Comments for Matthew's Weblog http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com Technical notes and societal musings Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:37:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Wishful Security Thinking by admin http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com/2007/10/17/wishful-security-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-24 admin Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:37:49 +0000 http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com/2007/10/17/wishful-security-thinking/#comment-24 So here's the twist that I forgot to put in the entry... I never received a password in the mail. Did I elect a different option (I chose edelivery of everything) than you or was it intercepted? I'm not sure... so now I'm changing my random password to another random password. Sigh. I balance usability with a thumbdrive. :) So here’s the twist that I forgot to put in the entry… I never received a password in the mail. Did I elect a different option (I chose edelivery of everything) than you or was it intercepted? I’m not sure… so now I’m changing my random password to another random password.

Sigh.

I balance usability with a thumbdrive. :)

]]> Comment on Wishful Security Thinking by William Dougherty http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com/2007/10/17/wishful-security-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-23 William Dougherty Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:50:25 +0000 http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com/2007/10/17/wishful-security-thinking/#comment-23 Thanks for the link Matt! Yes, yes, I know I shouldn't reuse passwords ever. Shoot me. I'm a user! The problem with most of the solutions you recommended are that they are not easily portable, and I use at least 6 different computers on a daily basis. By "common password," I meant a password based on an algorithm I use that allows me to remember different passwords for each site. For example (and this is not it!): combine the an acronym for the site name, with a number, such as an important date, and a special character...www.schwabplan.com might then become SCHWB1225! Hard to guess, easy to remember (who doesn't associate their 401K with Christmas?), and unique per site. Your advice is of course solid. Unique, random passwords are best, but you must always balance usability. And your random password still ain't worth a damn if Schwab writes it down and someone else intercepts it. -B Thanks for the link Matt!

Yes, yes, I know I shouldn’t reuse passwords ever. Shoot me. I’m a user! The problem with most of the solutions you recommended are that they are not easily portable, and I use at least 6 different computers on a daily basis.

By “common password,” I meant a password based on an algorithm I use that allows me to remember different passwords for each site. For example (and this is not it!): combine the an acronym for the site name, with a number, such as an important date, and a special character…www.schwabplan.com might then become SCHWB1225! Hard to guess, easy to remember (who doesn’t associate their 401K with Christmas?), and unique per site.

Your advice is of course solid. Unique, random passwords are best, but you must always balance usability. And your random password still ain’t worth a damn if Schwab writes it down and someone else intercepts it.

-B

]]> Comment on Commercial solar ideas by Don Kellar http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com/2005/04/20/commercial-solar-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Don Kellar Sun, 30 Jul 2006 08:23:39 +0000 http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com/2005/04/20/commercial-solar-ideas/#comment-6 Focus on businesses that have standard operating windows outside of the peak noon to 6pm time window. Therefore, you could employ a TOU meter which will increase your payback on solar. I have a TOU at my residence and my payback is much improved with some peak hour credits from PG&E ~ 0.50Kwh while usage at the off peak hour is charged at a much lower rate. Focus on businesses that have standard operating windows outside of the peak noon to 6pm time window. Therefore, you could employ a TOU meter which will increase your payback on solar.

I have a TOU at my residence and my payback is much improved with some peak hour credits from PG&E ~ 0.50Kwh while usage at the off peak hour is charged at a much lower rate.

]]> Comment on No Professional Responsibility allowed… by Robert http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com/2006/07/21/no-professional-responsibility-allowed/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Robert Fri, 21 Jul 2006 23:59:30 +0000 http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com/2006/07/21/no-professional-responsibility-allowed/#comment-22 Wow, two words not usually used when discussing the Bush-2 reign . . . "professional" and "responsibility" . . . Are you surprised that someone conducting themselves outside the bounds of the law would assist in his own investigation? That would be silly! ;) Wow, two words not usually used when discussing the Bush-2 reign . . . “professional” and “responsibility” . . .

Are you surprised that someone conducting themselves outside the bounds of the law would assist in his own investigation?

That would be silly! ;)

]]> Comment on Mmmmm, virtualization! by Robert http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com/2006/07/18/mmmmm-virtualization/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Robert Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:13:14 +0000 http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com/2006/07/18/mmmmm-virtualization/#comment-21 "Now if their stuff only ran on a Mac…" Yeah! What he said! ;) But technically, it does . . . if you're running an Intel Mac with Windows . . . Like I said . . . "technically". This should be really slick on an Intel based xServe! “Now if their stuff only ran on a Mac…”

Yeah! What he said! ;)

But technically, it does . . . if you’re running an Intel Mac with Windows . . .

Like I said . . . “technically”. This should be really slick on an Intel based xServe!

]]> Comment on Spam troubles by jens http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com/2005/09/11/spam-troubles/comment-page-1/#comment-12 jens Tue, 04 Jul 2006 16:06:25 +0000 http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com/2005/09/11/spam-troubles/#comment-12 It seems that Bad Behavior will stop my SPAM-ING Problems for my comment script. I think I am gonne try it out. Thanks for the advice.. Greets Jens ( http://www.isoliert.de/forums/ ) It seems that Bad Behavior will stop my SPAM-ING Problems for my comment script. I think I am gonne try it out. Thanks for the advice..
Greets Jens ( http://www.isoliert.de/forums/ )

]]> Comment on If it’s more rational, it’s not 1998 again by Robert http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com/2006/05/21/if-its-more-rational-its-not-1998-again/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Robert Mon, 22 May 2006 04:33:07 +0000 http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com/2006/05/21/if-its-more-rational-its-not-1998-again/#comment-20 Funny, I read that article on the flight back this weekend . . . I was going to give it to you to read . . . Funny, I read that article on the flight back this weekend . . . I was going to give it to you to read . . .

]]> Comment on Fixing install issue with WP – blank pages by Matthew http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com/2004/11/23/fixing-install-issue-with-wp-blank-pages/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Matthew Sun, 05 Feb 2006 23:07:51 +0000 http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com/2004/11/23/fixing-install-issue-with-wp-blank-pages/#comment-3 When I installed Wordpress 1.5 through Debian, it installed appropriate packages... but the php-to-mysql setup didn't go smoothly. This command (and following the prompts thereafter) let me reconnect php and mysql, and my pages then were generated correctly since it could see the database. HTH When I installed Wordpress 1.5 through Debian, it installed appropriate packages… but the php-to-mysql setup didn’t go smoothly. This command (and following the prompts thereafter) let me reconnect php and mysql, and my pages then were generated correctly since it could see the database.

HTH

]]> Comment on Fixing install issue with WP – blank pages by impulse http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com/2004/11/23/fixing-install-issue-with-wp-blank-pages/comment-page-1/#comment-2 impulse Sat, 04 Feb 2006 11:35:05 +0000 http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com/2004/11/23/fixing-install-issue-with-wp-blank-pages/#comment-2 Hello, What do you mean by this? I have a wp blank pages issue and stumbled upon you page. But is is not clear to me. Hello,

What do you mean by this?

I have a wp blank pages issue and stumbled upon you page. But is is not clear to me.

]]> Comment on Another e-recycling event! by MassPerception.com http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com/2005/11/09/another-e-recycling-event/comment-page-1/#comment-19 MassPerception.com Wed, 25 Jan 2006 04:34:15 +0000 http://mps.blog.webplumbers.com/2005/11/09/another-e-recycling-event/#comment-19 <strong>Another eWaste Event - Recycle for Breast Cancer</strong> From Matthew’s Blog: Recycle for Breast Cancer is holding a free eWaste Recycling event from 7am to 4pm on November 19th and 20th, 2005 (Rain or Shine). As an added bonus, they will be giving away prizes, such as: - (2) $50.00 Gasoline Cards - ... Another eWaste Event – Recycle for Breast Cancer

From Matthew&#8217;s Blog:
Recycle for Breast Cancer is holding a free eWaste Recycling event from 7am to 4pm on November 19th and 20th, 2005 (Rain or Shine).
As an added bonus, they will be giving away prizes, such as:
– (2) $50.00 Gasoline Cards
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