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Precisely! Why would I care about a browser only mode for every day use? I have not rebooted my Air in weeks.

So there is two applications, right?

1) Surf station, if your borrow your Mac to a friend or stranger once in a while. 2) Anti theft.

Sure, running the browser only might increase browsing performance a bit. But I guess it won't make a big difference. Avoiding Flash and a add blocker is way more effective.

Has anyone seen any other recent advances in anti theft? Will the new Mac Air have a lock? The current one doesn't and I find that very annoying. There used to be a USB stick that would trigger an alarm when pulled without password deactivation. But I can't find it anymore and last time I check it was discontinued on Amazon.

Any solutions? Otherwise, lets build one and pitch it over Kickstarter!




Can't edit anymore: http://www.sourcingmap.com/usb-antitheft-security-alarm-for-... Looks nice but clumsy. I was looking for something, the size of a USB thumb drive.




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