I used a program called PC Phonehome. Very inexpensive and easy top use. Mark ---- Original Message ---- From: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [LIBNT-L] Loaner Notebook Security Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:39:08 -0600 >Hi. We are just looking at providing notebooks to patrons with the >intent that they will stay in the building. Does anyone have any >experiences, good or bad, regarding various techniques to keep >patrons from walking off with these notebooks? > >We have checkpoint EM gates. We use 3M targets. We can't seem to >place targets on notebooks at a place where they will reliably set >the gates off. We don't care for the solution whereby the already >stolen notebook calls into a service to locate itself, such as >LoJack. > >Has anyone tried anything else? Thanks. > >_____________________ >Jim Semmelroth >Missoula Public Library >[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> >406 258 3849 ********************************* Mark Maul Technology Supervisor Bay County Library System Bay City, MI 48708 (989) 894-2837 ext.2303 (989) 385-6389 (Cell) [log in to unmask]