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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Shouldn’t that be 976-DUMB with
perma-hold music?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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ale-bounces@ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Jim Kinney<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, June 16, 2009 11:37
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts -
Yes! We run Linux!<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [ale] lojack for
laptops?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I think use the solenoid
to keep a pin in place that prevents the battery from falling out. When the
battery falls out, it has a large red sticker that says "Dead Battery -
Call 555-DUMB for replacement".<br>
<br>
Or the solenoid keeps a pin in place that prevents the "any" key from
being ejected from the keyboard...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Jeff Lightner <<a
href="mailto:jlightner@water.com">jlightner@water.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>By the way it might be possible to satisfy Dilbert's PHB.<br>
<br>
If you had a solenoid that was held open by power (battery or AC) all<br>
the time that closed on a piezoelectric device when that power was off<br>
the piezoelectric device could be used to power a light to tell him the<br>
battery was dead. I'm wondering how many PHBs would ignore the extra<br>
weight of all that for the "benefit" of such a light.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: <a href="mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org">ale-bounces@ale.org</a> [mailto:<a
href="mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org">ale-bounces@ale.org</a>] On Behalf Of<br>
<st1:place w:st="on">Preston</st1:place> Boyington<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sent: Tuesday, June 16,
2009 10:52 AM<br>
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!<br>
Subject: Re: [ale] lojack for laptops?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Bob Toxen wrote:<br>
<snipped><br>
> Seriously, this would be a device physically attached to this but not<br>
> electrically connected -- since all such PCMCIA cards and such don't<br>
> have power unless the laptop is running. Hence, it's not really<br>
laptop<br>
> related as you could just as easily attach it to your pen (if it were<br>
> small enough).<br>
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well my thought was more of something that was small and self powered<br>
that would be inside the laptop. that way the laptop in question would<br>
not need to be powered on for it to activate.<br>
<br>
if a laptop gets stolen a software solution is not good since it has a<br>
high chance of being wiped. if parted out then the wiped drive would<br>
just go on eBay along with the ram, mobo, screen, etc.<br>
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<br>
--<br>
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Arrant Drivel - really, it's just trash...<br>
<a href="http://www.arrantdrivel.com/" target="_blank">http://www.arrantdrivel.com/</a><br>
<br>
Where the road takes me - a highwayman's perspective<br>
<a href="http://www.prestonboyington.com/" target="_blank">http://www.prestonboyington.com/</a><br>
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