Author Archives: Reinaldo (old posts)

Democracy and the right to vote

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Polling Booths - Ben Sutherland (Flickr)

We are at an age where democracy is the governance model that leading western countries adopt and attempt to introduce around the world – sometimes by force (Afghanistan, Iraq) and sometimes by political or economic pressure (Cuba). Let’s not forget the amount of interest that the recent Iran election has sparked.

Democracy

Democracy for me means that individuals (adults) who belong to a country through birth right or citizenship may exercise their consent on who should govern that country for the next four years. Each person is entitled to only one vote and the leader is established by the majority of the people. Continue reading →

Dual boot Windows Vista and Kubuntu Linux

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Screenshot of Kubuntu

Recently I have undertaken a switch from Windows Vista to Kubuntu Linux. In order to have the best of both worlds, I created a dual boot so both systems live well on the one hard drive. In this post I will outline the instructions for a successful dual-boot based on my experience. By the way, the laptop I am using is an Acer Aspire 5735 with 3GB RAM and 320GB hard drive.
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Disaster Recovery Planning

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Most companies struggle with disaster planning as it is an expensive resource and requires a lot of attention to maintain.

The people involved in these projects also find it difficult to get collaboration. All disaster planning projects must have direct and public support from the CEO in order to encourage participation by all parties.

Unfortunately, due to the dynamics of organisational structure most divisions of a company are far more preoccupied with their own deadlines and milestones to pay some time to disaster planning. Continue reading →