Cisco are one of the biggest names in the world when it comes to networking for the internet. I was surprised to learn that they are such a massive world wide company, employing more than 47,000 people. With those sort of resources then, it's not surprising that they have such a tight grip on the wifi market.

Wifi laptop computers are becoming increasingly common, and as a result, demand for reliable and secure wireless networking is also on the rise. According to the Cisco website, more and more companies are employing wifi systems and seeing a return in the form of increased productivity and improved responsiveness to customers.

Having set up a micro wireless network at my place, I have to say that I found the whole setup process a little confusing. But now that it's in place I'm glad I took the extra time to read the setup manual! Even in a small sized home the advantages of wifi are obvious. You can let your nerd-self break free, and roam the hallways laptop in tow. Wifi makes multi tasking a breeze. Cook dinner and surf the net on your laptop. Sit out on the front porch with a martini and play World of Warcraft. Think of the possibilities!

This post has been sponsored by Cisco Online, secure networking specialists.

The 'Chaser' guys are in the news again, this time for turning up to the airport to greet the West Coast Eagles football club.

WEST Coast players were ambushed by an eagle mascot with white powder on its beak when the team arrived at Sydney Airport last night.

Many of the players, including captain Chris Judd, were initially unaware of the joke - but it quickly became apparent once the eagle shook its head and white powder sprayed over the group.

Standing alongside the mascot was a supposed official, wearing an accreditation tag declaring him to be an official drug dealer.

The comedy stunt by The Chaser may be a portent to a hostile reception for West Coast in their season-opening match at Telstra Stadium tomorrow night.

I'll be sure to watch Chasers War on Everything next Wednesday night! In any case it prompted a number of football players and drugs jokes over lunch. For the record, I hate football, so most football conversations are lost on me. But the sheer volume of Ben Cousins related jokes, and doctored photos, doing the rounds at the moment have forced me to take more of an interest.

I guess it was a combination of lunch and the procession of FWD emails coming through that inspired this effort. Is it too subtle?

So far PayPerPost has been my major 'earner' in terms of money made on-line. As of writing this I'd past the $300 from paid posts alone, this does not include referrals which would bring me close to the $500 mark. PayPerPost is a consistent source of revenue, and the beauty of it is that, how much, or how little, you make from the program is really up to you.

Currently, you are allowed to make a total of three paid posts per day. Depending on the post value, you could make between $5 and $1,000 per post (depending on factors such as your blogs page rank). If you were to push quite hard with PayPerPost, you could comfortably bring in $500 per month from the program alone. Personally, I don't think that is all that practical as your blog would become nothing more than paid posts, and you are in real danger of turning your blog into an 'infomercial'.

The approach I have taken is to spread the paid posts out a little bit. Obviously though, I am a little more active on the paid post side of things if I need the money for something! Having looked at various options, PayPerPost has without a doubt been my highest source of on-line 'income'.

How have I 'invested' my PayPerPost cash?

Well, firstly I set up another website dedicated to another passion of mine, recording music. Secondly, I've used the money to pay my hosting and ISP bills. Not very exciting perhaps, but very practical! :p

PayPerPost would be my first choice method for monetizing blogs.

Big news, well for me, DigitalBurn got stumbled and in the process has started getting some significant traffic. Woohoo! DigitalBurn is a site I set up focusing on digital music and audio recording. Stumbleupon can definitely bring in a lot of traffic quickly.

Having one a swag of industry awards, IBackup is recognized as the leading on-line storage and backup provider. IBackup provide their customers with highly customizable secure on-line backup and storage service. This is a great service for organisations (or individuals) that want to store data off-site. Browsing their site there were two features that really stood out for me.

Firstly IBackup allow you to map your IBackup on-line storage account as a local drive on your computer or network. This then allows you to treat the on-line storage drive as if it were just another hard drive on your PC. In other words, you can drag and drop, open, edit and save files in your on-line backup account as if they were stored on your local computer.

The second feature that impressed me was the ability to e-mail file attachments directly into your on-line storage account. This has a number of benefits and would be particularly useful if you were out on the road.

If your interested in on-line storage and backup services give IBackup a visit.

This post sponsored by IBackup Online Backup.

I think it's about time that they start teaching 'toilet etiquette' in schools. Clearly it has taken a back seat of late, and this can only been a bad thing. In the past 12 months there has been a noticeable decrease in the standard of toilet etiquette displayed in the workplace. I have no scientific evidence to back this up, other than my anecdotal expert testimony. In the past month alone, I have been witness to some horrific workplace bathroom behavior, although in some cases I've only observed the aftermath. Allow me to outline some of these atrocities.

Discovering a 'fur ball' causing a blockage in the urinal. The offending 'fur ball' was of the short and curly variety, if you catch my drift, and was of sufficient volume to suggest that someone had been doing some routine downstairs maintenance. Firstly, I'd like to remind people that the workplace urinal is not the right place to be 'mowing the lawn' and secondly, if you insist on running the mower over, please remember to dispose of the lawn clippings thoughtfully!

A deuce shared is a deuce halved. Let's just say, if your dropping some friends off at the pool, please make sure all your homies hit the water. You really don't want to leave any of them stranded on the edge of the pool. Am I being too cryptic? How about this... if you are so lacking in coordination that you end up crapping on the seat, make damn sure you give the affected area a good wipe down, or if that's too much for you, at least have the decency to call in a "Hazmat" team! In reality, most guys can overlook the occasional alligator trail, but if the alligator has surfaced from the deep in preparation for an attack, then that's going to be a problem.

The third and final atrocity I have encountered within the inner sanctum of the male facilities this month is fielding mobile phone calls whilst perched on the can. If your pinching a loaf and the phone rings, don't answer it, and if it's your wife, don't engage in a conversation about that nights dinner. I would also like to add that dropping a deuce isn't the time to be checking your voice mail messages either, particularly if the volume of your phone is loud enough to be heard by anyone within a 10 foot radius.

Yes, I can accept we are living in a fast paced society, but I'm not willing to accept that as an excuse for the decline in basic toilet etiquette. If the decline continues at this rate, it won't be long before people start bypassing the bowl altogether. Do you really want to live in a world where it is acceptable to "lay some cable" without leaving their desk? It's time to take action now, before it's too late. Do you bit to raise awareness of Toilet Etiquette issues. Don't let the standard of bathroom behavior continue to slide down the 'S' bend. Don't let the bathroom vanities of the world become a war zone!

The 1994 debut album from Nas, 'Illmatic', is highly regarded. It turned up at number 400 in Rolling Stone's list of the top 500 greatest albums of all time. Being a lemming, I thought it was about time that I checked it out, so I picked up the 10th anniversary edition (that includes the six track bonus disc). I was first introduced to Nas via his collaboration with Korn on the track 'Play Me' from Korn's 'Take a look in the mirror' album.

The 'Illmatic' features production from Large Professor (of Main Source), Pete Rock (of Pete Rock & CL Smooth), Q-Tip (of A Tribe Called Quest) and DJ Premier (of Gang Starr), and carries an old-school hip-hop vibe. It's got the hip hop style beats, mixed with horn, piano and string samples that remind me a little bit of Public Enemy. Production wise, the album is quite organic sounding, particularly in comparison to a lot of the slick sounding, highly compressed tracks that are coming out at the moment.

Lyrically, Nas sounds like a man with something to say. Not much in the way of "thong and booty" rhymes here. My favourite track from the album is 'The World Is Yours', although I also have a soft spot for 'Life's a bitch'. Call me sentimental!

How do I compare it to Jay-Z's 'Black Album'? Personally, I like the 'Black Album' more than 'Illmatic', but the two are different enough in style (particularly in terms of production) that it's not really fair to compare them.

If you have an appreciation for early 90's hip hop, then chances are you'll already have this album, and if you don't have it already, you should definitely be adding it to your must buy list.