Stolen laptop returned courtesy Back to My Mac information and police work

Dec 15th, 2009

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Filed under: Odds and ends , PowerBook , MobileMe In late August we told you the story of ‘Jim’ who had his Mac laptop stolen along with some other computers and household goods. For the heck of it, he tried using Back to My Mac to find his machine . Back to My Mac is a feature of Apple’s MobileMe service . Jim was surprised to find the Mac was online.

cad812c98315 09.jpg Stolen laptop returned courtesy Back to My Mac information and police work

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