Kirt Cathey, NH2GX, JG1FXZ

–> Sorry, flash is not available. –> via adland.tv About busted a gut on this one…. we don’t get these commercials in Japan. Posted via web from Kirt Cathey Share on Facebook

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Too bad I wasn’t there right at the close of the presentation yesterday, but these days I can afford not to ride a plane 13 hours to Washington D.C. At work we performed some in-house reviews of iphone security about two years ago, accepting some risks over functionality.

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This article is not an expression against the many IS and IT auditors out there that really know what they are doing and offer an added value to their clients. It is a voice thrown out into the airwaves that portrays the state of the profession as I have seen it develop within the Big Four over the past ten years. I have worked at all four of these companies and can safely state that I am an expert at how these organizations sell, plan, and deliver their services.
Also, this does not apply to myself and all other IT and IS auditors (Big Four or not) out there that are technical enough to look beyond the surrounding controls and paperwork thrown at them at the outset of an audit. But it does apply to the other 99% out there that have become IT or IS auditors after becoming a CPA or graduating from an MBA program, then getting a warm-over course, sitting for one of the certifications, then coaxing their manager(s) to sign-off on the experience they never achieved.

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I found in the micro vert design document that a specific coaxial cable length has to be calculated to form a counterpoise for the radiating system. … Well, through experiment and investigation that suggests the coaxial feed cable may be a part of the radiating component; I’ve also found that design to be heavier and needless. … So, if RG-8 coaxial cable with a velocity factor of .66 is cut to 6.9 meters (same length for RG58) – the electrical length of a quarter wavelength for 7.05 MHz – and the antenna is placed in free open space on the ground with one 18 inch loop formed in the coaxial cable, all analysis points check out to be an efficient antenna. … Well, after spending the morning and early afternoon working on my design, I grabbed the keys to the car and packed all the tools, the antenna analyzer, a tripod stand, headphones, a quick dinner – I packed everything except the most important parts – and headed for the Yamanashi mountains.

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Was hoping to receive notice of a Japanese call sign that I applied for before Obon vacation season, but it does not look like it’s going to happen. I sent in the application on July 8, but JARL said they did not forward the application for processing until July 17. … It is an interesting mental exercise, which is a mix between learning a new language and learning to identify tone patterns. [ad] On August 1 we set out with a couple of co-workers to climb Mt.

…Once we reached the top, a mass of well over 1,000 people were gathered, then the rain really started to pour.

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Of course, there is the electronics hobby value of this little rig, then there are all the security experiments that come with such a device, but I am also thinking that the VX-7 would be a lot of fun when used from on top of one of the many mountains that I climb in Japan. … When picking up one of these devices, the first thing you’ll want to do is get a data cable, so you can software mod the device and program the over 900 available channels with VX-7 Commander . Soon after getting the data cable and downloading VX-7 Commander, I managed to find this page which lists all the interesting signals available in the Kanto Area of Japan. The cool thing about this is that at the bottom of the page, the author also included a link to a csv file for importing into VX-’ Commander or any other for controlling any other radio.

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Mossy Creek – HakoneOriginally uploaded by typh00nrider I came back from Chicago hoping to hit the mountains for a two night trip to the mountains, but does not look possible at this point in the week. Blew all four days of what little summer vacation/Obon holiday on a business trip last week, and it looks [...]

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Minato Mirai SunsetOriginally uploaded by kirtcathey It’s been a while since I last posted and offer my sincerest apologies. The picture on this blog gives you an idea of what I have ben up to in my spare time… instead of writing about security and security governance.Ugh! Will be back soon… oh, BTW, please visit [...]

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Today the weather in Yokohama is warm but windy, and the pollen is in the air. Since this morning I have been sniffling and eyes continually watering due to hay fever. Spent a good part of last week and this weekend organizing contacts, work flows, and project templates (using this software for OS X) as [...]

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数年前から、あち、こちに自分のサーバー上のプログを作ったり、プログのホスティングサービスを使ったりしましたが、なかなかうまくいかなかった。この間、「どうしてだろう」と自問自答してから、英語と日本語両方を同じプログで書いて、読者が混乱されたことに陥ってしまった。この状況を避けるためにBloggerのサービスを使って、日本語と英語のプログを別々に管理することにした。 Share on Facebook

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