NorthWet Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Yesterday I discovered a laptop computer (not mine) in my car, and the most likely place that it would have stowed away is WCCS7. If you are missing a laptop, identify it and I will get it to you. (There is nothing obvious on the HDD to indicate owner.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahDL88 Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Umm, its black and square, umm yeah I hope the owner can be found Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Uh, what took so long to find it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted August 18, 2005 Author Share Posted August 18, 2005 Uh, what took so long to find it? A bizarre combination of my son's driving school, my work, and Diet Mt. Dew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 If its a IBM Thinkpad, 486sx with a expanding keyboard and a missing rear panel than its Oddcomps. I gave it to him, not sure how it'd make it into your car, but just thinking. -Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted August 19, 2005 Author Share Posted August 19, 2005 Oddcomp was the second person I thought of, as we did spend some time at WCSS7. The first person I thought of was the guy to whom I was loaning my t-wagon. Both said it wasn't theirs, but offered to make a home for it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted August 19, 2005 Author Share Posted August 19, 2005 Bump!!!... ...for the lonely losers who are at home on Friday night!!! (I technically am not, as I have to go to work instead of stay at home and watch cr*ppy TV or surf the net. :-\ ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted August 20, 2005 Author Share Posted August 20, 2005 Bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operose Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 nobody wants it.. must've been a "tip"... wish I got tipped that well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subi81 Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Wow I am surprised the owner hasn't come forward? Bump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 nobody wants it.. must've been a "tip"... wish I got tipped that well Hmmm...tipped for what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkster58 Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Prob "AUSTIN"S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edrach Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 His was the only laptop I saw at WCSS7 and he's not online much lately. Prob "AUSTIN"S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddcomp Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 His was the only laptop I saw at WCSS7 and he's not online much lately. wrong answer ed.. you saw me sitting over by jason's campsite in a chair dinkin away at my fuel maps on my laptop sooo pffftt! hey north i got .. programs that can find usefull info on things like those things to try and determine the ownership.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNoahsPinkMartini Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 If you open word and then go to HELP and pick "more information about micro office word" it will tell you who it's licenced to... that might help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. RX Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 If it is not password protected, start it up, open the e-mail and see who the e-mails are sent to. It is kind of an invasion of privatcy, but if it help to get the laptop back to it's owner, what the heck. I still can believe that someone by now hasn't noticed that their laptop is missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddcomp Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 where as i am with dr rx .but if who ever had the laptop is like me and puts as l;ittle personal info on any computer they use as possible\ then further . indepth snooping is required Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted August 21, 2005 Author Share Posted August 21, 2005 Well, after spending the last 26 years in computers, and owning a computer prior to the IBM PC, I am fairly well versed in things computer. BTW, did I mention that I programmed for several decades in Mainframe Assembler, and have coded in various microprocessor assembly languages? Oh, and I broke through XP Pro's security in order to rescue data files. (I learned a LOT about breaking XP from that task. Very easy...) I have a pretty good idea how to snoop for information, and I did so. At the risk of giving away information to ID the laptop, it has almost nothing on it, not even a setup web-browser/email. Word is not installed; a couple of text files identify the user as a tween/teen, probably male. The OS is "licensed" to an indeterminant name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operose Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 freeeeeeeeeeeeee laptop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 A bizarre combination of my son's driving school, my work, and Diet Mt. Dew. my wife would like to know where the heck you found diet mt. dew. she looked all over and found none! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted August 22, 2005 Author Share Posted August 22, 2005 my wife would like to know where the heck you found diet mt. dew. she looked all over and found none! It's in most stores in the area, at least the ones that have shelf space to spare. Should have asked me, as I probably had 2-3 half-cases in my car at WCSS7. I was first introduced to it 8-9 years ago, when a coworker from the Minneapolis office told us about it and "smuggled" some back to us. I remember one trip where he lugged his HUGE suitcase into the office and opened it to reveal like 8 cases of Diet Mt. Dew. The laptop was buried under about 2 cases-worth of crushed empties. (My "empties" box tipped over.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddcomp Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Well, after spending the last 26 years in computers, and owning a computer prior to the IBM PC, I am fairly well versed in things computer. BTW, did I mention that I programmed for several decades in Mainframe Assembler, and have coded in various microprocessor assembly languages? Oh, and I broke through XP Pro's security in order to rescue data files. (I learned a LOT about breaking XP from that task. Very easy...) I have a pretty good idea how to snoop for information, and I did so. At the risk of giving away information to ID the laptop, it has almost nothing on it, not even a setup web-browser/email. Word is not installed; a couple of text files identify the user as a tween/teen, probably male. The OS is "licensed" to an indeterminant name. yeah yeah yeah... i often forget your prolly a hell of alot smarter than me and by alot i mean.. a really huge large amount lol and i also stand by me previous theory that the laptop is stolen and someone ditched it in your car in a parking lot somewhere... like work ? or.. we the collective that is usmb need to figure out where you hid the body hehhehehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted August 22, 2005 Author Share Posted August 22, 2005 yeah yeah yeah... i often forget your prolly a hell of alot smarter than me and by alot i mean.. a really huge large amount lol... I make no claims to being smart... just that I have lots of experience and know my way around PCs and operating systems. If you could convince a chimp not to spend so much time throwing its poop it could be just as "smart" as I am. ...and i also stand by me previous theory that the laptop is stolen and someone ditched it in your car in a parking lot somewhere... like work ? or.. we the collective that is usmb need to figure out where you hid the body hehhehehehe Well, the car has been parked in my backyard since WCSS7, since my son is taking driving school and driving Christine (with a 3AT) and I don't have enough room out front to park both at the moment. So, unless my Labaradors mugged a boy, I don't think that it got to me since WCSS7. As far as where the body(bodies) is(are) hidden, why don't you come and check out my 10 thickly wooded acres... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobywagon Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 As far as where the body(bodies) is(are) hidden, why don't you come and check out my 10 thickly wooded acres... I was wondering why you kept trying to get me to go in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstaru Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 oh sh$t !!!!he knows where i live. oy yeah, and i teleported it into your car on accident.i was trying to send your pillow pat. if your not pat , you really don't know how funny that is...... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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