Just a Thought

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Just a Thought: Information Security.

Just a Thought: Information Security.: You know I have seen a great deal of news reports on internet security, most of all in the last few weeks. Some of the stories are very...

Information Security.

You know I have seen a great deal of news reports on internet security, most of all in the last few weeks. Some of the stories are very true, like Russia and China and others piggybacking your computer, in other words using it as a slave. In the same instance they also mine for personal information, anything they can get their hands on benefits them.

Everyone these days has a correct way of dealing with these threats, and I guess mine is no different. I use the common sense approach. If it sounds too good to be true or easy it will not work properly. When you download free software online you get it is a trial version, when the trial is over you either pay for it or it just hangs out on your computer popping up from time to time asking you to buy it, it gets kind of annoying.

Some of the simple things you can do is keep your computers "Up Dates" up to date. Also if you have a Virus program keep it updated as well. If you do not have a Virus Program you should get one, they are inexpensive in most cases and your information deserves this. Use obscure passwords, names and numbers mixed. Also change them from time to time. With email, never open an email from someone you do not know, if the email says FREE MONEY just open attachment, VIRUS.
You can use programs like Lockbin it is a true 256 bit security encryption program, also Symantec Drive encryption. Cost around $25.00. That's not a bad price for protecting your personal Data.

You can also go to even a more secure way by using Oracle Virtual Box. This option is great for browsing anonymous on the net. The software is free from Oracle.

The best advice is to use sites with HTTPS: tags and change passwords often, and most of all do not give personal information anyone you do not know. The approach to security on the Internet is common sense.

Links
Http://www.Symantec.com
Http://www.Lockbin.com
Http://www.Gufile.com/VirtualBox
Firewalls
Http://www.zonelabs.com

Monday, March 25, 2013

Just a Thought: Part 2 Immigration

Just a Thought: Part 2 Immigration: Let's just start out with these figures: In the fourth quarter of 2012, the standard unemployment rate (referred to as U-3) for U.S....

Part 2 Immigration

Let's just start out with these figures:

In the fourth quarter of 2012, the standard unemployment rate (referred to as U-3) for U.S.-born adults who have not completed high school was 18.7 percent.

Using the broader measure of unemployment (referred to as U-6), which includes those who want to work but have not looked recently, the rate for U.S.-born adults who have not completed high school was 30.8 percent.

The U-3 unemployment rate for U.S.-born workers who have only a high school education and no additional schooling was 9.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012. Using the U-6 measure, the unemployment rate was 17.3 percent.

All of the above figures are much worse for less-educated adults under the age of 30.

The total number of U.S.-born working-age adults (18 to 65) not working was 50 million in the fourth quarter of 2012. This is up almost 8.3 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2007, when the recession began.

If we consider all American citizens (U.S.-born and naturalized), the number of working-age adults not holding a job was 53.7 million.

More than half (26.9 million) of working-age American citizens not holding a job have no education beyond high school. This is a huge pool of potential less-skilled workers.

The above figures for less-educated citizens not working do not include the 3.2 million adults forced to work part-time, nor do they include the 7.1 million teenagers (16 and 17) not working. They also do not include the 142,000 less-educated U.S. citizens over age 65 who are actively looking for a job.

In hosting America's largest population of illegal immigrants, California bears a huge cost to provide basic human services for this fast growing, low-income segment of its population. A new study from the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) examines the costs of education, health care and incarceration of illegal aliens, and concludes that the costs to Californians is $10.5 billion per year.

Now do not get me wrong I believe in immigration, in the legal sense. But when you here these groups like La Raza say "what have we done wrong?" I say well you broke the law on day one of your entering the U.S. illegally. Over the past 20 years countries in the E.U. have absorbed a growing number of immigrants from North Africa and Asia. They now out number the population of natural born citizens in Britain France, Germany, Greece and so fourth. You might think that is not a big deal, but when you look at how much debt these countries are in and how strained their infrastructure is you might just rethink your position.

Don't take my word for it search for these answers yourself. You will be very surprised on what you find.

This site is a good place to start.

http://immigrationcounters.com/