A thought provoking article about computer security. A worthwhile read for anyone responsible for the security of corporate networks.
http://www.ranum.com/security/computer_security/editorials/dumb/
Archive for April, 2008
The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security
Sunday, April 20th, 2008Unbelievable – Elephant Paints a Self Portrait
Thursday, April 10th, 2008Awesome Scratch Built Model of a Star Destroyer
Thursday, April 10th, 2008Annoying Disk Activity on Windows Vista
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008I’ve been annoyed for some time by the periodic (and frequent) bouts of inexplicable disk activity on my Windows Vista machine.
A big thank you to www.mydigitallife.info which correctly suggests that this is caused by a Windows Service called SuperFetch. SuperFetch probably provides some performance gains on systems which are always left on by pre-loading frequently used files into memory when the system isn’t doing anything else.
My system is rebooted somewhat frequently so SuperFetch not only annoys me but is also wearing out my hard drive with it’s constant disk activity.
To disable SuperFetch simply go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services. Right click on SuperFetch, select properties and set the start up type to “Manual”, then click “Stop”.
Enjoy the peace 