Comment Did you know? (Score 1) 472
European air traffic systems run on Windows XP with McAfee.
McAfee Kills SVCHost.exe, Sets Off Reboot Loops For Win XP, Win 2000 472
Kohenkatz writes "A McAfee Update today (DAT 5958) incorrectly identifies svchost.exe, a critical Windows executable, as a virus and tries to remove it, causing endless reboot loops."
Reader jswackh adds this terse description: "So far the fixes are sneakernet only. An IT person will have to touch all affected PCs. Reports say that it quarantines SVCHOST. [Affected computers] have no network access, and missing are taskbar/icons/etc. Basically non-functioning. Windows 7 seems to be unaffected."
Updated 20100421 20:08 GMT by timothy: An anonymous reader points out this easy-to-follow fix for the McAfee flub.
Comment As less as possible (Score 1) 1117
AT the college where I work, most computer labs that were deployed a few years ago were locked down very tight. Basically all the students could do is use an approved set of programs, and Internet was blocked off. During that time, the computers were vandalised regularly and on a large scale. Students would unplug them for fun, smash the keyboard and scribble on the screen. And yes, we're talking about yound adults.
Magically, when the restrictions were eased, and unfiltered Internet access was allowed, vandalism was reduced dramatically. Instead of wasting their time vandalising the school's equipment, the waste it on Hotmail or Facebook.
Moral of the story, the best way to have students take care of computer equipment is to make them feel as if they own it...
With that said, I still agree that giving every kid a laptop at school is a baaaaad idea. Any sane teacher would strongly oppose this plan...
Submission + - New water-cooled hard drives coming (arstechnica.com)
CoolHandLuke writes: NEC and Hitachi are teaming up on a liquid cooling system for hard drives. The goal is to cut down on noise levels while providing more efficient cooling. 'Hitachi and NEC are developing the water-cooled hard drive systems for desktop computers mainly to reduce noise levels to 25 decibels, 5 decibels quieter than a whisper. To do this, NEC and Hitachi actually wrap the hard drive in "noise absorbing material and vibration insulation." According to Hitachi and NEC, the cooling cold plate they're planning to use is the most efficient plate ever used for heat conduction, which means they'll be able to cool the hard drives quicker and more efficiently.'
Submission + - The Story the Feds Never Told About the Oklahoma C (democracynow.org)
axb2298 writes: Democracy Now (http://www.democracynow.org) is reporting A Salt Lake City lawyer searching for the truth behind his brother's death has uncovered a wealth of new information that could implicate the FBI in the Oklahoma City bombings. The documents he dug up suggest the FBI knew about the plot to bomb the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in advance but did little to prevent it.
Submission + - SuprNova.org Transferred to The Pirate Bay (slyck.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Andrej Preston, ex-administrator of legendary BitTorrent SuprNova.org, has turned over the keys to The Pirate Bay.
"My deal with [The Pirate Bay] was that the role of SuprNova can't change much," he tells Slyck.com. "It needs to be community orientated, but I hope they make some updates the SuprNova was sooo missing. But what they will do, it's not my thing to decide anymore. But I know they will do [well] and will try to keep the community spirit running."
"My deal with [The Pirate Bay] was that the role of SuprNova can't change much," he tells Slyck.com. "It needs to be community orientated, but I hope they make some updates the SuprNova was sooo missing. But what they will do, it's not my thing to decide anymore. But I know they will do [well] and will try to keep the community spirit running."
