"Kinda tastes like church wine".
Pretty sweet, not dry.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Saturday, August 6, 2011
VMware changes their minds
I'm sure you've read elsewhere by now, but VMware is upping the memory limitations per license from what they announced with version 5. Still bad long-term, I don't think I'll delete my copy of Xenserver just yet.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Today I learned about SpiderOak, which is similar to Dropbox but without the data breaches :) They've got a decent referral scheme going too -- sign up using someone's referral link, and get an extra 1GB, up to 50GB.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Tivo discount!
I just got an interesting email from Tivo.. It seems that until June 13, you can get a free Tivo Premiere with a 2 year service commitment. I've already got a Series 2 Tivo on a month-to-month, now I need to figure out if it's worth an increased monthly fee for what (to me) amounts to an HD connection to my screen, and a way to watch on-demand stuff that I'm not going to watch..
Friday, May 27, 2011
Microsoft activation
Microsoft server activation sucks when it doesn't work. 2 hours on the phone today so far.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Samsung Transform is a laggy piece of shit.
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| Piece of Shit |
In other news, Air Control is the amazon free app of the day. I've played the free version, and it's pretty alright.
Shit. My Majesty savegame didn't survive. DAMMIT.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
How to keep your passwords secure
Well, now that there are reports of PSN passwords being exploited on other services (Blizzard, Paypal, etc.) I thought a followup to one of my earlier blog posts was in order.
Everyone knows that you should use secure passwords everywhere, and that you should use different passwords at each place. "But Ed", you say, "How can I remember all that? I'm not a computer!". Well, I'm glad you asked. This system is what works for me:
Step 1, Download and install Dropbox. Dropbox works like a folder on your computer that is synchronized to the internet. If your computer gets lost or stolen, the contents of your Dropbox folder are still accessible. A 2GB account is free (and each of us gets another 250MB if you use that link), and plenty of space for what we're using it for. You should be ok keeping the defaults during the installation. Use a new password, at least 12 characters, with letters and numbers. It's ok to write this one down for now.
Step 2, Download and install Keepass. Choose the latest 2.xx version. Keepass is a password manager. There are others that can do the job too, but Keepass is free and open source. From the Keepass website:
Step 3, Run Keepass. Have it setup a new database (just using a master password, not a key file or a windows account), and save the database in your Dropbox folder. To test it out, create a new entry (the icon with a green arrow pointing to a gold key) and put in your dropbox username and password. There! You have a secure Dropbox account, with a good unique password, that you don't have to remember!
If you have more than one computer, just install Dropbox and Keepass on them too, and Dropbox will keep your password file in sync across your computers. Also, Dropbox and Keepass both have versions for ipad/iphone/ipod, Android, and Blackberry.
Everyone knows that you should use secure passwords everywhere, and that you should use different passwords at each place. "But Ed", you say, "How can I remember all that? I'm not a computer!". Well, I'm glad you asked. This system is what works for me:
Step 1, Download and install Dropbox. Dropbox works like a folder on your computer that is synchronized to the internet. If your computer gets lost or stolen, the contents of your Dropbox folder are still accessible. A 2GB account is free (and each of us gets another 250MB if you use that link), and plenty of space for what we're using it for. You should be ok keeping the defaults during the installation. Use a new password, at least 12 characters, with letters and numbers. It's ok to write this one down for now.
Step 2, Download and install Keepass. Choose the latest 2.xx version. Keepass is a password manager. There are others that can do the job too, but Keepass is free and open source. From the Keepass website:
- Today you need to remember many passwords. You need a password for the Windows network logon, your e-mail account, your website's FTP password, online passwords (like website member account), etc. etc. etc. The list is endless. Also, you should use different passwords for each account. Because if you use only one password everywhere and someone gets this password you have a problem... A serious problem. He would have access to your e-mail account, website, etc. Unimaginable. But who can remember all those passwords? Nobody, but KeePass can. KeePass is a free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager for Windows.
Step 3, Run Keepass. Have it setup a new database (just using a master password, not a key file or a windows account), and save the database in your Dropbox folder. To test it out, create a new entry (the icon with a green arrow pointing to a gold key) and put in your dropbox username and password. There! You have a secure Dropbox account, with a good unique password, that you don't have to remember!
If you have more than one computer, just install Dropbox and Keepass on them too, and Dropbox will keep your password file in sync across your computers. Also, Dropbox and Keepass both have versions for ipad/iphone/ipod, Android, and Blackberry.
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