GettyMost people are familiar with the concept of a dead man's switch that, for example, activates the emergency brake should a London Underground train driver become incapacitated. Why would you want a dead man's switch for your laptop? Making a laptop BusKill cableThe actual components to make a dead man's switch BusKill cable are readily available, and as cheap as chips. Altfield's blog posting explains the construction in detail and includes a video of the dead man's switch in action. Until then, it's pretty simple to put together so why not have a go and build your own laptop dead man's switch?

Source: Forbes January 03, 2020 08:26 UTC