i can tell u this isn't new, even here in malaysia.

we also have people who would steal from public facilities. a friend who works in an education institute always complain to me about how stuff get stolen from his labs even when he can look through the glass panel to see the entire lab! those thieves are level 20 rogues, i can tell u. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/suspicion.gif" alt="" />

happened to me as well. not that it's necesarry, i installed a freshener in a lab for students benefit but within a day, it was stolen. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" /> now i let them stink in that lab without care.

i know this won't help much, kiya, but one can also try double-tape the monitors down to the table to frustrate the would-be thieves. as for the hard disk issue, maybe u should invest in lockable computer cases. i'm seriously thinking of it as well for my labs.

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