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A.L.A.R.M. Editor's Review

It's always been a good idea to stay well within visual distance of your valuables. Your laptop is no exception, and needs looking out for just as much as your phone, wallet, bag, etc. However, if you do have to step away from your laptop every now and again and it does become out of your line of sight whilst in a public place, ALARM may be a piece of freeware which can help put your mind at rest. What it essentially does is cause your laptop to play a rather noticeable sound effect if your laptop is unplugged from A/C power, therefore if someone is after your laptop and tries to unplug it and make swift get away whilst your back it turned, you should be able to hear the alarm and stop him from getting away with your entire life’s worth of photos, music and documents!

ALARM is a very simple application to use, and comes with a default alarm sound (as expected). However, if you don’t like this or want to change it to something else, it’s very easy to do so. Just use the button in the bottom right hand corner of the window to point ALARM to your desired mp3 file. Conveniently, ALARM supports more than just MP3’s, therefore you should have no problems in setting your own audio alarms.

Things I’d like to see in ALARM though is automatic screen locking once the alarm has been set off, as this would make accessing your laptop even more difficult for intruders, and also some volume controls to set just how loud or quiet the alarm is.

The only major downside to ALARM that I can see is forgetting its running! Obviously, this would be a user error rather than an issue with the application itself, but being sat at your laptop with ALARM running in the background and unplugging your power cable could potentially be quite embarrassing, especially if you’re in a quiet public place such as a library or coffee shop.

I can see ALARM having its uses. It’s a very simple application therefore hard to give a full judgement on it. It’s not something I’d use personally, but I can definitely see its novelty value and may bring peace of mind to some people whilst they are spending time away from their laptop. Overall, I’d give it a 2.3/5.





A.L.A.R.M. Publisher's Description

Imagine sitting in front of your laptop in an unprotected area (university, library, at work) and you have to leave it unattended for a short period of time. That's where A.L.A.R.M. comes into play. It silently sits in your system tray until you lock your workstation. If now somebody removes the A/C power connection to steal your laptop, A.L.A.R.M. will play a loud sound from your Laptop speakers until power is back again or you have unlocked your workstation. This is not the best theft protection, but better than nothing. And maybe you're just around the corner or even in the same room, having your eyes on something else.

You can use any media file you like, A.L.A.R.M. supports all major file formats. A brilliant alarm siren is already included.

A.L.A.R.M. is free open source software released under GPL. A.L.A.R.M. - A Laptop A/C Removal Monitor v1.01. ALARM plays a loud siren if A/C adapter is removed while your workstation is locked. Laptop theft protection.

Free download from Shareware Connection - A.L.A.R.M. silently sits in your system tray until you lock your workstation. If now somebody removes the A/C power connection to steal your laptop, A.L.A.R.M. will play a loud sound from your Laptop speakers until power is back again.

Publisher: Moritz Bartl | License: Freeware | Price: 0.00
Version: 1.01 | Size: 638 KB | Platform: Windows Server, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Ultimate, WinOther
Released Date: 24-03-2011 | Rating: 4 | Title: A.L.A.R.M.

Author Url: http://alarm.sourceforge.net/
Program Info Url: http://alarm.sourceforge.net/
Download Url: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/alarm/alarm101-install.exe?download
Screenshot Url: http://alarm.sourceforge.net/images/alarm-settings.gif

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