One of the presentations that stood out in the recent Future of web design, London was from Good Barry.

Why? It really stood out as simple, plain and honest advice on how to work smarter in our current climate. Some easy to use strategies on how to set targets and get the right results from your actions.

Achieved using a acronym named BUSTA – this method was explained as giving more effective results, less conflict with clients and repeat business too. And for the freelancer, the bottom line – higher profits as less changes are required using this method as you build into this procedure what exactly is required.

Image showing breakdown of BUSTA acronym:

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Unfortunately due to the number of electronic items the average geek, freelancer and employee travels around the world with, it’s hardly surprising sometimes these items get lost or stolen.

Whilst costs can be covered by either business or home insurance, it’s not much fun filing a police report and having to deal with file and data loss.

Now you may actually have the chance to track your Apple product, whether it’s an iPhone, Macbook or any Apple computer with isight built in there are some fantastic anti-theft software available to reunite you with your hardware.

• iPhone iredhanded or undercover
• MacBook, MacBookPro, iMac undercover

Accurately locate your stolen Mac

Undercover uses advanced technology developed by Skyhook Wireless to locate your Mac based on Wi-Fi positioning. In addition, it also transmits network information, enabling their recovery center to accurately track and locate your stolen Mac within a range of 10-20 meters.

The software also sends screenshots of your stolen Mac at regular intervals. These screenshots will sooner or later reveal the thief’s identity (e.g. when chatting, reading and writing emails) making it much easier to work with the police in order to recover your Mac.

See who’s using your Mac

Undercover will transmit pictures of the thief and his surroundings every 6 minutes, making it even easier to identify the current user. It’s like having a private detective working for you.

MacBookPro recovered in only 3 days

Orbicule recently posted a story on their website about how a MacBookPro was recovered in just three days, thanks to the network information, iSight photos and screenshots (which captured the thief’s email address) provided by Undercover. If you or your users carry around expensive Mac portables, Undercover might be just the insurance policy you need.

The cost for this? £41 for up to 5 Macs..

Apple’s response to reporting a lost Apple product discussions.apple.com – Basically, there isn’t one, but the message is using the software here makes the chances of recovering your products much, much higher.

There is also a windows equivalent of this type of software, in case anyone you know may need this anti-theft protection at lojackforlaptops