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    My T61 has alarm like in a car!

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by vi3tscorpian, Mar 7, 2008.

  1. vi3tscorpian

    vi3tscorpian Notebook Evangelist

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    Cool! now i can leave my thinkpad meters away from a public place without being worried that it would be stolen thanks to thinkpad Active Protection System + a small program called TPTOMATO ( https://sourceforge.net/projects/tptomato)

    People were shocked when they saw my laptop having an alarm system like a car! ha ha way so cool. i just love my thinkpad!
     
    vi3tscorpian, Mar 7, 2008
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    morphy Notebook Deity

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    I'll just steal your precious T61 gently. ;)
     
    morphy, Mar 7, 2008
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    Backside attack, rip out the battery, and run!!!

    Nice little app. I know there's something similar for the MBP - iAlarm I believe?
     
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    ha ha..go ahead, i'm watching!
     
    vi3tscorpian, Mar 7, 2008
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    xoul Notebook Guru

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    you can just mute the volume in windows or simply hit the mute button on the thinkpad's volume controls
     
    xoul, Mar 7, 2008
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    iAlertU...I've got it on my MBP and it's funny as hell to set it and see people come in my house and mess with it. Even funnier when I show them the time stamped picture that it takes when the alarm goes off
     
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    would anyone be able to hear the alarm in a public area with the t61's crappy speakers? lol

    This is a great idea though.
     
    panteedropper, Mar 7, 2008
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    you can't mute audio while siren's sounding. only dedicated keys you set can turn it off.

    well, i tested, it did sound quite loudly in public. enough to get everyone's attention.
     
    vi3tscorpian, Mar 8, 2008
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