Undercover 2.0: Updated for Leopard

A few days ago, Orbicule,Inc. released a new version of Undercover, a security tool which helps to retrieve your Mac if it gets stolen. We reviewed Undercover here on MacApper a couple of months back; but now it’s been updated and upgraded to play nice with our favourite new cat, Leopard.

Other than compatibility with the new OS, Undercover has received a few updates to make it more likely that you’ll get your Mac back. These include a part of the recovery program, that if your Mac is not connected to the Internet for 2 months or more, it will initiate ‘Plan B’ which involves the staging of a hardware failure.

They have also upgraded the way it runs, so it now takes up even less of your oh-so-precious resources. Memory footprint is down about 75% in most cases and CPU and internet use have also been reduced dramatically.

Better yet, Undercover 2.0 is a free upgrade for all 1.x customers! Meaning you can now lock down your Mac even more against the thieves whether you upgraded to Leopard or not. Undercover 2.0 is available to buy from Orbicule at $49, or there is a free upgrade for existing users, with instructions on how to upgrade here.

Also Orbicule are generous to the students of the world, giving it to you for just $39, and if you are in charge of a School/District network of Mac’s this may well be worth a serious look, as it is just $8 per Mac when you buy 100+ copies.