By Devon, on February 17th, 2009%
A few things that make my life easier.
KeePass Password Safe
A fantastic open source program with a single purpose: to keep track of all of your passwords. I started using KeePass when I kept having to reset passwords on my various domain accounts or write them down so I wouldn’t forget them. Obviously, writing down a password reduces any amount of security a password provides, so KeePass allows me to store them without having to make a physical copy of them in an insecure format. KeePass also allows you to synchronize your password database with another file (it’s important to have a backup since all of your passwords are stored in it), which I use in conjunction with a copy of KeePass I run off of my USB drive when at work. So now, when my bank informs me that I can use a password of up to 32 alphanumeric characters, I go for it. Continue reading Things that make life easier
By Devon, on January 29th, 2009%
I woke up at 3:14 this morning to a high-pitched ringing. Now, I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the most alert person when I wake up in the morning, and it took me a few minutes to identify the source of the noise. Fire alarm? No. Laptop battery alarm? Nope, not that, either. Come to find out, the … continue reading: What a headache
By Devon, on August 2nd, 2008%
No, my parents aren’t on Facebook, nor do I think they ever will be. So let’s leave them out of this.
I recognize the need for parents to monitor their children’s activities, especially when those children are at a point in their lives when they can be emotionally vulnerable to strangers over the internet. However, when those kids are in college, it’s … continue reading: Parents on Facebook
By Devon, on July 25th, 2008%
The Harold B. Lee Library’s Folding@Home took this lead this morning as the top-scoring team at BYU. Congratulations, and thanks to those who have donated their CPU cycles to such a worthy cause. Now that the HBLL team leads at BYU, their next goal is to overtake the teams at Yale, U Minn, and the University of Oklahoma.
Also of note, … continue reading: Library Folding@Home team takes lead
By Devon, on April 11th, 2008%
Transparency is better than simple honesty, but the combination of the two is even better.
Rather than only revealing selected details, elaborate and clarify. This will help to deter future problems and ill feelings caused by feelings of deception or betrayal. One can too easily interpret the absence of an important detail (which may not be important to another) as the intentional misrepresentation of facts.
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