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Apple removed serial numbers of iPods in iTunes

Apple removed serial numbers of iPods in iTunes

Last February I wrote a post about how you could find your stolen iPod’s serial number in iTunes.  By running a diagnostic check from within iTunes you would see “last connected iPod serial number”.  Cool, you had it and now you could report that number to the police, submit it to a registry like Stolen911.com [...]

New Website to List Stolen iPods

Frustrated victims of iPod theft often turn to Craigslist to post a message about the crime hoping someone may be able to help.  The problem, the post on Craigslist usually expires within a couple of weeks.   A new stolen property registry website hopes to help.  
Stolen911.com allows anyone to post a free message just like popular [...]

“iPods Don’t Cause Crime, People Do”

At least that’s the opinion of one reader of the recently posted New York Times article, “Are iPods to Blame for Rising Crime?”  The article is based on a report from The Urban Institute that suggests the proliferation of iPods aided the national violent crime rate to rise over the last couple of years.
 
The article and report [...]

Find your stolen iPod's serial number in iTunes

Find your stolen iPod’s serial number in iTunes

If you did not write it don’t worry, you can find the serial number in your iTunes software.