The Triffle World of Knowledge

All you ever wanted to know, and lots of other stuff as well!

19th February 2008

Flash opens new windows and opportunities for game designers

Flash is an interactive platform that has a powerful design and animation tool along with a dynamic scripting engine, bitmap rendering, as well as advanced video and audio playback. There are three main aspects: the player, the file format, and the authoring tool/IDE. Flash games can be developed for websites, interactive TV, as well as handheld devices. There is no need to adopt multiple programming languages to build games.
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19th February 2008

Network Monitoring for Serious eCommerce

A website is more than just one site. It is a collection of servers, sometimes dispersed across the world. Remote network performance monitoring tools make sure the all network applications are functioning.
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17th February 2008

IT Networks: How to Argue for a Bigger Budget

IT network managers have to fight the “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” mindset to win resources. With computer networks, that mindset is dangerously complacent. IT networks will keep pumping data until they die or let in hackers. Here are some winning arguments against “if it ain’t broke.”
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17th February 2008

Backup Software- Dont Buy It!

Backup Software is for the birds! Computer Backup is too hard, too much trouble and a pain in the butt. Let’s just forget about it. Do your backups they shout! Poppycock! Balderdash! Look, life without backup software is just so much more interesting.
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15th February 2008

Internet Fax Services Why, How And Where?

Internet fax service is the latest buzz. More and more businesses and individuals use it but most of them do not talk about it. Find out the answers to the crucial questions: Why you should begin using internet fax, how it is done and where you should get the internet fax service.
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13th February 2008

Take Your Laptop For A Walk On The Wireless Side

Wireless internet access is truly the wave of the future and depending on where you live the future could be now. Wireless "hotspots" really are popping up somewhere on a daily basis. Not that I’m complaining, because having the ability to access the internet via a wireless connection is a great convenience and allows you to "Take Your Laptop For a Walk on Wireless Side".
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11th February 2008

Inkjet Printers: A Brief Overview

Inkjet printers are an affordable and satisfactory option for printing documents and other images from computers. They were originally placed on the market in the late 1980s and have improved greatly in production and cost since then. Today, high quality inkjet printers are available for as low as $70.00. The reason for the low cost is the higher cost of keeping the printer supplied with ink. This is where the real profits are for printer manufacturers.
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10th February 2008

The Twelve Days of Spyware

The Twelve Days of Spyware

On the first day of Spyware,
A Sender Forger sent to me
A SoBig Virus in a Email.

On the second day of Spyware,
a Phisher sent to me
A Nigerian Email Scam,
And a SoBig Virus in a Email.

On the third day of Spyware,
Webforce sent to me
A unauthorized Bank Charge,
A Nigerian Email Scam,
And a SoBig Virus in a Email.

On the fourth day of Spyware,
A Homepage Hijacker sent to me
A Homepage of Sleeze,
A unauthorized Bank Charge,
A Nigerian Email Scam,
And a SoBig Virus in a Email.

On the fifth day of Spyware,
Advertising Software sent to me
A hundred annoying Popups,
A Homepage of Sleeze,
A unauthorized Bank Charge,
A Nigerian Email Scam,
And a SoBig Virus in a Email.

On the sixth day of Spyware,
A Hacker sent to me
A Keylogger that stole my Identity,
A hundred annoying Popups,
A Homepage of Sleeze,
A unauthorized Bank Charge,
A Nigerian Email Scam,
And a SoBig Virus in a Email.

On the seventh day of Spyware,
A Dialer stealer sent to me
A huge Phone bill,
A Keylogger that stole my Identity,
A hundred annoying Popups,
A Homepage of Sleeze,
A unauthorized Bank Charge,
A Nigerian Email Scam,
And a SoBig Virus in a Email.

On the eighth day of Spyware,
A free download sent to me
A lil program that stole my chatroom logs,
A huge Phone bill,
A Keylogger that stole my Identity,
A hundred annoying Popups,
A Homepage of Sleeze,
A unauthorized Bank Charge,
A Nigerian Email Scam,
And a SoBig Virus in a Email.

On the ninth day of Spyware,
A Drive By Download sent to me
Xupiter,oh joy,
A lil program that stole my chatroom logs,
A huge Phone bill,
A Keylogger that stole my Identity,
A hundred annoying Popups,
A Homepage of Sleeze,
A unauthorized Bank Charge,
A Nigerian Email Scam,
And a SoBig Virus in a Email.

On the tenth day of Spyware,
Grokster sent to me
Gator,oh NO,
Xupiter,oh joy,
A lil program that stole my chatroom logs,
A huge Phone bill,
A Keylogger that stole my Identity,
A hundred annoying Popups,
A Homepage of Sleeze,
A unauthorized Bank Charge,
A Nigerian Email Scam,
And a SoBig Virus in a Email.

On the eleventh day of Spyware,
DoubleClick sent to me
Lots of Ad Cookies,
Gator,oh NO,
Xupiter,oh joy,
A lil program that stole my chatroom logs,
A huge Phone bill,
A Keylogger that stole my Identity,
A hundred annoying Popups,
A Homepage of Sleeze,
A unauthorized Bank Charge,
A Nigerian Email Scam,
And a SoBig Virus in a Email.

On the twelfth day of Spyware,
Malware sent to me
A unbootable computer,
Lots of Ad Cookies,
Gator,oh NO,
Xupiter,oh joy,
A lil program that stole my chatroom logs,
A huge Phone bill,
A Keylogger that stole my Identity,
A hundred annoying Popups,
A Homepage of Sleeze,
A unauthorized Bank Charge,
A Nigerian Email Scam,
And a SoBig Virus in a Email!

Stay Safe Online and Happy Holidays to you and yours.
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7th February 2008

Passing Ciscos CCNA and CCNP Exams: Traceroute

The traceroute command can help you diagnose WAN network problems, AND help you pass your Cisco CCNA and CCNP exams. Learn how to use this vital command in this tutorial from Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933.
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6th February 2008

Cisco CCNP Certification: Using The BGP Command Update-Source

Knowing how to use logical interfaces to create BGP connections is an important skill for both the CCNP exams and the real world. Learn how to use this important command from Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933.
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