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Holly@taispy · General Manager, Taiwan Startup Stadium
Works great! I leave my Mac sitting out in cafes regularly during quick trips to the bathroom or downstairs to order another coffee. Taipei cafes are fairly theft-free, but this can add a little peace of mind on the off chance that some baddie decides s/he wants a new Mac. Some things not mentioned in the app description: 1. Works even when the Mac is mute… See more
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Martin Saint-Macary@saintmac · co-founder @vytein
@taispy Thanks for the details 1) will be fixed in the beta version 2) we're actively working on this 5) That's kind of the point :-)
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Tyler Hayes@thetylerhayes · Bebo
@saintmac @taispy How do you solve for #2? cc @willimholte
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Martin Saint-Macary@saintmac · co-founder @vytein
@thetylerhayes @ shennyg we're actively working on 2), it's a bit tricky but we're almost there and are confident we will do it
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Holly@taispy · General Manager, Taiwan Startup Stadium
@saintmac For #1, perhaps an option? I kind of thought it was a good feature! I keep my Mac muted when out in public, so I might forget to turn the sound back on before walking away from the computer. For #5, absolutely! Good for attracting attention to criminals stealing your stuff. Just not as good for maintaining good relationships with your colleagues… See more
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Martin Saint-Macary@saintmac · co-founder @vytein
@taispy #1 will be released today #5 haha, Don't forget to disable it before packing up your laptop at night ;-) iPhone: Not sure it can be done. It's doable with Android though. But then how would you be getting the notification that your phone is being stolen, on your watch? :-) What is probably doable would be to also "secure" the iPhone to the mac via a… See more
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Holly@taispy · General Manager, Taiwan Startup Stadium
@saintmac Yeah, was wondering if the mechanism could even work with iOS. The connection between an iPhone and a Mac would be interesting, though, especially since I think the average thief would be more likely to grab the phone than the computer. And I think the notification is only the second line of defense, so not being able to notify the phone is ok. The… See more
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Martin Saint-Macary@saintmac · co-founder @vytein
@taispy You can now download the beta that addresses #1 The camera feature is an interesting suggestion. It could probably be done, but to be honest when a potential thief would grab a laptop from a table, he would probably be standing up. So it would be very unlikely that his face would actually appear on camera in my opinion.
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Holly@taispy · General Manager, Taiwan Startup Stadium
@saintmac Oh, I agree about the low likelihood of actually snapping the thief. But getting their clothes won't hurt for identification, and I think the shutter sound would scare the crap out of them. :)
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