Big Picture | LAGBAJA (sombody)

Approaches to security metrics
There are three approaches to security metrics; qualitative, quantitative, and hybrid. A qualitative approach is one where security is measured on a sliding scale of : SECURE -> INSECURE. Various levels or shades of security (or insecurity) can be determined as a measure of some stated policy. A grid/matrix of values can then be designed in such [...]
Motorola Droid X
At 65.5 x 127.5 x 9.9 mm, this will be the biggest mobile phone form factor I will ever get. I thought the IPone was a monster of a phone, and reluctantly accepted to carry a Treo, and later a Curve. But the Droid X by Motorola is also my most anticipated smart phone. I [...]
Mr. President. When you’re in a hole. Stop digging!
The biggest problem with this president and the presidency is not just the jobs numbers as the pundits will like to make you believe. It is the increasing perception by the coalition thatelected him, that the president is in bed with the same group that screwed the country up. Both on the left, and the [...]
The President and the pile ons
Barack Obama’s ascendancy to the United States Presidency was a cinderella moment in American history. A black looking mulato who hardly knew his father and is married to a great-grand-daughter of slaves won the Presidency with one of the largest electoral margins in history and so much promise at a time when the national mood [...]
The move to 64 bit computing
Since 2003, there has been a concerted move by the computer industry to migrate to 64 bit computing, first with the AMD’s 64 bit general purpose machine, and Microsoft’s 64 bit XP. Most operating system vendors, including Apple began to seriously release 64 bit versions of their software in 2007, and the number has grown, [...]
HTML 5 : A new page is turning…
A new page, in the internet (inter-web as some on the US right will call it) is turning, albeit slowly. Internet 5 standard is finalized, mostly, and the major players are readying their best shots. Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, Google Chrome 6, Safari 5 are all promising to deliver the most profound update to the [...]
A crazy nation ups the ante
There’s been news lately of the political class in Nigeria outdoing themselves again. Most Nigerian Newspapers carried the distressing news of Nigerian politicians planning a jamboree in London – A summit to celebrate Nigeria’s 50th independence anniversary in London. It’s like the United States organizing a jamboree in London to celebrate its 250th independence anniversary, or India organizing a jamboree [...]

Kindle,Nook, IPad - A losing fancy. A wasteful fad

Jun 212010

The E-Reader fad is soon going to be over. Today, Barnes and Noble deeply cut the price of their Nook from $259 to $149 for a Wi-Fi only version, and $199 for a 3G+Wi-Fi version. Less than ten hours later, Amazon – the original pioneer of the contraption – announced their own cut, from $259 [...]

The cost of oil - pay now or pay later

Jun 212010

Oil was discovered in commercial quantity in Nigeria in 1958, just two years before independence from Britain. Before that, Nigeria was a leading food basket in Africa. One of the world’s producer of cassava, cocoa, kola nut, pea nut, rubber, palm oil (from palm kernel), sugar cane, and many more. A nation of 79 million, [...]

Enter the party of wooze

Feb 032010

In November of 2008, the world came to an end for the Republican Party. Massive losses in both the house and senate caped a two year loosing streak. The State Houses and state legislature were also lost. But to cap it all, a once little know black man with a funny name stole the limelight [...]

The Chinese conundrum

Jan 302010

China with its 1.3 billion people, and a size almost 80% of the US, and an economy more than 16% of the United States – and driven mostly by its trade relationship with the United States and US led globalization is becoming a looming threat. China is often referred to by Western media as sophisticated [...]

2010 - Year of the E-Book Reader

Jan 112010

Electronic books have been here with us for more than a decade, and some will argue since the advent of the PDF but with the Kindle, Jeff Bezos’ Amazon kindled the interest of the book buying (and reading) industry in the full promise of a totally innovative delivery vehicle. One that has been heralded long [...]