Tracking or recovering a stolen laptop can be an uphill task especially when you are clueless on how to go about it.
However, with the advancements of technology, it is now a piece of cake to track any gadget so long as you know how to go about it.
Here are the simple ways of tracking a lost laptop
Use Your IP address linked with Gmail, Dropbox and Social Media
This might sound bizzare but it is possible to track your laptop through many popular apps and services like Gmail and Dropbox. In this case, you will use your IP address to track it down. An IP address is like your address on the internet. It can be used to track down a lost laptop.
To track these sessions, simply go into the settings of your favorite, most frequently used sites from another laptop and check the latest login sessions using either of the aforementioned IP addresses. Your laptop's location will be displayed on the screen after being detected.
You can opt to use dropbox since it synchronizes your information in the background.
On the other hand, you can resort to use your gmail IP address. Gmail can be used to track down both the laptop and the thief because she/he will scrutinize your gmail account to find the private information and therefore make it easier to track them down.
On this one, facebook has a specific tab for login locations, which should make tracking your laptop much easier from there.
On the tabs, search your favorite sites after which the location will be detected and displayed on the screen.