Just Show Me: How to track a lost or stolen Laptop

Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you how to track down a lost or stolen laptop.

Losing a laptop can be a terrible experience. It's an expensive investment and has tons of personal data on it. There's a few programs that we suggest you check out now, so that if your laptop does ever disappear, you can hopefully have an easy time finding it. These programs include:

• AbsoluteSoftware's LoJack for Windows laptops

• Hidden for Mac laptops

• Laptop Cop for Windows laptops

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This article originally appeared on Tecca

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