Managing an Information Security and Privacy Awareness and Training Program, Second Edition Recommended

Mild Salsa Recipe

Mild Salsa Recipe:
1/2 small onion chopped
2 jalapenos chopped
- some seeds do make it in :)
1 can Red Gold Premium Tomatoes Diced 14.5 oz
3 Tablespoons or so of fresh chopped cilantro
4 teaspoons of minced garlic
1/2 lemon squeezed and some pulp removed for the salsa

Mix all ingredient in a bowl. I used gloves for the peppers.

Transfer to a blender and puree for about 10 seconds.

Result: Mild, with some kick, lots of flavor, bit watery. Tasted like what I get at good Tex-Mex restaurants.

Field Notes Pencil Review

when I order from Field Notes they always include a few extras. Sometimes it is a rubber band, a lapel pin, or one of these field notes pencils. They are a regular pencil you will find in my bag.

My Review of Staedtler® Mars® 24" Wood T-Square

Originally submitted at Staples

5 screw fixed wooden head Transparent edges let you see under the line you are ruling 24" x 2 5/8" Elevated acrylic edges prevent ink smears.

Staedtler® Mars® 24" Wood T-Square

Good daily use T-Square

By lmj from Moore, Ok on 9/15/2010

 

4out of 5

Pros: Simple, Reliable

Best Uses: At Home, Minor Projects

Describe Yourself: Professional

I use this T-Square for horizontal straight lines (in combination with triangles to make vertical lines) in mostly freehand work. Once I have perspective established in the work established I put it aside.

It seems of good quality. I has no measurements so it is very basic and simple.

I wish I had gotten a longer T-Square, but this does a serviceable job and clearly has its measurements in the name.

(legalese)

My Review of Staedtler® Mars® 12" Architect's Triangular Scale

Originally submitted at Staples

Three sides with six different scales Architect's scale with regular grooves Architect's - Open divided: 3/32, 1/8, 3/16, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 3/4, 1, 1 1/2 and 3" = 1 foot
Full divided: inches to 16ths Easy-to-read white plastic Die engraved graduations.

Staedtler® Mars® 12" Architect's Triangular Scale

Good basic triangular scale

By lmj from Moore, Ok on 9/15/2010

 

4out of 5

Pros: Smooth Edges, Easy To Handle, Accurate, Durable Construction

Best Uses: Drafting, Drawing, Straight Lines, Measurement

Describe Yourself: Quality Oriented

Primary use: Personal

I use the product for scale and measurement of mostly free hand drawings on a drafting table.

It works fine for these purposes.

It does NOT have a feeling of 'best-of-breed' as some top shelf products I have used in the past. But it does the job.

(legalese)

Company X Is Going Green

What does it mean?

I mean from a practical day 1 perspective. Did the CEO authorize the purchase of Leafs (or is it Leaves when referring to the car?) for the company fleet replacement? Did the company toss all the printers out and go PDF for all interoffice correspondance?

I am calling for a measuring stick to be wielded when a company says: We are going green!

Writer's Block: Try These Ideas

Bernadette Mayer's List of Journal Ideas

Review: Access Data Forensic Toolkit (FTK) Version 3 ‹ Part 1

http://blogs.sans.org/computer-forensics/2010/08/09/review-access-data-foren
sic-toolkit-ftk-version-3-part-1/

The Security Implications of URL Shortening Services

Perhaps there is a market for a URL shortening service that does some rudementary security scan of the target URL?

http://unweary.com/2009/04/the-security-implications-of-url-shortening-servi
ces.html

Google Idea Submitted

I submitted a proposal to Google for an idea that has been swimming around in my head for months. I hope it receives a warm welcome and consideration.

Sketch - Train in My Journal

Reading through my old journal/sketchbook I ran across an entry where I had
apparently (and recently) went on a date with my wife to "The Aviator" and
was first inspired to decorate my office in a 'travel' theme. Still hasn't
happened, but I can dream.... and write....

Sketch - Stanley Theatre

A quick pen/ink drawing of the Stanley Theatre stage from the balcony on
July 5th, 2003.

Productivity - Inbox Zero

For many months I have been keeping my inbox clean using this method. So far I have fallen off the wagon for short periods of time - allowing a 'todo' item to stick in my inbox because I know I would see it the next day. For the largest portion of time I do have an empty inbox and it does feel good and productive.

I have on occasion been asked, did you get 'such-n-such' email and had no clue. A blank stare back or a 'hum a few bars' request usually helped to snap the memory back into shape.

I have learned to jockey my email search engine and several times it has saved the day within only a few minutes. I have to believe this is an improvement over scrolling down thousands of emails in the inbox to find whatever this person is talking about. Overall I am quite happy with this program and may even suggest it to others drowning in inbox overload.

Regretfully, my boss has yet to take it seriously and twice during this testing phase has reverted to email bankruptcy as I stifle an evil chuckle.

Sketch - Conch

A conch I drew many years ago. I don't know why it insists on being rotated 90 degrees.

Sketch - Chair

The chair that graces my dining room with such dignity.

Sketch - Chopin

So I'm on a bus in Poland going from Warsaw to Poznan. We stopped to visit a memorial devoted to Chopin - a composer that Poland is so very proud of. We were handed pamphlets of an event in his honor. I found his face to be interesting in an artistic sense.

Sketch - Fenceposts

Probably the first sketch I've been able to spend a good amount of time on in a long time.

Sketch - My Wife

She doesn't really care for this picture. I like it. :)

Sketch - Plantation in Baton Rouge

The memory I had of a plantation we toured in Baton Rouge. I learned why people say "Sleep Tight" and how they got rid of guests who had worn out their welcome.

Sketch - Police Cruiser

The future of mobile law enforcement - or at least what it was in my head at the time.

Sketch - My Cat in Chalk

She usually watches me draw while on her back, staring up at me. I don't know if she cares for my hobby. I think she would prefer to play.

Sketch - Entertainment Center Design Idea

An entertainment center and lounge that will probably never happen... except on this paper.

Sketch - Underneath Bridge (Ink)

Bored at Barnes and Noble, waiting.... So I sketched out a bridge and tried to give the impression I was underneath it. It came out as more of a confusing composition of metal. Oh well.

Sketch - City Street (Ink)

Quick ink drawing I doodled in a few minutes.

Sketch - Spooky Bayou

Just a sketch I did after visiting a spooky bog in Baton Rouge.

The First Post

Nervously I posted... What will this blog be about? We shall see.