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    From JOE MACKEY@1:123/140 to BOB ROBERTS on Thu Dec 31 07:25:44 2020
    Bob wrote --

    That's pretty good. I need to change my wifi password to "I cant remember".

    I saw a cartoon recently that had the motel guest wifi PW as:
    Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and having those stars instead of characters show up. :)
    Don't recognise your name. Welcome to Memories. Pull up a chair and
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    Huntington, WV
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  • From Bob Roberts@1:218/840 to JOE MACKEY on Thu Dec 31 13:41:38 2020
    I saw a cartoon recently that had the motel guest wifi PW as: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and having those stars instead of characters show up. :)

    I'm all for complicated passwords, but thats just mean!

    The newer Apple Iphones have a feature where if they see a Wifi network they can't connect to, they will request the Wifi password from nearby Iphones that are connected to it... using some sort of Bluetooth I believe. The request will show up on the second iphone, and if approved the Wifi password will be shared and the first iphone will join the network. It's clever, and somewhat solves the problem of keying in Wifi Passwords.

    Don't recognise your name. Welcome to Memories. Pull up a chair and
    visit a while.

    Here I am. :-)

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Bob Roberts on Thu Dec 31 20:57:00 2020
    Hello Bob!

    ** On Thursday 31.12.20 - 13:41, Bob Roberts wrote to JOE MACKEY:

    I saw a cartoon recently that had the motel guest wifi PW
    as: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and having those
    stars instead of characters show up. :)

    I'm all for complicated passwords, but thats just mean!

    Actually, Supercali..docious filters out the people who would
    otherwise waste the wifi resources. If they are going to leech
    from the free wifi, at least make them work for it a little!

    I have wifi at my shop (but I keep it off now due to a security
    issue that I was not originally aware of) ..but if I were to re-
    introduce the wifi, I'd make people look for a specific book
    title in stock based on a clue - a kind of scavenger hunt for the
    wifi password - I love it!


    The newer Apple Iphones have a feature where if they see a
    Wifi network they can't connect to, they will request the
    Wifi password from nearby Iphones that are connected to
    it... using some sort of Bluetooth I believe. The request
    will show up on the second iphone, and if approved the Wifi
    password will be shared and the first iphone will join the
    network. It's clever, and somewhat solves the problem of
    keying in Wifi Passwords.

    I am not sure I would appreciate a stranger's iPhone "connecting"
    with mine to bug me for a password tip. It almost sounds like
    the insparation from the infra-red comm feature that two
    Thinkpads could utilize and then share files between each other.


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  • From JOE MACKEY@1:123/140 to BOB ROBERTS on Fri Jan 1 05:18:08 2021
    Bob wrote --

    I saw a cartoon recently that had the motel guest wifi PW as: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and having those stars instead of characters show up. :)

    I'm all for complicated passwords, but thats just mean!

    I traveled a lot in the spring/summer of 2019/20 and when I checked into
    a motel I would be given a wifi PW which were usually the along the lines of motel name and a three or four numbers.
    At times I would stop at a burger joint and use their free public wifi to check a map or something. I seldom brought anything. I pulled onto their
    lot close to the building, get the information and continued on.
    Usually it about a wrong turn I made along the way or needed more
    detailed information than the map I had offered.

    The newer Apple Iphones have a feature where if they see a Wifi network they can't connect to, they will request the Wifi password from nearby Iphones that are connected to it

    My old SE has a similar feature.
    I would be hesitant using an unknown wifi signal. Not that I have
    anything on my phone. I'm old-fashioned, to be its a phone not an extension of me. I don't have anything much that's confidential on it.
    I never, ever, use it for mobile banking and the like.

    Don't recognise your name. Welcome to Memories. Pull up a chair and visit a while.

    Here I am. :-)

    Yep, there you are. :)
    Joe
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  • From JOE MACKEY@1:123/140 to AUGUST ABOLINS on Fri Jan 1 05:27:18 2021
    Aug wrote --

    Actually, Supercali..docious filters out the people who would
    otherwise waste the wifi resources. If they are going to leech
    from the free wifi, at least make them work for it a little!

    Hey, I resemble that remark!
    I have my own network from the cable company, and the city offers free
    wifi from the same company. I can use the city's either with my PW or
    without.
    In addition I have an account with the university and use that when
    working there.
    Several clients have wifi and use theirs when I'm working those places.
    But I only use wifi I know is safe (or as safe as possible). No, "Oh
    look a new free wifi signal, lets check it out". :)
    At one site I work their wifi had a firewall that prevented a known news
    site from connecting saying it was unsafe. I installed Norton VPN on the laptop and its able to connect to that site now.

    title in stock based on a clue - a kind of scavenger hunt for the
    wifi password - I love it!

    LOL
    Joe
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  • From MAJIK@1:123/140 to JOE MACKEY on Fri Jan 1 19:08:08 2021
    My old SE has a similar feature.
    I would be hesitant using an unknown wifi signal. Not that I have
    anything on my phone. I'm old-fashioned, to be its a phone not an extension of
    me. I don't have anything much that's confidential on it.
    I never, ever, use it for mobile banking and the like.


    Mobile banking is actually safer than in-person banking -- no body ever
    sees your account credentials or your transaction data.

    As far as sharing wifi account passwords: I would never use a public wifi network without a VPN. But with a VPN I'm fine with using public networks in that rare situation that I'm not able to access the mobile network for some reason. Though these days there
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  • From JOE MACKEY@1:123/140 to MAJIK on Sat Jan 2 06:07:18 2021
    Majik wrote --

    I never, ever, use it for mobile banking and the like.


    Mobile banking is actually safer than in-person banking -- no body ever
    sees your account credentials or your transaction data.

    Unless one loses/mislays their phone.
    Of course to so many people these days I think they are now a growth on
    their hands.
    I often leave mine at home and even at home its on the desk.
    The one time I make sure I have it is when I'm at work since one never
    knows when they might need it.

    that rare situation that I'm not able to access the mobile network for some reason. Though these days there'

    You got cut off there.
    Joe



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  • From Kurt Weiske@1:218/700 to Bob Roberts on Sat Jan 2 12:13:00 2021
    Bob Roberts wrote to August Abolins <=-

    Some of the hipster coffee shops refuse to offer any wifi, saying it prevents people from having conversations.

    When I was freelancing in 2017-2018, I had my list of coffee shops with
    killer coffee, those that had fast wifi, and those that made a point of not offering wifi at all.

    A couple had killer wifi and great coffee. One had the best coffee and so-so wifi. One had no wifi and decent coffee.

    I'd go to coffee shop number 1 to work, coffee shop number 2 when I wanted
    to treat myself and still get some work done, and number 3 when I wanted to read a book or do creative work.

    I miss them all, now. Working from home does have its advantages but
    creative inspiration isn't one of them.

    There was one more category - coffee shops with killer music playlists
    that'd make me put my earbuds away.

    I hope that culture makes a comeback; I think I'll be packing lysol wipes
    and wiping down my table when I sit down.








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  • From Kurt Weiske@1:218/700 to Bob Roberts on Sat Jan 2 12:14:00 2021
    Bob Roberts wrote to JOE MACKEY <=-

    A good policy. Who knows what trickery has been installed on those
    random open Wifis.

    A good VPN is your friend. I like Torguard, they offer multi-client support, wireguard support and a couple of stealth options.


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  • From MAJIK@1:123/140 to JOE MACKEY on Sat Jan 2 18:01:42 2021
    Majik wrote --

    I never, ever, use it for mobile banking and the like.


    Mobile banking is actually safer than in-person banking -- no body ever sees your account credentials or your transaction data.

    Unless one loses/mislays their phone.
    Of course to so many people these days I think they are now a growth on their hands.
    I often leave mine at home and even at home its on the desk.
    The one time I make sure I have it is when I'm at work since one never knows when they might need it.

    that rare situation that I'm not able to access the mobile network for some reason. Though these days there'

    You got cut off there.
    Joe





    In the case that you lose your phone, the storage is hardware encrypted
    using your PIN. Even if someone found it they could never get your data without your pin/password because the seed for the encryption is created using your
    PIN and even the phone itself d
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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to JOE MACKEY on Sun Jan 3 19:06:00 2021
    Joe,

    Unless one loses/mislays their phone.

    That's like the guy who took a selfie of himself inside his
    greenhouse full of marijuana plants.

    He lost the phone...and who should find it?? The police!! <G>

    Daryl

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