Your Questions About Computer Assistance For Seniors

Some assistance with child proofing the internet for a youngster?

I have a little project that I have an idea how I’m going to do, but would like some other suggestions and a second set of eyes to look from all my great fellow Answer-ers here that I’ve come to know over the past couple of months.

Very shortly, I will be moving in with my girlfriend, who has a 6 year old. 6 going on 14, and loves to mess around on the computer. I am looking to block certain websites. I have multiple PC’s in the house, and already have one set up for her. I was thinking about using one of the PC’s I have as a Proxy server for the rest, and using software such as WebSense or something similar to filter out certain content. This is going to be a pain in the butt, and time consuming. Any suggestions otherwise? I have not seen a decent filter out that is installed on a home PC. I’ve used WebSense on a larger domain, and it works wonders, giving me the initial idea. I definitely want to block certain keywords and sites that a child should not see.

Please note, that I am completely against spy software. Please do not suggest this. I find it obtrusive, and invasive. She should have her privacy to a certain extent, but filtering is the way I want to go.

I’m a Senior Helpdesk Analyst, and have been in the field since I was 22. Currently 28, so no need to use laymens terms.

Thanks in advance!!!

Data compression algorithm help?

I’m doing a dossier for my IB Computer Science class my senior year in High School. I chose to do a compression program, because I didn’t want to do a boring database management program (haha). I have to write it eventually in JAVA, but I’ll be prototyping in a variety of languages, so I just need a jump start on the basic logic of it (meaning I don’t need language specific code). I also would like to do this without the assistance of any pre-coded dll’s. So yes, I know this will be a very ‘down-n-dirty’ project to tackle, but it’s necessary for the guidelines of the dossier.

I’ve racked my mind on the subject trying to come up with an equation or algorithm. So far I’ve decided that I want to work with numbers, not ascii.
So, to accomplish that, I know how to convert the encoded ascii of a file to binary (which would be 8 times as long) and then from binary to decimal (reducing the length to up to 3 times as long as the original data). From decimal I’d like to convert that data to something smaller than the original size of the data.

If anyone has any basic logic of how to do this that would help me out (and I suspect it will most likely rely on some mathematical equation) or any pseudo-code, that would be awesome

I greatly appreciate it, guys!
I do know how to convert from different bases.
And let’s forget that this has anything to do with recognizing the characters from a file into ascii. I actually need help getting started on the algorithm since I already have a method to get the data into decimal form (base 10).

What cost’s more than the IRAQ WAR????????

Just so we all have an idea of where our money goes. What do you think
amount this huge expenditure?
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Be sure to read the 14 reasons at the bottom.
Social Security Change For 2008
The United States Senate voted to extend Social Security Benefits to Illegal Aliens beginning in 2008. The following are the senators who voted to give illegal aliens Social Security benefits. They are grouped by home state. If a state is not listed, there was no voting representative.
Alaska : Stevens (R)
Arizona : McCain (R)
Arkansas : Lincoln (D) Pryor (D)
California : Boxer (D) Feinstein (D)
Colorado : Salazar (D)
Connecticut : Dodd (D) Lieberman (D)
Delaware : Biden (D) Carper (D)
Florida : Martinez (R)
Hawaii : Akaka (D) Inouye (D)
Illinois : Durbin (D) Obama (D)
Indiana : Bayh (D) Lugar (R)
Iowa : Harkin (D)
Kansas : Brownback (R)
Louisiana : Landrieu (D)
Maryland : Mikulski (D) Sarbanes (D)
Massachusetts : Kennedy (D) Kerry (D)
Montana : Baucus (D)
Nebraska : Hagel (R)
Nevada : Reid (D)
New Jersey : Lautenberg (D) Menendez (D)
New Mexico : Bingaman (D)
New York : Clinton (D) Schumer (D)
North Dakota : Dorgan (D)
Ohio : DeWine (R) Voinovich(R)
Oregon : Wyden (D)
Pennsylvania : Specter (R)
Rhode Island : Chafee (R) Reed (D)
South Carolina : Graham (R)
South Dakota : Johnson (D)
Vermont : Jeffords (I) Leahy (D)
Washington : Cantwell (D) Murray (D)
West Virginia : Rockefeller (D), by Not Voting
Wisconsin : Feingold (D) Kohl (D)

http://rense.com/general79/seniors.htm

I hope the following 14 reasons are forwarded over and over again until they are read so many times that the reader gets sick of reading them. I have included the URL’s for verification of the following facts:
1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year. http://tinyurl.com/zob77
2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens. http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens. http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English! http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.0.html
5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare and Social Services by the American taxpayers. http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.html
9. $200 Billion Dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that’s two-and-a-half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the US . http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/12/ldt.01.html
11. During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens that crossed our Southern Border also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth, heroin and marijuana, crossed into the U. S from the Southern border. Homeland Security Report. http://tinyurl.com/t9sht
12. The National Policy Institute, “estimated that the total cost of mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period.” http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/pdf/deportation.pdf
13. In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances back to their countries of origin. http://www.rense.com/general75/niht.htm
14. “The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One Million Sex Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States “. http://www.drdsk.com/articleshtml
Total cost is a whooping… $338.3 BILLION A YEAR!!!
If this doesn’t bother you then just delete the message, but on the other hand, if it does raise the hair on the back of your neck, then forward it
Snopes is provided for doubters:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/immigration/bankofamerica.asp

SEND THIS TO ALL YOU KNOW. THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO KNOW THIS INFORMATION, UNLESS THEY DON’T MIND SHARING THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY WITH FOREIGN WORKERS who didn’t pay in a dime.
LET US SHOW OUR LEADERS IN WASHINGTON “PEOPLE POWER” AND THE POWER OF THE INTERNET. IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU ARE REPUBLICAN, DEMOCRAT OR INDEPENDENT! KEEP IT GOING!!!!

Resume Help/Editing Please?

I am updating my Resume to apply for a position at a company I have previously done 2 internships at… I’m not sure it i should put the two internships together or leave them separate in my work experience… The info is a lil different… but along the same lines… Here is how i have it set up now… Should i leave it this way… Or change it( and if so… Ex. Please) I’m trying to make it all fit on one page… but it about 3 lines too long like this… (I had to space it out a lil more on here so it would be readable)

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Quick learning abilities
• Strong problem solving skills
• “Out-of-the-box” thinker
• Hardworking and responsible with a positive attitude
• Desire to continue learning
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suit

EDUCATION
Southwest Virginia Community College, Richlands, VA
Associate in Applied Science Degree in Business Technology
Major: Information Systems Technology
GPA: 3.0

WORK EXPERIENCE
CGI Group Inc. May 2008 – August 2008
Intern
• Wrote Automation Testing Scripts for CGI EDGE
• Working with SQL Server and Quick Test Pro
• Working in a team environment

Food City, St. Paul VA December 2008 – June 2009
Cashier
• Work in a fast paced environment
• Give change
• Scan and bag groceries for customers

Subway, Castlewood VA October 2008 – November 2008
Cook/ Cashier
• Correctly preparing food a fast paced environment
• Use Cash register and correctly give change

CGI Group Inc. May 2008 – August 2008
Intern
• Software testing for Tapestry
• Working with Unix, SQL Developer, and Lotus Notes
• Working in a team environment

Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens February 2008 – May 2008
Intern
• Working in Visual Studios 2008
• Helping design and code nursing forms

Southwest Virginia Community College, Richlands, VA August 2007 – May 2008
Work Study – Computer Lab
• Assisting in general lab maintenance and upkeep
• Formatting Windows and Macintosh computers
• Updating and installing new software
• Providing assistance to students that require help

Burger King, St. Paul, VA March 2005 – March 2006
Cook/Cashier
• Communicating with customers in a positive way
• Correctly preparing food
• Developing strong team work skills
• Working in a fast paced environment effectively

Journalistic grammar rules?

In journalistic writing, I know there are differences in punctuation and grammar compared to normal expository writing. In journalism, are the names of seasons (fall, spring, summer…) capitalized? Are cardinal directions (North, South…) capitalized? Years in school (Senior, sophomore, etc.) capitalized? and names of areas of study (Computer Science, journalism, economics…) capitalized? Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks in advance for any assistance.