4 Mac Security Apps Compared - GadgetTrak
Friday, November 21, 2008
The Apple Blog did a review of four security products for your Mac and MacTrak held up quite well, you could even say it took the prize in comparison.
MacTrak for OS X is heralded as “the most advanced theft recovery solution available for Apple systems”.
The software is activated by logging into your MacTrak.me account and clicking a button to activate tracking. The next time your Mac connects to the Internet the software will activate and start sending you emails with the specific location and network environment of the system, as well as use the camera to take a photo of who is using the system every 30 minutes.
Some of the extra features offered by MacTrak are:
- Wi-Fi Positioning: The ability to accurately pinpoint the location of your Mac through analyzing Wi-Fi networks
- Flickr Integration: Social media at its best. Photos taken every 30 minutes are uploaded to Flickr with location details
- Network Information: It also collects network information to provide to authorities
It is priced at $60 — a one off payment which doesn’t need renewing every year. It’s transferrable between computers.
