iCloud and Find My Mac/iPhone

Since 10.7.2 it is possible not only find my iPhone, but also to find my Mac. I’ve added all of them to the iCloud service and used the sosumi php scripts to get the data.

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DIY: Location mapping Part 1 – Getting the location data

Location based services needs to be switched on

Location based services needs to be switched on

Inspired by the question in the http://fanbóys.org/ podcast, I will write down, what I have up and running for over two years now.

Goal: Have a background method running, which collects your location during the day and displays it on a map and has some export functionality.

Ingredients: An Apple iPhone, an Apple ID, activated Find My iPhone, a LAMP system and additional Google Maps. Continue reading