Harry Mnemonic

Wild about Harry

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:40:43 +0000

I always get nervous when my girlfriend starts posing hypothetical computer questions. You know the kind of thing; “Is it possible to rob a bank without ever leaving your study?” “Can we disrupt all the red diesel UK deliveries via computer?” “Can we take over US and Russian weapons systems by playing noughts and crosses on your laptop?” Actually, she’s never asked the last one, but seeing as she’s never seen the sublime ’War Games’I’m not that surprised. In fact, knowing that she hasn’t seen ’War Games’before, I’d be pretty terrified if she did ask me that one!

Whenever she starts asking questions about what you can and can’t do through the power of computers, I know she’s got a bee in her bonnet about something. It might take a few days for everything to come to a head, but eventually all those weird questions will start to make sense. Recently she’s been asking about how secure phone systems in the UK are and if there’s any way to “cheat” phone vote systems on TV. Sure enough, turns out she’s become obsessed with the TV show Strictly Come Dancing in general and one of the contestants in particular - my namesake Harry, in fact. Sadly for her, those TV phone voting systems are as tight as a gnat’s chuff these days, after all the scandals a few years ago. Anyway, I’m hardly likely to help her fix the system so she can keep drooling over some other man a few weeks longer!

I watched the show – and Harry – last week, just to see what all the fuss was about. I supposed he’s not the worst looking guy in the world and, if the judges are to be believed, he’s apparently a pretty good dancer. His partner, on the other hand, is a foxy little redhead with the sexiest Eastern European accent. Maybe it wouldn’t do any harm to help my girlfriend keep them in the show a little while longer….

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Using Online Resources

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:03:07 +0000

With the advance of technologies, internet users are given unique opportunities. We can advertise online using internet-based roller banners and take advantage of services such as blogging and communicating with people interested in areas that attract us too. But the internet is giving us another opportunity to explore the world - it provides us with sources of information that would service not only our needs for knowledge, but would also give us extremely useful and practical skills on how to make researching topics or cases much more easily. This article is aimed at students looking for information about their studies and particular topics and would deliver some tips on how to explore the web more successfully.

Using Journals: using online journals is probably the best way of finding proper information about the subject you need. Most of the journal articles you might be interested in are accessible upon subscription , however, universities and colleges are usually being given access so if you are a student and you are interested in researching the works of various authors, check out the relevant journals you have at your disposal through the world wide web.
Official Websites: official websites of different institutions and companies are particularly useful for gaining valuable corporate or state information. Such sources are good for students doing law (researching for example the European institutions or legal mechanisms in the UK), business studies (for example, going through different case studies) and economics(for example reading the official reports of large corporations).
Documentary Archives: most of the documentary and educational programs airing on TV or aimed for education purposes only have their own archives along with their current editions. So if you are in need of getting important information for a research, such online show libraries might be a quite useful source.
News Websites: even though not quite reliable, such sources can also quickly give you necessary information. For example, online editions such as the Economist, Bloomberg Magazine online or Wall Street Journal are excellent sources of analysis on politics, economics, law and society.

So make use of the internet - start using it for your own benefit and to contribute to your own academic performance.

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Do you (really) know who is working for you?

admin — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:03:04 +0000

Perhaps you run a small business and have just a few employees – you’re happy with that and see no need to grow, and that’s fine for all involved. Or maybe you are in charge of a larger company that is ever-expanding, and set to make it big in the not-too-distant future – it’s something which is now out of your control, and you actually quite like it. In either case, screening potential workers is part and parcel of the employment umbrella. And let’s face it: when we are welcoming a new employee into the company, we want to make sure that they are of sound enough quality to represent us, right?

This is where it gets tricky…Because while all of us feel strongly about this issue, we don’t always follow our hunches up in the way that we should.

if you have sensitive data – or lots of financial data that you keep for clients – then the very LAST thing you want is for that information to fall into the wrong hands

If that sounds like you then learn from companies who do it right and always make the time to checkout who they are employing. We’re talking about IT companies, of course. With a great command of technology and a strong understanding of where to find data about particular individuals, IT firms are notorious for vetting their workers heavily. They see it as of paramount importance, and do everything they can to ensure that they only employ people who have a proven track-record.

Another reason why you should consider vetting new recruits more carefully is the security and information issue; if you have sensitive data – or lots of financial data that you keep for clients – then the very LAST thing you want is for that information to fall into the wrong hands. We’ve all had this happen before, but in this day and age there really is no need to allow it to happen again. Avoiding it is something which really should be first priority.

If you’re suspicious about an employee but unsure of how to go about researching them, the Internet is a fabulous place to start. On the internet you’ll find document scanning services , IT companies capable of backing up all your work, and other companies which are specialists in locating information about certain individuals. Companies with the resources to do so are advised to follow up their suspicions – while much of the time they can be unfounded, very often there can be an element of truth and you can find yourself learning much more than you ever thought you might…

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Galaxy Tab 10.1 Review

admin — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 20:03:08 +0000

These days the tablet market is getting even more crowded and sooner rather than later it is believed that most of us will be giving up or laptops and desktops for a tablet pc. Described by many as the sexiest Honeycomb tablet in the market, The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is made thin and lightweight. Given this size, this tablet is obviously a marvel of engineering.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is powered by an NVIDIA Tegra 2 SoC with a dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 CPU. Its 10.1-inch TFT CD displays render at 1280×800. It comes with a non-removable 7000 mAh battery that is rated for 9 hours of use. Its connectivity options include Wi-Fi, A-GPS and Blue Tooth. It has a slim power button and with a volume rocker that is embedded next to each other in the edge of its frame. When you hold this tablet in landscape orientation, you can check these buttons on the top left.

Positioned in the same edge as the volume and power buttons is a standard headphone jack. The device has two speakers that are made really nice as they provide full left and right stereo audio when you hold the tablet in landscape orientation to watch a movie.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 does not have a USB port to take advantage of the Android 3.1 feature that supports USB-connected peripherals. And if you want to give your tablet an attitude of its own then you can get some custom stickers and do your thing. Samsung, to the liking of techies everywhere, is much focused on pick-up-and-go portability and functionality.

The Business Website

admin — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:33:07 +0000

To start a business, everyone is crazy and hectic about financing, finding investors and so on. However, people tend to forget the fact that the profitability of any business is related to the awareness of people and this is also closely connected with the presentation of that business or occupation. So which one is more important - to struggle to find money for a business, or investing a bit to make the investment attractive.

I would put my bet on the second. Some examples might come into use as quite handy - the green energy giants in Eastern Europe did not actually have any business when they started promoting their future plans on the web. Their business websites generated so many views by interested parties that only for a year the project was re-estimated and doubled in practice. Many investors came up with the idea of spending some money for a greater return and this is how many green companies were born - just from a website which generated the attention of investors. Custom stickers do not work any longer in advertising an investment opportunity - you need something stronger. Another example - an electric car company, which is not yet built, is actually being constructed in Slovakia only after it was heavily advertised on the Web. A Chinese automobile giant invested millions and only for a few weeks, the main manufacturing facility is almost ready.

So what is the conclusion? You are delivering a business opportunity with the necessity of funding - then first spread the word, just planning any future developments, over the web and enjoy attention. This would definitely enhance your opportunities for business realization and for finding proper finance for the completion of your plans.

Rejoice: Science Fiction’s Now COOL!

admin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:33:12 +0000

Do you remember the days when “Science Fiction” used to be such a shadowy, uncool thing that you literally had to hide your love of it from everyone around you? I do…and those were some grim-dark-days I can tell you; some days I didn’t even want to get out of bed and gaze at my comics. Some days I walked around and had literally no idea how I would cope. Then, suddenly, and in an almost terrifying way, everything got turned on its head. Out of nowhere the Terminator film came along and made science fiction cool…and then I had a new enemy: the fact that EVERYONE NOW LOVED SCIENCE FICTION!

Before it had been tough but bearable, but now everyone loved sci-fi and I couldn’t cope. For a while I felt like science-fiction had gone mainstream, and it almost destroyed my love of it.

But thankfully that phase didn’t last long. People went back to loving other things and left my beloved sci-fi alone.

And I was happy.

Now I am panicking again: 3D has made a bid for glory once more, and once more I feel a bit threatened. But still, it’s great that sci-fi is getting the respect it deserves, even if you can now buy Lace Fabrics with Darth Vader’s face on. I suppose it could be worse…they could ban Darth Vader’s face from being allowed printing. Now that would be a shambles. I suppose I should just be grateful that people appreciate science fiction at all, right?

How to Prevent Internet Fraud

admin — Fri, 13 May 2011 19:03:11 +0000

Depending on who is handling it; data deduplication may be easy but recovering from any kind of fraud is very hard. Internet fraud has continued to rise. Victims keep falling for the tricks of fraudsters despite all the publicity and warning available to help people avoid this terrible menace. I will be giving few tips but these tips are not necessarily the saving grace to all types and tricks of fraudsters. They are also very smart people so internet users have to be smart as well in order to recognise suspicious tendencies. The first tip is that buying online should not be done if you do not know the seller. Because something was advertised and you liked it or because the website looks legitimate does not make the people behind it legitimate. Scammers are usually very smart so designing a beautiful website is not a task they will find hard.

It is important that the address and full name of sellers, auctioneers or traders are known. You may even ask for phone numbers where necessary. Under no condition should you release your pin number to anybody. In the past, con men have disguised like banks and requested pin numbers from customers. This is the reason why banks usually state that under no condition will they ever request pin numbers from their customers. You should always be suspicious of unsolicited emails. For security reasons, never pay attention to the demands of this kind of mails. The above tips are just an explanation of the few common techniques employed by swindlers, they have more and they also keep developing their tactics. Be wise and vigilant.

Let’s start at the very beginning

admin — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:22:18 +0000

“So how did you get into Cyberpunk, Harry?” If I had a pound for every time I get asked that question… Well, I’d have just about enough to buy a carte r4i and maybe enough change for a bag of chips! Of course, that’s not going to stop me spending a few minutes of my life and yours telling you all about my Cyberpunk roots.
First, I should probably tell the uninitiated what Cyberpunk is; it’s a form of sub-culture that revolves around technology and criminals. Hackers are probably the most obvious aspect of Cyberpunkery, though I myself don’t advocate breaking the law for some cheap computer thrills. I’d far rather read about or watch others being bad boys than do it myself. My Grandad used to be a policeman and I don’t think he’d ever forgive me if I got caught sneaking onto some government website or set of World War Three like in ’War Games’.
There was one book and one writer in particular who turned me onto Cyberpunk and that was Neuromancer and William Gibson. I borrowed the book from a mate when I wasn’t really that interested in sci-fi (unless you count Star Wars or Star Trek – and I don’t) I’d like to be able to say something like “That book changed my life” but actually I just really enjoyed it; I read it in one sitting and was back at my friend’s flat the next day asking if he had any more I could borrow!
Now I have a huge collection of my own Cyberpunk novels, comics, even movies. The big one, the one that is seen as some kind of Holy Grail of Cyberpunk cinema is ’Blade Runner’. My pals and I make sure we have a Blade Runner night at least once a month. Doesn’t involve anything that exciting – just watching the movie, drinking beer and quoting the best lines. I did once go to a fancy dress party as Rachel, the replicant, which raised a few eyebrows, I can tell you. Who said us Cyberpunks didn’t have our fun side?

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Finally We’re Ready For Touch-Screen!

admin — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 06:59:36 +0000

I have to admit it: in the beginning, when touch-screen technology first came about, I wasn’t particularly impressed. In fact, I was extremely dubious. It looked clunky, slow and pretty poor to be honest. The whole thing screamed “GIMMICK” as if shouted from the top of the Empire State building by a load of people who couldn’t become Town Crier’s because they shouted a bit too loud.

Nowadays, however, things are a different story and it’s all moved on in a big way. Touch-screen technology has finally bee refined enough that it is really usable and helpful. I’m glad it’s here, the only bone I have to pick is that I don’t want EVERYTHING to go touch-screen…

I say this because arriving at the doctor’s surgery the other day, I was confronted with a machine one a desk instead of a woman. There didn’t seem to be a human being anywhere, and if there was she must have been hiding behind the desk. Anyway, my problem with this wasn’t the rubbishy Antivirus icon on the computer – although it did bug me a bit, seeing as I am a massive nerd – but the stupid way the buttons kept getting stuck and the numbers on the screen failed: this made me late for checking in, which in turn made me late to be seen by my doctor. And that’s just what I mean: yes it’s great to have this technology, but the right technology must be used in the right place, and in this case it certainly wasn’t.

iPad 2 – this time it’s personal…

admin — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:03:20 +0000

If you spend any time at all on technology forums there has only been one topic of conversation recently; no, not the price of red diesel supplier, Huddersfield football club or home cleaning tips, but the iPad 2. In the main people want to know what makes it “2” - what does it have that makes it better than Apple’s first attempt and is it worth paying the extra cash to get one, especially now original models have been reduced by up to £90?
The main difference, and I have to add the main improvement, is that the newer model is smaller and lighter; 15% lighter in fact, which is very noticeable in a device that is very much intended for portable use. It still can’t beat your e-books and mobiles for portability, but then again it can do a lot more than your e-books and mobiles. As with most technological purchases, it’s trade-off between function and form!
But the improvements aren’t just “cosmetic”. There has been some pretty serious internal revamping too, probably in response to criticisms and big reports from original iPad users. I just feel sorry for the guys who went and shelled out a few hundred quid on an iPad at the end of last year, only to be told a couple of weeks later that their new pride and joy was already obsolete… OK, obsolete is a bit harsh. The iPad 2 may look better, work faster and not give you a bad back when you’re carrying it around, but it doesn’t offer any major new functions. Which is where it falls down, I think. If you’re going to blow the fanfare over the launch of a new product, you have to something snazzy to offer your customers. And “Look how light our personal computer is” just doesn’t wash with me.