Lifehacker, one of the many Gawker properties, asked its readers about what their favorite apps for finding lost smartphones are. The same day that we ran Jared's story on The Atlantic Tech, Lifehacker published the results of its most recent survey.

Since the program has been free since November, when Apple rolled out iOS 4.2.1, there's no reason not to. Use Jared's story - or perhaps this has happened to you or someone else you know - to install Apple's Find My iPhone service if you're using one of Apple's smartphones. So now he knows roughly where his phone is - and that he'll never be able to get it back. While the program can be helpful in retrieving lost devices in some instances, it did little to assist our editor, simply pointing him towards a large apartment block within city limits. Jared hadn't installed any of the several phone-tracking programs available on his Android device before the robbery took place, so he was stuck using Plan B, a tool that can be installed on your phone after it's been lost.

A: The day after Atlantic associate editor Jared Keller was robbed at gunpoint on the north side of Washington, D.C., he walked you through his attempt to retrieve his smartphone.

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