Thanks Charlie!
“Today I got a new tracker for my Mac called VigiMac, its quite interesting, so I thought I’d share it with you guys! Just go to vigimac.com and follow the necessary steps to setup your mac, then if your mac ever gets stolen you can log-on to the vigimac website and enable [...]
CBGFilms.com : VigiMac, A Non-Intrusive Tracker For Your Mac
VigiMac users in the world
Since it has been launched, more than 1400 Mac users have installed VigiMac to protect their computer for free.
So I have tried to give you a view of the last 300 registered Mac in the world with this Google Map.
A big thank to you, especially if you’ve done a little donation
Some news about VigiMac
Launched on April 24, 2008, VigiMac receives signs of life of all your Mac every 3mn.
This traffic represents more than 4.5 million web requests for the month of July.
Today, more than 830 Mac in the world have been registered on VigiMac.com.
- 2400 downloads on Versiontracker : if you have installed VigiMac without registration, it will [...]
ARDAgent security hole with MacOS X 10.5.4
A security hole has been recently discovered, relayed by all websites of the Mac community. This vulnerability with the ARDAgent program gives access to the root superuser with a simple Applescript command :
$ osascript -e ‘tell app “ARDAgent” to do shell script “whoami”‘
root
If it does not always work with MacOS X 10.5.3 (and previous [...]
Firmware password : the best complement for VigiMac
Our first advice to improve VigiMac : setting up a firmware password.
Defined with administrator privileges, this password is the best low-level protection for your Mac.
It avoids :
- your hard disk to be formatted,
- your Mac to be started up in target disc mode, from another disc, or another partition.
You’ll find on Mac OS X Install [...]
Track Your Mac, a new great feature on Vigimac.com
It is now possible to track it yourself on Vigimac.com to check your installation and to declare a stolen Mac.
This new tool completes our anti-theft protection.
Try it now.
Softpedia recommended Mac apps of the week
While some of you probably live by the saying “it’ll never happen to me,” take into account that one of your so-called friends is maybe (just maybe) eyeing your superb, 20-inch Aluminum iMac, or the MacBook Pro that you like to show off whenever you get the chance. But say you have but the best [...]
Macwelt: Online-Service für das Aufspüren gestohlener Macs
Vigimac soll dabei helfen, einen gestohlenen Mac wieder zu beschaffen. Das Hintergrundprogramm bestimmt alle zwei Minuten die aktuelle IP-Adresse des Rechners und überträgt sie an den Server des Programmherstellers.
Wurde nach einem Diebstahl das System nicht komplett gelöscht, meldet das Programm dadurch den neuen Standort des Diebesguts. Per E-Mail kann man diese für eine Lokalisierung auswertbaren [...]
VigiMac, a new (free!) tool to protect your mac
Install it, register your Mac, and forget it.
We hope you’ll never need to contact us…
More information about VigiMac.
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