2010.
In regards to the locating, have a look at Prey. Not used it myself but it does come highly recommended by other SU members.
For encryption, TrueCrypt is a good bet. Not sure how it works with two different file systems but it's pretty robust and dynamic, including boot-sector passwords (passwords to startup) to hidden file containers.
There's also no problem in common sense, keeping an eye on it and not leaving it unattended in public places such as coffee shops or libraries. You can get kensington locks from £20/$30 and it's never a bad idea.
Others may suggest security by look, i.e. stickers, visual damage, but if it's a new-ish laptop then you probably won't want to do that.
Answered by tombull89 on October 31, 2010. Last Edited on November 1, 2010.
I keep a pretty good eye on it, this is just for a worst case scenario. Prey looks interesting though...thanks. - Jacob on October 31, 2010
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well all software based things like encryption don't really save you from theft of your laptop, they only secure files if that happens ;) - schöppi on October 31, 2010