War for Cybertron Game Trailer Teaser

The following game trailer is of the future Activision release of, War for Cybertron. This game looks like it will be off the chain!

Release Date: 6/22/2010
Platforms: PC|PS3|Xbox 360
Publisher: Activision
Developer: High Moon Studios
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Shooter



Video: War for Cybertron Trailer

Enjoy!

Julius

YELE HAITI EARTHQUAKE FUND

The 7 point massive earth quake in Haiti is one of the worst natural disasters we have seen in our time. That country has for many years suffered from abuse, neglect and self-destruction. Despite those challenges they need all the help they can get.

Musician and Hip Hop activist Wyclef Jean is the most globally recognized person from the island of Haiti. Please visit Wyclef's Yele Haiti website for up to the minute status on the Earthquake rescue and relief. Additionally you can text YELE to 501501 to donate $5 the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund.

http://www.yele.org/

According to a news report I watched, Bill Clinton's International Aid to Haiti is getting over 4,000 monetary contributions per hour due to Technology!

Click below to donate to the Earthquake Relief fund.

Motivating Message About Technology Education

I saw this Kaplan University commercial this morning, which was greatly inspirational.

"It's Time To Use Technology to Re-Write The Rules of Education!"

I agree with the message in this masterfully done commercial that we must change the way we teach today's youth  and to use technology to do it!

Julius

Coming Soon! BDPA Charlotte Blogtalkradio

BDPA Charlotte Radio: Where Your Voice and Opinion Matter...

Technology Talk from the African American Point of Veiw.

How it Works



Coming Soon! Via Your Computer or Phone!

Julius Clark, President
BDPA Charlotte

Snoop Dogg Voice Skin for the Tom Tom GPS

Wow! When the two things I love come together. Hip Hop and Technology. Snoop Dogg is one of my favorite Hip Hop artists who has a sick smooth flow when rapping on the microphone and even when just talking cool.

Snoop Dogg has collaborated with VoiceSkins.com and the makers of the TomTom GPS to bring you the Snoop Dogg Voice Skin.

http://www.voiceskins.com/
Demo of Snoop Dog Voice Skin on a TomTom GPS

Snoop in His Own Words with VoiceSkin Creators

Welcome Message From BDPA Charlotte President Julius Clark

Become a powerful voice in the Information Technology industry that represents the interests of our members and community.

"...Advancing Careers From The Classroom To The Boardroom"

Welcome Message From BDPA Charlotte President Julius Clark

On behalf of the BDPA Charlotte Executive Board, I would like to wish BDPA members, sponsors, partners, supporters and the entire Charlotte community a Happy New Year!

I am eager to begin serving you as a chapter president of this amazing and influential organization. People ask why I have spent the last 10 years being so actively involved with BDPA as a volunteer. The answer is simple.  BDPA has allowed me to demonstrate my executive leadership potential when glass ceilings would not. My experiences with BDPA have allowed me to overcome those hurdles and grow as a professional. Now, I have the privilege to serve as chapter president and give back to this important technology organization. I have a deep passion for Information Technology & Engineering with a career that spans more than 20 years in Aerospace, Banking, Biotechnology, Insurance, Manufacturing and Information Security.

BDPA Charlotte is planning an exciting 2010. My first task as president was to create the brand new role of Chief Information Officer (CIO) for BDPA Charlotte. The CIO role will showcase the technical prowess that BDPA Charlotte is well known for by providing Information Technology Thought Leadership for its members, stakeholders and Charlotte community. My second task involved forming a partnership between BDPA Charlotte and the Urban League of the Carolinas. Together, we will have greater impact influencing students from underserved communities to pursue careers in Information Technology in the Charlotte area.


One of the most powerful benefits of BDPA; which I coined “IT Career Revival”, is the annual BDPA Technology Conference. The 2010 National Conference will be held in Philadelphia, July 28 – July 31, 2010; the city of brotherly love! Along with the many technology workshops and seminars held each day, employers from private industry,  government and U.S. military participate in a two day career fair and some offer interviews right on the spot! If you are seeking a new career or wanting to relocate, the BDPA National Conference is an event you can’t afford to miss. We all have persevered and worked through challenges to make it to 2010. Although positive news is being reported about the economy recovering, many of you are facing unemployment and looking for your next career opportunity. As the premier organization for African Americans in Information Technology, BDPA is here to help you meet this challenge. Businesses and entrepreneurs are poised for growth in 2010 and will rely on information technology more than ever to compete for market share. BDPA offers the business community the ability to interface and network with one of the most diverse and skilled talent pools in the country. Since BDPA offers the most diverse and skilled talent pools in Information Technology, corporations partner with us to acquire untapped talent.


Lastly, I want you all to know that the BDPA Charlotte Executive Board is committed to meeting your expectations for providing distinguished technology professionals as speakers at our monthly meetings, as well as career, and networking and opportunities. Now, we can’t do this alone and need your help. BDPA Charlotte needs savvy professionals; be you new to IT or a seasoned veteran. BDPA places its members at the forefront of the Information Technology field and as BDPA Charlotte’s new president I invite you to join our organization to reap its many benefits! Additionally, your membership dollars help support our professional and K - 12 educational programs, and your participation makes the organization more responsive to the people it serves.

In closing, I look forward to a mutually satisfying professional relationship with everyone associated with BDPA in the Charlotte community. The door is always open to you!


Sincerely,

Julius Clark Sr., MBA, CISSP, CISA
President | BDPA Charlotte
Website| http://www.bdpa-charlotte.org
Blog:|http:clarkthoughtleadership.blogspot.com
Phone: 704-953-8379 | julius.clark.sr@gmail.com

For more information Contact us at charlotte@bdpa.org
http://www.bdpa-charlotte.org

Google's Nexus Phone: All You Need To Know!

Here is a great article I found on the web about the new Google Nexus Phone running on Google's Android Operating System. the Apple iPhone has good competition, which will be better for us!




Full Article: http://thenextweb.com/2010/01/05/googles-nexus-one-launch-everything-need-know/

The Nexus One hardware

• The Nexus One is being billed as a ‘Superphone’ showcase for the evolution of Android and advertising will use the tagline “Where web meets phone”.
• Spec: 3.7-inch 480×800 AMOLED display, 1Ghz Snapdragon processor, a multi-colour notification LED in the trackball, light and proximity sensors, a compass, GPS and accelerometer, stereo Bluetooth, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and active noise cancellation. 5MP camera with LED flash. It’s capable of MPEG-4 video capture and there’s a one-click upload to Youtube feature.
• It’s super-thin and lighter than a Swiss Army knife. There’s an option to get custom engraving on the metal bezel on the bottom of the back of the device.

Android 2.1

• This latest version of the OS adds an extra two homescreens (taking the total to five)
• Extra widgets including a news and weather widget
• New animated and interactive Live Wallpapers that respond to touch.
• Fancy 3D effects are used on the new wallpapers, the application launcher and the photo gallery. Photos can be synced with Picassa in the background.
• You can now fill in every single text box in the OS using your voice. That everything from the address book to the browser.

Google Earth for Android

• Google is soon to launch a version of Google Earth for Android.
• The app includes voice activated search.
• It looks like this will be a Nexus One-only app for now.With some serious 3D going on, this isn’t going to work on older, less powerful handsets.

Buying Nexus One

• As predicted, Nexus One is available now via a Google web store at google.com/phone either SIM free or at a discount with a T-Mobile USA contract (if you’re a US resident). $529 for an unlocked phone, $179 on T-Mobile. In coming months it will be available with Vodafone (for Europe) and Verizon plans too.
• At present Nexus One is only available to order from the USA, UK, Singapore and Hong Kong. Additional countries will be added in the future.
• In future more phones will be available direct from Google, including some Motorola models. More operators will come on board too.
  

See what this phone can do in just 10 minutes!

President Obama Introduces the Nation's New Cyber Security Czar: Howard Schmidt

Today President Obama Introduced the Nation's New Cyber Czar, Howard Schmidt. This appointment is in line with President Obama's commitment to protect the Nations Critical Cyber Infrastructure as well as National Security objectives.

Howard Schmidt is a leading authority on Information Security with over 40 years of experience in government, business and law enforcement.



His Qualifications:

• Chief Security Officer for eBay
• Chief Security Officer for Microsoft
• Chief Security Strategist for CERT.org
• U.S. Military
• Police Officer
• FBI
• Appointed by President Bush in 2001 as Vice Chair of the Critical Infrastructure Board and as special advisor for Cyberspace Security for the White House.
• Howard Schmidt is also a CISSP and CISM.
• Professor at Georgia Tech
• Adjunct Distinguished Fellow at Carnegie Mellon
• Distinguished Fellow at Ponemon Institute
  
• Professor of Research Idaho State
  
• President of the Information Security Forum.
  

His New Responsibilities:

Howard will be responsible for coordinating the cyber security initiatives set forth by the White House administration. Additionally, he will have regular access to President Obama and will be a key member of the Presidents National Security Staff.

In His Own Words:

President Obama's 10 Point Cyber Security Plan
For more see: http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=1503
In May of 2009, President Obama laid out the following 10 Point Cyber Security Plan; The appointment of Howard Schmidt allows him to check off another initiative of the plan.

In his White House speech, Obama said he plans to:

1. Appoint a cybersecurity policy official responsible for coordinating the nation's cybersecurity policies and activities; establish a strong National Security Council directorate, under the direction of the cybersecurity policy official dual-hatted to the NSC and the National Economic Council, to coordinate interagency development of cybersecurity-related strategy and policy.
2. Sign off on an updated national strategy to secure the information and communications infrastructure. This strategy should include continued evaluation of Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative activities and, where appropriate, build on its successes.
3. Designate cybersecurity as one of his key management priorities and establish performance metrics.
4. Designate a privacy and civil liberties official to the NSC cybersecurity directorate.
5. Convene appropriate interagency mechanisms to conduct interagency-cleared legal analyses of priority cybersecurity-related issues identified during the policy-development process and formulate coherent unified policy guidance that clarifies roles, responsibilities, and the application of agency authorities for cybersecurity-related activities across the federal government.
6. Initiate a national public awareness and education campaign to promote cybersecurity.
7. Develop U.S. Government positions for an international cybersecurity policy framework and strengthen our international partnerships to create initiatives that address the full range of activities, policies, and opportunities associated with cybersecurity.
8. Prepare a cybersecurity incident response plan; initiate a dialog to enhance public-private partnerships with an eye toward streamlining, aligning, and providing resources to optimize their contribution and engagement.
9. In collaboration with other Executive Office of the President entities, develop a framework for research and development strategies that focus on game-changing technologies that have the potential to enhance the security, reliability, resilience, and trustworthiness of digital infrastructure; provide the research community access to event data to facilitate developing tools, testing theories, and identifying workable solutions.
10. Build a cybersecurity-based identity management vision and strategy that addresses privacy and civil liberties interests, leveraging privacy-enhancing technologies for the nation.

"The task I have described will not be easy," Obama said. "Some 1.5 billion people around the world are already online, and more are logging on every day. Groups and governments are sharpening their cyber capabilities. Protecting our prosperity and security in this globalized world is going to be a long, difficult struggle demanding patience and persistence over many years.

"But we need to remember: We're only at the beginning. The epochs of history are long - the Agricultural Revolution; the Industrial Revolution. By comparison, our Information Age is still in its infancy. We're only at Web 2.0. Now our virtual world is going viral. And we've only just begun to explore the next generation of technologies that will transform our lives in ways we can't even begin to imagine."

My Thoughts:

I am glad to see someone with the extensive 40 year background that Howard Schmidt has, just maybe more people will start to take IT security issues a bit more seriously. I wish him the best luck.

Julius

Reference:

• http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2009/12/22/introducing-new-cybersecurity-coordinator
• http://www.scmagazineus.com/howard-schmidt-appointed-white-house-cybersecurity-coordinator/article/160110/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SCMagazineHome+%28SC+Magazine%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

BDPA Supports S.T.E.M Initiatives

I think these commercials are so cool! Kudos to Time Warner for their Connect a Million Minds education campaign. The BDPA focuses on STEM education.

Support STEM Initiatives:

• Science
• Technology
• Engineering
• Mathmatics
  

My Take5! Interview with BETF Education Foundation

I would like to share with my blog followers my recent Take5! interview with BETF Education Foundation Executive Director, Wayne Hicks. Please connsider giving to the BETF to support our causes to narrorw the "Digital Divide" and becoming a member of the BDPA - Information Technology Thought Leaders!

Enjoy!

Julius

I must admit that I'm excited to see the the future evolution of the BDPA chapter in Charlotte, NC. The chapter is about to be energized by the youthful intensity and integrity of the incoming president --
Julius Clark

...Julius is part of the new generation of African American leadership that is beginning to take control of our BDPA chapters around the nation.

Julius participated in our Take Five interview series:

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1. How did you get involved in working with BDPA? - I am a native of Boston and first heard of BDPA while living there, but I never had the opportunity to attend a meeting. I built a good IT employment network in Boston and after moving to Charlotte in 1999 it was very important for me to establish my employment network in this city. In 2000 I discovered that BDPA had a Charlotte chapter. I attended my first BDPA Charlotte meeting and was delighted to be in the company of African American brothers and sisters who all shared a passion for Information Technology like I did. Being new to Charlotte I made sure I attended every monthly meeting. At that time Archie Lucy was president. He followed up with me each month after I had attended a few meetings, which made me feel very connected with the local BDPA organization. The board asked if I would like to talk to Johnson C. Smith College students about the Information Technology profession, and soon after that they asked me to become Coordinator for our High School Computer Competition program.
2. What is the most rewarding aspect of working with BDPA? - Being able to help introduce high school students to the Information Technology field and mentoring adults in the field is the most rewarding. Since I graduated from high school, I always wanted to give back to the African American community in a huge way. The BDPA allows me to give back to my community with something I love; technology!
3. Tell us about a defining moment in your life? - One defining life moment was when I received my BS in Electronic Engineering, with both of my parents in the audience; I was the first person in my family to earn a college degree.
4. Who is your hero and why? - Besides my parents, Malcolm X became my hero. After reading the Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley at the age of 21, my perspective on my life and community changed; It’s like a light switch got turned on in my thinking and I instantly knew how to be a strong Black leader for my community.
5. Any advice for people considering donation to BETF? - My advice is to give what you can afford, and just don’t allow it to only be monetary-- get involved with your local BDPA Chapter or the BETF and donate Thought Leadership to make it more personal and share your experience and excitement about our cause with others.

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Julius is taking over a chapter that is the 15th largest in the nation. I suspect his leadership team will have BDPA Charlotte chapter in the Top 10 before long! What say u?

Wayne Hicks
BETF, Executive Director