Wednesday, 14 February 2018

Computer Security Policies: Information for a Business or the Regular Man?


http://www.comptechdoc.org/independent/security/recommendations/secpolgen.html

At some point or the other, all of us would have been warned about the many dangers that happen in everyday life. In the modern world, however, these warnings have veered away from instructions like "Make sure you're home at a certain time" to "You should look into encrypting files before saving or sending them". There have been many efforts to make sure individuals are aware of some steps to take to ensure their safety online and while using computers. This leads me to question whether or not the bulk of information is really to protect the regular man or protect the "secrets" of a business.

Aside from universities publishing guidelines on the use of their networks, links like the one above give general information on computer policies. The bottom line is the link to the outside and business world and not a regular person in their home. How come there aren't many other posts or campaigns about protecting one's policy in their own home aside from the common thread about using a password on one's devices?

More needs to be done. on this front At the very least, the jargon used in these posts should be simplified for the average person to understand and follow. I can the appreciate the effort to break down the information into sections and the organization of these posts into smaller parts under sub-headings but this cannot distract from the fact that the information is seemingly geared toward a particular audience.

One can argue that one or two of the suggestions can be used in one's home but that is not the point here. Systematic advice and suggestions should be holistically given to the regular person on the street - information they can relate to.

Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Synopsis of chapters 1 and 2 - The Great Gatsby

Chapter 1

Here the readers are introduced to the narrator Nick Carraway who is his own way gives an insight to the lifestyle of the rich, middle class and poorer people of society. A background of his life and family was given and his reasons for moving to New York. In addition to this, we meet Daisy (Nick's second cousin) and Tom (upper class people). Their relationship is given an insight where we see Tom as the cheating rich husband and Daisy the wife who was brought up in money.

Chapter 2

This is where Tom takes Nick to meet the woman in which he is having an affair with.  We see that their relationship was known but they still took steps to conceal their relationship. It goes on to talk about a party that they had in the apartment where they scandalous meetings were held.  This party consisted of Tom, Nick, Myrtle and her sister and a couple they were friends with who lived in the complex.

Thursday, 7 November 2013

Justice in Richard the Third

Justice is defined as just behaviour or treatment or the administration of law.

Justice is done to Rivers, Vaughn, Grey and Hastings in the form of Margaret's curse coming true or taking effect in Act 3.

Monday, 23 September 2013

Richard the Third Act 1 Scene 1

1. A soliloquy is a monologue in which there are other actors on stage but who cannot hear what the person is saying. In movies this is called thinking narration.

2. The sililoquy in Act 1 Scene 1 is found within the first lines of the script spoken by Richard.

3. In my opinion Richard is a sly and clever person. It seems to me that he only looks out for himself and is always looking for new and cunning ways to get what he wants.

4. Character Sketch-

      Richard: Duke of Gloucester. He is sly, ugly and cunning
      Clarence: brother to Richard and heir to the throne of England
      Sir Robert Brackenbury: professional
      Lord Hastings also known as Lord Chamberlain:

5. The scene is taking place in London.

6. Summary one scene 1:

    Act 1 Scene 1 starts with Richard revealing his plot against his brother Clarence. Richard has Clarence arrested and goes on to ask him why. It further goes on to explain just how Richard plans to succeed the throne all while getting rid of his brother and the sickly King Edward IV while getting the attention of Lady Anne Neville who is the widow of Edward and daughter-in-law of Henry VI.

Tuesday, 17 September 2013

        According to church records, though no birth records exist William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26th 1564 at Holy Trinity Church. It is from this information that he was believed to have been born on or around April 23rd 1564.
        William was the third child of John Shakespeare, a leather merchant and Mary Arden a local heiress. William had two older sisters, Joan and Judith and three younger brothers, Gilbert, Richard and Edmund.
William married Anne Hathaway on November 28th 1582 in Worcester in Canterbury Province. Shakespeare was 18 and Anne was 26. Their first child Susanna was born on May 26th 1583. Two years later on February 2nd 1585 he had twins- Hamnet and Judith. Hamnet later died at age 11 for unknown causes. After the birth of the twins there are no record for the next seven years of William's life. Scholars call this the period of lost years.
        By the year 1592, there is evidence that Shakespeare most likely earned a living as an actor and playwright in London and probably had most of his plays produced by the early 1590's. Documents show that William was a managing partner in the Lord Chamberlain's Men's Company of theatrical players, a group which he was a par of from about 1594 onward. After the crowning of King James I in 1603 the company changed its name to King's Men. The company was very popular and there are records that show that Shakespeare had works published and sold as public literature. According to civil records, Shakespeare had at this time purchased the second largest house in Stratford called New House. It was a four day ride by horse from Stratford to London and so it is believed that he spent most of his time in the city and came home once a year during the forty day Lenton period when theatres were closed. By 1599, William and his business partners built their own theatre on the south bank of Thames river by which they called The Globe.
William Shakespeare's first plays were mostly historical written in the 1590's. He also wrote several comedies which include "Twelfth Night" and "A Midsummer Nights Dream". Later in his career he wrote tragedies which include "Hamlet", "King Lear" and "Macbeth".
Tradition has it that William Shakespeare died on his birthday but scholars believe it to be a myth. However, church records show that he was interned at Holy Trinity Church on April 5th 1616. In his will, most of his possessions were left to his eldest daughter Susanna and a third of his estate left to his wife Anne, who seems to have gotten little.
        Even though, one hundred and fifty years after his death questions about the authorship of his plays arose, Shakespeare was a respected man of the dramatic arts. His exceptional dramatic skills were not recognized until the 19th century and today his plays are very popular and constantly studied. Shakespeare is considered the greatest dramatist of all time and is often referred to as the English national poet.