“Get your hands off me, I have been stolen,” the laptop, a portable computer, shouted. That is a new solution to laptop computer theft: a program that lets owners give their property a voice when it has been taken.
“把手拿开，我被偷了，”笔记本电脑，一台便携式电脑，喊道。这是一个解决笔记本电脑被盗的新方案：程序，让所有者的财产丢失时发出声音。
The program allows users to display alerts on the missing computer’s screen and even to set a spoken message. Tracking software for stolen laptops has been on the market for some time, but this is thought to be the first that allows owners to give the thief a piece of their mind.
该程序允许所有者在丢失的电脑屏幕上显示警报，甚至设置语音信息。被盗笔记本电脑的追踪软件已经上市一段时间了，但这被认为是第一个让所有者能够给小偷一个机会的软件。
Owners must report their laptop missing by logging on to a website, which sends a message to the model: a red and yellow “lost or stolen” banner pops up on its screen when it is started. Under the latest version of the software, users can also send a spoken message.
所有者必须登录网站报告笔记本电脑丢失，该网站会发送一条信息：启动时屏幕上会弹出一条红色和黄色的“丢失或被盗”横幅。在该软件的最新版本中，所有者还可以发送语音信息。
The message can be set to reappear every 30 seconds, no matter how many times the thief closes it. “One customer sent a message saying, ‘You are being tracked. I am right at your door’,” said Carrie Hafeman, chief executive of the company which produces the program, Retriever.
该消息可以设置为每30秒重新出现一次，无论小偷关上它多少次。“一位顾客发来消息说，'你被跟踪了。我就在你家门口'，”制作该程序Retriever的公司首席执行官卡莉·哈夫曼说。
In the latest version, people can add a spoken message. The default through the computer’s speakers is: “Help, this laptop is reported lost or stolen. If you are not my owner, please report me now.”
在最新版本中，人们可以添加语音信息。电脑扬声器的默认设置是：“救命，这台笔记本电脑被报告丢失或被盗。如果你不是我的主人，请立即告知我。”
The Retriever software package, which costs $29.95 (￡21) but has a free trial period, has the functions of many security software programs. Owners can remotely switch to an alternative password prompt if they fear that the thief has also got hold of the access details.
Retriever软件包，售价29.95美元(21英镑），但有免费试用期，包含许多安全软件程序的功能。如果担心小偷也掌握了访问详细信息，所有者可以远程切换密码提示。
If a thief accesses the internet with the stolen laptop, Retriever will collect information on the internet service provider in use, so that the police can be alerted to its location.
如果小偷用偷来的笔记本电脑上网，Retriever会收集正在使用的互联网服务提供商的信息，这样警方就可以知道它的位置。
Thousands of laptops are stolen every year from homes and offices, but with the use of laptops increasing, the number stolen while their owners are out and about has been rising sharply.
每年有数千台笔记本电脑在家中和办公室被盗，但随着笔记本电脑使用量的增加，所有者外出时被盗的数量急剧上升。
Other security software allows users to erase data remotely or lock down the computer.
其他安全软件允许所有者远程清除数据或锁定计算机。
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