There seems to be a number of software on the market to be able to track your precious Macs. However they all seem to want a yearly charge and of course this isn’t cheap. I sometimes think that just having a password and a screensaver lock is enough and alot cheaper than paying for software. So whilst the screensaver lock won’t show me where my macbook is. It’s insured! But what about the data? Well i’ll loose that as I don’t see paying $40 to keep an eye on it for the ‘chance’ that my macbook may get stolen.

Unless your a little silly and keep forgetting where you put your macbook, or are not aware that what your doing is actually attracting thieves, then like me is $40 a year from some companies worth it?

Well now theres a cheap and brilliant way to do just this for only $20 per computer. (I don’t know about you but I only need one macbook ;) )
Hidden Company Logo

You may be thinking this software must be lacking something the more expensive ones don’t….

Well the truth is it doesn’t. In fact I have done some research and found one company wanting $48 per year, and it does no more than what hidden does. hidden seems to have a nicer interface, easier to use and more of an appropriate price.

Some features of hidden include…

Take an iSight photo of your thief in action!isight Photo Icon
If your Mac has an iSight camera, hidden will transmit pictures of the thief and his surroundings with every update, making it even easier to recover your laptop. They can run, but they can’t hide.

Locate your computer using google mapsMaps Icon
Hidden uses advanced WiFi positioning technology to locate your computer anywhere on the planet. The global coordinates are displayed on a map as your computer moves around.

Track your mac using the easy to use Control Panel! Control Panel Icon
View the location of your laptop on google maps along with photos of the thief in action in your web based tracking control panel. I can also add that this is extremely easy to use! Unlike some in the past I have seen!

See what’s happening on your Macbook! Screenshot icon
Hidden will take screen shots of your stolen computer so you can see what the thief is doing and wait for them to reveal their identity.

This is the best way in my opinion to track, view and reveal your mac, if and when it gets stolen.