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  • Coffee Shop Security

    10
    Jun

    These days we are carrying a lot of secure data on our mobile devices and increasing prevalence of free wireless internet access offers huge convenience.  But how can we make sure we’re not being watched?

    If you find yourself in a coffee shop using the free wireless broadband keep in mind that you are operating on the same network as anybody else in that coffee shop.  As such your device, and all the other connected devices are visible.  When something can be seen, it means it’s easier to access.

    You first line of security when working on open networks is to disable File Sharing.  Under Windows this can be accessed via network properties, on a Mac via System Preferences, File Sharing.  By disabling this feature you substantially increase the effort required to browse your computers hard drive remotely.

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    Tutorials

  • A Simple Mootools Slider

    05
    Apr

    Mootools is a great Javascript framework.  Using it to achieve great effects couldn’t be easier.

    With essentially no Javascript knowledge whatsoever you can use many of the effects in the library with ease.  For instance the slider effect to switch the navigation on and off at the top of this page is done like this.

    Firstly, head on over to Mootools and download yousrself the framework.  To keep you code light on its feet you can choose to only download the bits you need and leave the rest.  You will need the Core, obviously, Window.DomReady and Fx.Slide.  Tick each component and then download the js file.

    Place it in a suitable location on your website and then include it in the head of your website…

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    Tutorials, Javascript