scarey professor
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Hammerstein
bored and sleepless again
I'd say one bad ass MFER, with all that crap he said I'd be freaking if i was the poor bastard that took the laptop.
He's bluffing and just pissed, IMHO ... but a good bluff.
The Feds don't care about some egghead's stolen laptop.
For one mean professor, see Sam Kinison in Rodney Dangerfield's Back to School.
The Feds don't care about some egghead's stolen laptop.
For one mean professor, see Sam Kinison in Rodney Dangerfield's Back to School.
I like his style.
Keep in mind that many new laptops now come with a computer verson of LOW-JACK. Intstalling a regestered copy of XP on a second computer, will raise a red flag at MICROSOFT.
The rest who knows?
Keep in mind that many new laptops now come with a computer verson of LOW-JACK. Intstalling a regestered copy of XP on a second computer, will raise a red flag at MICROSOFT.
The rest who knows?
papasmerf said:
You really believe that new laptops come with a "computer version of LOW-JACK"??? Certainly no large manufacturer is doing this that I'm aware of.
The prof admits the computer "wasn't connected to the campus network" after it was stolen (easy for an admin to determine), claims that the "wireless wasn't activated". You can buy software that will "call home" when connected to the web, sending the ip addy - maybe he's referring to software like that. He surely would have no other way of knowing it wasn't running on the Starbucks network downtown.
This prof is just trying to scare the guy into bringing the notebook back. How could anyone prove how many copies were made of anything?? He's begging and pleading, but doesn't want it to appear that way.
Sounds to me like a prof that didn't make backups and is in loads of shit for not having data that he should. In all honesty, computer departments expect a certain percentage of notebooks to disappear - comes with the convenience of being portable. With the cost of the laptops, nowadays, hovering at <$1500USD, the notebook pales in comparison to the value of the data. Encryption on the notebook, along with backups are your only truly effective measures to minimize impact of theft.
skihrdr said:
http://www.topshareware.com/Computer-Low-Jack-download-15518.htm
Check it out yourself
skihrdr said:
Recently at Walmart I had seen a "college ready" laptop with this software included for 2 years.
papasmerf said:
That doesn't qualify the statement you made:
"many new laptops now come with"
Dell, HP, Toshiba, Lenovo - none of them provide anything like this. To become considered any part of mass distribution, one of those manufacturers would certainly be participating. Wal-Mart is definitely not a large player in the notebook distribution channel.
Also, this type of software requires that the computer be turned on and connected to the internet, then an ip addy is sent. Ip addresses are like saying, "it's that paperclip right there", when pointing at a box of paperclips.
Another item, wipe the hdd and you no longer have your tracking software. Any thief would do that in a heartbeat. Until this sort of thing is built into the motherboard, in a tamper-proof manner, the software will be a waste of money.
As I mentioned before, the hardware is worthless, the data is potentially valuable, and even then, only to the right individual(s). The prof in the video paints a picture that would indicate the perp will be caught. The odds are against the prof, even if this Low-Jack-like software is installed.
hey there
When I first posted this thread I myself,(being not a techie) was wondering if what he was saying could be legit.Can i assume he's just pulling a really good bluff?
When I first posted this thread I myself,(being not a techie) was wondering if what he was saying could be legit.Can i assume he's just pulling a really good bluff?
Scarey said:
no you can not
Keep this in mind
most professors do consult.
Most are involved in some serious shit who do.
papasmerf said:If you say so
Can you prove otherwise? Or will a consultation with a Wal-Mart IT member be required??
C'mon, don't believe the crap that prof spewed. He's in trouble and he's hoping he can scare his students. If there was a trustworthy method of getting your notebook back from theft, it would be in widespread use. The method you linked is not in such use.
Scarey said:
Notebooks have been stolen from NASA, from politicians, from the military and they can't be located. Let me ask you this, why, if the prof can get the device back and every law agency in the US is working on the case, why in the world would he even have to make a speech about it during a class??? Let LE make the arrest and get the notebook back.
He's full of it and he's playing a bluff. Maybe he's hoping that someone will rat out the thief??? I dunno - basically, he's throwing a hail mary and hoping someone goes for it.
The guy is bluffing. While he may be a consultant and it's possible that there was some sensitive data on the machine I'm sure the agreements he signed stated that it was his responsibility to ensure that the data was safe. He's the guy who's in big trouble and he's bluffing to try to scare the thief into returning the laptop.
Microsoft does not care if the software is installed again and couldn't be bothered to track the guy down - Windows may have been re-installed due to some hardware malfunction. They certainly don't investigate this type of thing. The transponder thing is a bluff too. It would cost more to physically install a transponder and the network to detect it than the machine is worth.
Microsoft does not care if the software is installed again and couldn't be bothered to track the guy down - Windows may have been re-installed due to some hardware malfunction. They certainly don't investigate this type of thing. The transponder thing is a bluff too. It would cost more to physically install a transponder and the network to detect it than the machine is worth.
