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Thanks much for the input. I was planning on charging like $15 a year or so to recoup server costs once I'm sure it works and such. If a free product doesn't w

• tstegart 18y ago
  You should put a few how-to docs up there about finding an ISP, etc. Explain it might not always work, that sort of thing. I'm always in favor of more explaining, especially if you want to attract users who aren't technologically savvy, but savvy enough to want protection.
• jonknee 18y ago
  > About the IP address, I would probably find out the ISP and then email the ISP. Realistically, I think that's the best you can do in many cases. The police have better things to do than track down the odd stolen laptop. You don't seem fairly motivated to recover the laptop (nor even have a real plan), that's not a good quality for such a service. There are plenty of other competitors in the space and they are very enthusiastic about working with the police. A few great success stories are priceless in marketing value. In general, you should be very very specific about what your software does and what you'll be able to do in case of a reported stolen laptop. It's essentially spyware, so you need to be very up front.