MacBook Alarm
Security and privacy
laptop theft alarm
SHOW HN2018
24points
8comments
#1,101of 2,155 in 2018
Top 52%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
1 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Idea: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Nostalgia for the classic I Alert U Mac app
From 1 comment
revival of the good old https://www.google.com/search?q=i+alert+u+mac ;) It had some funny features like shooting a picture of the intruder and so on :)
ladino on HN
Objections
Thief can mute the Mac to silence the alarm; maker says a fix is in progress
From 2 comments
I'm looking forward to visiting South Africa and South America, but that's kinda scary at the same time. A question though: what happens if a thief turns off the macbook sound?
cbrwizard on HNIt's a good question. Right now if there is at least any sound (not muted) it will increase sound to maximum automatically but if someone will mute the sound it will be muted.…
andreyazimov on HN
Requests
Detect accelerometer or gyroscope movement
From 1 comment
Sounds amazing dude. Does it connect to the gyroscope/accelerometer aswell?
mswehli on HN
Work without admin rights on first launch
From 1 comment
btw. why do you need admin rights on first launch - the app should work without as well
Pin_Leo on HN
Questions
Does it use the accelerometer or gyroscope?
From 1 comment
Sounds amazing dude. Does it connect to the gyroscope/accelerometer aswell?
mswehli on HN
What happens if a thief mutes the sound?
From 1 comment
I'm looking forward to visiting South Africa and South America, but that's kinda scary at the same time. A question though: what happens if a thief turns off the macbook sound?
cbrwizard on HN
Alternatives named
I Alert U Mac
From 1 comment
revival of the good old https://www.google.com/search?q=i+alert+u+mac ;) It had some funny features like shooting a picture of the intruder and so on :)
ladino on HN