SbuxBlaze
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 May 11th 2008, 3:12 pm |
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A remote desktop access feature found in some Macintoshes is being credited with leading police to two suspects in the burglary of an apartment in New York.
In addition to flat-screen TVs, iPods, and DVDs, the thieves made off with two laptop computers, one of which belonged to Kait Duplaga, an Apple store employee, according to a report in the New York Times on Saturday. While police in White Plains, N.Y., were coming up empty with their investigation, Duplaga learned that her computer was being used on the Internet and turned on the Back to My Mac feature installed on her Mac from another Mac, according to the report.
The feature allowed Duplaga to see immediately how the computer was being used at the time, as well as operate it remotely. Recalling that she had a camera installed on the computer, the fast-thinking Duplaga snapped images of one of the burglary suspects before he realized what was happening, according to the Times. Duplaga showed the image to friends who recognized the suspect as someone who attended a party at the apartment.
The photo lead police to arrest two suspects on Wednesday and recover nearly all the stolen property
"It doesn't get much better than their bringing us a picture of the guy actually using the stolen property," Daniel Jackson, the deputy commissioner of public safety in White Plains, told the newspaper. "It certainly made our job easier."
The Back to My Mac feature runs on Leopard-based Macintoshes and requires a $99 subscription to the .Mac online service.
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chekkz
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| May 11th 2008, 3:34 pm |
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^^haha... love it.
as expensive as apple computers are, you might as well have the feature in case some crap like this happens. Smart and quick thinking on the lady's part. 
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SbuxBlaze
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| May 11th 2008, 3:36 pm |
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| chekkz wrote: | ^^haha... love it.
as expensive as apple computers are, you might as well have the feature in case some crap like this happens. Smart and quick thinking on the lady's part. |
I know, you probably couldnt do this with any other OS  . Turn on remote desktop and snap a picture of them lol
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Lbroskee
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| May 11th 2008, 4:00 pm |
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god i love macs even more now
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zcollvee
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| May 12th 2008, 8:00 am |
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I love macs.
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randomus_r
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| May 12th 2008, 9:48 am |
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Haha, that's pretty neat.
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alxmarcond
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| May 12th 2008, 4:00 pm |
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u have to hope that remote desktop is on though. with this thing it will turn it on for you.
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SbuxBlaze
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| May 18th 2008, 10:43 pm |
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| alxmarcond wrote: | | u have to hope that remote desktop is on though. with this thing it will turn it on for you. |
yeah which is great
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