Stolen Mac tracking app Hidden was free until January (Update: all done!)

Update 12/23: Who knew that ALL of you would rush over to Hidden and claim your free account? The company has had to close out the free promotion early (as of 12/23), but all registered machines will be valid. [Thanks Chris Pirillo for the heads-up]

Hidden is an app that claims to help you track down and find your Mac -- it runs in the background of your desktop computer, completely invisible, and only starts to send out location information when you actually go to the Hidden website and choose to flip it on. That way, if your Mac is ever stolen, you can log on from any computer and immediately get updates on where your stolen computer is, helping you track it down as quickly as possible. Getting it back is up to you, but just finding a stolen or lost computer is often all you need to do to provide proof that it's yours anyway.

Our own Steve Sande really liked Hidden when we first wrote about it a few months ago, and as a special holiday giveaway, the app is now free for everyone for the rest of the month. That's a great deal -- the software is usually US$20, and most security software of this type is much more expensive, with some even requiring an ongoing subscription. All you have to do is get the app for free and, of course, register on the website (so you can log in to find your computer if needed).

After January 1, the price will return to $20, presumably, so make sure to get the app soon.

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Source: http://hiddenapp.com/blog/2010/dec/01/hiddens-christmas-give…

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Darla

TUAW updated their post on 12/23.

December 27 2010 at 12:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Carson J Gallo

WTF TUAW! Why didn't u tell us that there was only a limited amount of free copies. You just said it was FREE UNTIL JANUARY. You never said anything about limited amount of offers. Thank u so much TUAW, for the heads up.

December 25 2010 at 11:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

carlcasca

Wow, they canceled the whole thing claiming surprisingly high demand. Sounds like a bait-and-switch to lure traffic to their site.

December 25 2010 at 5:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Cam

Looks like I'll take my business over to Prey

December 23 2010 at 9:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

ArAgost

Wait, is it january already? I must have missed Christmas AND new year's. Weird.

December 23 2010 at 7:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

KiwiBri

what, promo lasted 1 day? Thats pretty Piss Poor.. obviously no real thought or planning went into this..

December 23 2010 at 5:53 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

jcostedpm

they ended the program early. No fair. Lets sue the bastards.

December 23 2010 at 5:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

MikeS

Offer good until January 1st, or the part they failed to mention "while supplies last". Lame to say the least, and they won't be getting a dime from me in the future. I was *going* to slap a free copy on my MBP, and a paid copy on the wife's MBA. Now I'll be installing nothing from them, and I'm glad because of the bait-and-switch tactics.

December 23 2010 at 4:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

nicleT

And what about if I'm in an emergency to retrieve my computer and I can't login because their servers are DOWN?

December 23 2010 at 4:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ffanatic

Their site was down conveniently during this "promotion."

What a turn-off. And now the promotion is over because too many people took advantage of the promotion THEY initiated?! That is SO tacky.

December 23 2010 at 2:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply