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Will Carling goes after fumbled Ipad
FORMER ENGLAND RUGBY CAPTAIN Will Carling has used the Mobileme gadget security software to chase down an Ipad he said was stolen, but should be more accurately described as 'left on a train'.
Carling played out his detective adventure on Twitter, and started his less than epic tale with the announcement, "On an adventure! Left my Ipad on train yesterday, Doh ! Have now tracked it down to a building in Woking. On my way! Could be interesting !"
Yes, it could be. Hang on Will, we've got Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's estate on the phone, tell us more.
"Used the Mobile me tracker. It is in a block of flats! Managed to get in & knock on all 18 doors! No answer surprisingly. So left notes :-O", he added. The he came back with, "breaking news! My Ipad has moved! It is now at the station! This is like Enemy of the State !!"
Yes, you could say that. Particularly if you have never seen Enemy of the State.
Buoyed by the capabilities of his tracking software, Carling began sending threatening messages to his Ipad in order to let its current holder know that they were being followed. He Tweeted, "Just sent the moving Ipad a message telling them they are being tracked! quoted Police crime reference. Shall update soon....."
He did indeed update soon, and tracked the device as it moved in the direction of a police station - of all places - at which point he told the carrier, "you are very close to the Police Station now...." Shortly after this he added, "Result! Police have just called, Ipad has been handed over! It was handed into Woking Station."
A happy ending for sure, but crime of the century? No. Still, it kept him busy for a few hours. µ
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So someone found the ipad on the train. Took it home where he had his dinner, before taking it down the cop-shop like a good citizen.
My brother did the same thing with his iphone. Left it in a taxi and then rather freaked out the girl in the taxi office by telling her where the taxi was currently when he was trying to identify which driver's cab it was in.
He eventually went round to the drivers house the next morning, where the phone had spent its night down the back of the seat, and knocked on the door.
Only amazing thing about either story is that the battery lasted long enough to track the device.
Oh, and Will, one little word of advice, if you are tracking someone or something it's best not to tell them. If they really were up to no good they would just turn the device off and pull the SIM!