How to Retrieve a Stolen Laptop

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted May 2, 2009 2:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – When a burglar stole Joshua Alston’s laptop, there wasn’t much the police could do. But the Newsweek writer realized there was something he could do. Alston had installed a program on the laptop that allowed him to access it remotely. He had never... Read full story »

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