LaptopAlarm 1.13

• Editor's Rating:

  4.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  2.5 stars (out of 17 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  19,161

• Operating Systems:

  Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98

• Additional Requirements:

  Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP

• Limitations:

  No limitations

• Date Added:

  July 18, 2007

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version Laptop Alarm 2.0 Laptop Alarm 1.2 LaptopAlarm 1.13c LaptopAlarm 1.13

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Publisher's description of LaptopAlarm 1.13

Did you ever hesitate to leave your laptop for a few minutes in a public space like a library? Afraid that someone will take your laptop? Laptop Alarm will ring a loud alarm whenever someone tries to steal your laptop. When the laptop is disconnected from AC-power (someone pulls the AC adapter plug out) the alarm will go off. The alarm will ring when someone tries to log off or shut down your laptop to take it with him. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Editor's review of LaptopAlarm 1.13

• 4.0 stars

• "Thwart laptop theft"

• Reviewed by: CNET staff
• Reviewed on: August 11, 2008
• Version reviewed: LaptopAlarm 1.13

This simple executable will sound an alarm through your laptop's speakers when certain activities occur, helping to thwart laptop theft. Laptop Alarm's four-check-box interface takes seconds to set. An option pop-up is as easily set to control mouse sensitivity and set a program password.

Operating Laptop Alarm is a snap. Users merely run the executable and set the alarm to sound if the laptop loses power, the system is shut down or logged off, if the USB mouse is unplugged, or if the mouse moved. Testers found the program accurate with no false alarms. There's no method to alter the alarm sound, and users aren't given the opportunity to enter the program password before the alarm goes off.

Laptop Alarm performs well and as expected, but it doesn't run in the background and must be reset each time you want to use it. Leaving your computer is not an action we'd recommend, but this freeware may at least hurt the ears of a potential laptop thief.

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• 1 stars

  Version: LaptopAlarm 1.13

  "but how do you use it"

  by chucklw on September 21, 2007

  Pros: nothing yet

  Cons: i installed it and have no idea how to use it. no instructions, no directions.

  if the alarm goes off, how do you turn it off?

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• 4 stars

  Version: LaptopAlarm 1.13

  "fantastic"

  by nadeem80 on July 22, 2007

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• 4 stars

  Version: LaptopAlarm 1.13

  "Good idea..."

  by poizhan on July 18, 2007

  Pros: Alarm is loud, works in both cases (ac power is unplugged, and person tries to initiate shutdown). Will prevent the casual thief from theft of your laptop.

  Cons: Not password protected, doesn't prevent thief from hard-shut down.

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