Greg Cordle Receives CISSP Certification

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Greg Cordle receives CISSP

Recently, Greg Cordle, passed the highly sought after Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). The CISSP is offered by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc., (ISC)²®, a nonprofit organization educating and certifying information security professionals. This certification is designed for experienced professionals who are responsible for developing the information security policies, standards, and procedures and managing their implementation across an organization. Each candidate must have direct work experience in one or more of the ten test domains of the information systems security Common Body of Knowledge and pass a six hour certification exam. Greg Cordle has been working with technology for nearly 20 years and has been a Consultant with Business System Solutions, Inc. (BSSI) for the past 10 years. This certification will allow BSSI to more effectively service their clients when it comes to IT security. Congratulations Greg!

iPad Review Performed by a Geek

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We have one of those “guys” in our office that forms a line at 1:00 am to wait for a store to open at 10:00 am just to purchase the lastest gadget. Of course, he was one of the first people to buy the new iPad. I asked him to tell me about it, which i have included below. Once you get through the geekspeak, my conclusion is….it is a toy! See what you think.

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The iPad is a device that can be related to as an oversized iPod Touch. It is now more of a media consumption device, meaning that it can play media such as videos, music, picture slideshows, and run many apps. The iPad has the potential to become more of a media creation device, once there are more Apps that are tailored for media creation. There are Apps that are developed specifically for the iPad, and it can also run the Apps that were developed for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The Apps that are designed for the iPod Touch and iPhone run smaller in the middle of the screen, this is because the Apps were designed on the smaller screen. The iPad does give the option to magnify the App to full screen, but the graphics in most of the iPhone Apps that I have ran on the iPad have been degraded when I launch them in Full Screen Mode.
The iPad has a great user interface, if you have used an iPhone or and iPod Touch you know what I am talking about. The screen is a capacitive touch screen that is made out of glass with an LCD Display behind it, but this means the device will not respond to objects such as pens and styluses. The interface allows you to use your fingers to maneuver around inside the Operating System. After a few weeks of use it becomes natural. Ask someone you know that uses an iPhone.
The iPad is not a tablet pc replacement. I see the iPad as a device that represents what a “netbook” should be. Keep in mind that the “netbooks” do have more inputs than the iPad. The iPad only has the 30 pin iPod connector as an input. The iPad also limits its users to Apps that are found in the App Store. These Apps have all gone through proper testing by Apple to check compatibility and allows Apple to control what applications can be used on the device. I feel this is a good feature this makes it so that the user cannot install an App that the iPad cannot handle. This is unlike the netbooks; I see too often when people buy a netbook and see it as a computer replacement. Then they install applications that require better hardware to run properly, such as Adobe Photoshop.
I have found one flaw in my testing of the iPad & that flaw has to do with re-joining wireless networks. When you are using the iPad on a wireless network and then put the device to sleep, I notice from time to time the device asks you to re-authenticate with the network (type in the wireless password again). This can be pretty annoying. Also keep in mind that some college universities are banning the iPad as it is interfering with their networks. I have not experienced this personally but I have read about it.
In conclusion, the iPad is a nice media device. I would not recommend using this device as a computer or tablet PC replacement.
By: Anthony DiMichele, MCTS
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