Re: And this is one of the many reasons why I tell people not to use password managers.

Posted on 2017-06-05, 06:21

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Even that example in itself is not enough. Suppose that the evil player is in the middle of his bruteforcing and you just changed your password? Does it affect at all any of his chances of success? Not the slightest. The new password, just like the old password, is exactly one random combination out …

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Re: And this is one of the many reasons why I tell people not to use password managers.

Posted on 2017-06-05, 04:52

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If you're synchronizing passwords because you need them on multiple devices, are you really constantly creating new accounts that you need access to on multiple devices? Not constantly, but regularly, yes. Also, the worst thing is that, as kode54 mentioned, some services you don't use can expire, …

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Re: And this is one of the many reasons why I tell people not to use password managers.

Posted on 2017-06-04, 15:19

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The way I see it, you either have one place where you store it (and then it's always has to be with you, and there is a risk of data loss / theft), or you have multiple storage spots, where you have to constantly synchronize between them. A nice option would be some safe central location (like a …

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Re: Does anyones' "auto sign-in each visit" actually work?

Posted on 2017-06-04, 12:09

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For me it works well. Something wrong with your cookie expiration settings? Perhaps an addon is clearing them (oddly, I had a proxy switcher once that had a weird checkbox to clear cookies). Does it happen only on VOGONS or other forums as well?

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Re: And this is one of the many reasons why I tell people not to use password managers.

Posted on 2017-06-04, 11:04

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Not telling people your password pattern is not and never was best practice. Not having a password pattern is best practice. That requires a password manager. Use an offline one if you don't trust the cloud . Where do you store it? How do you protect it from storage crash causing data loss? How do …

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Re: Need help with a odd network problem.

Posted on 2017-06-04, 07:30

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The system is a HP allinone (don't know the model off the top of my head) running windows7_32bit running office 2007. The system is fully upto date. What is the exact Ethernet controller used? What is the driver version? (consult Device Manager for both) I just disabled the Ethernet connection and …

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Re: Windows 98 PCMCIA WPA2 Drivers

Posted on 2017-06-03, 20:56

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So far, I did not succeed to enable WPA2 on 9x/ME with the SMCWCB-G. However, I managed to do so with a different CardBus adapter - the Edimax EW-7108PCg , which is based on RaLink RT2561 (RT61). It's now installed in the Thinkpad A31p, running WinME, connected to my router using WPA2-PSK / AES. …

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Re: Is Vista now Retro

Posted on 2017-06-02, 17:36

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Scali wrote: The problem is with you, not me, as I have already said. OK, we shall leave it at that. 😀

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Re: Is Vista now Retro

Posted on 2017-06-02, 16:38

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Again, this is the umpteenth example of you extrapolating things for no apparent reason, just as the blame-thing above. Kind of like you extrapolated me to be a "Linux nerd"? :-S I did say very specifically: " I don't know if this is how you actually think, but this is what it looks like from what …

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Re: Is Vista now Retro

Posted on 2017-06-02, 14:52

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Short and sweet it is then. :) I merely picked out a single statement you made about how drivers are developed in the Linux world and challenged it. In parallel I disagreed with how you seemingly let Microsoft completely off the hook for every problem that comes up in the Windows ecosystem, and are …

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Re: Is Vista now Retro

Posted on 2017-06-02, 12:21

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We're not hijacking the thread, Vista is still the topic. You however started talking about linux, and the only remotely Vista-related stuff is that you try to blame Microsoft for all the world's problems, apparently. Last time I checked, "Is Vista Retro" was the topic, not "The intricacies of the …

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Re: Is Vista now Retro

Posted on 2017-06-01, 16:01

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See, you are now going off on a tangent about how MS this, MS that, but there is nothing here that MS could have or should have done. It really *is* AMD's fault here. In case it wasn't clear, I don't care about the particular AMD discussion you are having here, and I didn't even read it. I was …

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Re: Is Vista now Retro

Posted on 2017-06-01, 13:06

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If I find inadequate documentation, and I can't get my stuff to work, I first contact Microsoft, and then they help me to fix the code and/or update the documentation. What's the turnaround time on that, eh? My experience has been that it can sometimes be notoriously difficult to get Microsoft to …

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Re: Is Vista now Retro

Posted on 2017-06-01, 11:21

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Yes, but that's purely theoretical, 99% of the time it's the driver's fault. Actually, it's ~95% of the time from the recent statistics I received, but that does not invalidate your point, of course. Still, even cases that are 'driver fault' may not always be entirely IHV fault. It's one thing when …

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Re: Is Vista now Retro

Posted on 2017-06-01, 07:14

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You still haven't produced any good argument why Microsoft would be to blame in the first place. They write an OS. It's not their fault if other companies design shitty hardware and drivers and use that in combination with that OS. Well, in many cases it is, in part, their fault - since they design …

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Re: Logitech F310 on Windows 98?

Posted on 2017-05-31, 06:57

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Thank you for this information. You saved me from having to pack my controller for the trip to test it. 😀

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Re: SB Pro compatible vs SB Pro/16 compatible

Posted on 2017-05-31, 06:55

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A lot of love for Mod4Win here, I see. 😀 I used ModPlug Player myself. Is anyone familiar enough with both to give us the rundown?

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Re: Anyone find early 2.5 shooters had more charm than early 3D shooters?

Posted on 2017-05-29, 18:09

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Speaking of 2.5 shooters, has anyone ever played Radix: Into The Void? It's basically Descent with sprites for everything, sector based geometry and no perspective correction! Radix: Beyond The Void :) Interestingly, I have not heard of it until you mentioned it, then I looked it up. It's an …

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Re: SB Pro compatible vs SB Pro/16 compatible

Posted on 2017-05-29, 17:45

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Ahh... So Wolf3D supports stereo on an SBPro? And it does not support SB16? So a SB16 with Wolf3D will give you mono sound? That is correct. Wolf3d's stereo effects work just fine with a SB16 as it isn't two channel PCM but rather balance controls that provide stereo separation. So now I'm confused …

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Re: Freeing enough Conv. Mem for TES:Arena? (Logs included)

Posted on 2017-05-29, 16:24

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I think SET CTCM just tells it where to read/write CTPNP.CFG. If you don't have it, it will just put it in C:\. Not a big deal.

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