On Sep 6, 11:03*pm, D. LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-09-06 10:39:07 -0400, --riverman said:





OK, not fishing for any sympathy, but some strategies.

Some f**ker let themselves into my house Friday night and made off
with my laptop, SWMBOs jewelry, some cash I had stashed (apparently
not so well) and a few odds and ends. I'm not too worried about most
of the stuff, except SWMBOs jewelry has a lot of sentimental value.

But my laptop worries me. The desktop is unlocked, so they have access
to all my content.

I don't have any passwords written in black and white anywhere, but
there are hints hidden in findable places. Also, my tax info is in
there (in a desktop folder called 'taxes') with a ton of my personal
info. Also, who knows what someone with the wherewithal to snoop in a
folder called 'financial' might decide to try to figure out.

So I'm suddenly a bit worried about identity theft, as well as (to a
much lesser degree) someone getting access to my accounts. I have
already changed all my passwords, but I still worry about what else
might be in there.

Anyone got any good ideas of how to trace a missing computer? Or who
to notify to prevent identity theft before it happens? This is a first
for me, so I'm looking for valuable insights....

Sorry to hear of your troubles.

Some good info here, Myron:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4586129_trac...p-address.html

Dave

Thanks Dave, Unfortunately, there's almost no chance that they will
use it within my network, as it was stolen from my home and not near
my school. If it comes online in the school, we can trace it, but I
didn't have any anti-theft programs (like adeona) installed so I don't
think I can trace it via the web. I might get lucky and see them use
the installed password to log into my home network, if it's someone in
the neighborhood, but if its been taken downtown, then all I can do is
hope they wipe the HD and install a new operating system.

My current fear is that some street hawker resells it with the files
intact, and some scumbag decides to start sleuthing. Wish there was a
way I could freeze the drive remotely.

--riverman