Stolen Mac Helps Nab Thieves
Kait Duplaga of White Plains, NY knew exactly what to do when thieves took her and her roommates’ possessions: find a computer, activate “Back to my Mac,” and turn on the camera.
Duplaga, who works for an Apple Store in Westchester, NY, had her home robbed of flat screen tvs, liquor, and her Apple laptop. Instead of accepting her fate, her knowledge of Apple applications and her membership in .mac.
.mac membership costs $99 a year and includes other services besides Back to my Mac, including a web gallery, 10G of storage space, IMAP mail access, and web hosting.
Duplaga got on another Mac, activated Back to my Mac, and used Photobooth to activate the camera. The laptop was being used, and at first, all she saw was an empty chair. After awhile, though, one of the burglars appeared, and Duplaga activated the camera to take a shot.
When the camera is activated, a countdown starts. The crook noticed this and moved to put his hand in front of the camera, but it was too late– he was caught. This alone wouldn’t have been enough to find the burglar, but one of Duplaga’s roommates recognized the man as somebody who was at a party of theirs a few weeks prior.
For more advice on recovering lost or stolen Mac products, check out this page from Macsimum news.
Thanks to the New York Times and Lisa Foderaro for the story.
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