The totally off-topic thread

[whatmeworry]

The same can be said when try to login to anything for which you have created an online account. Are you seriously supposed to remember all 123 passwords you need in day to day life and the exact format required for each?

I believe you can get a master password program to deal with all online passwords.

Try TNT they like losing things; originally had 6 on the consignment only 5 turned up but the online paperwork was amended and only 5 were sent.

They are as bad as each other.

Another rant about Telstra; account is now sent via email; because oh it will save you time; yeah right, but I can't update the address on the bill because my place where the phone is doesn't exist. I guess the only good thing is it saves me the Telstra junk mail.

I get my personal credit card statement via email but the business one turns up after Westpac have already withdrawn the money, yes I do have access to the transactions but it doesn't feel the same.

I have had it with a few other companies; lets fire the mailing staff well we don't need them anyway.

Yeah I prefer paper bills to email's. With Telstra you can actually request a paper bill but of course it wont show who you called.

 

[Flashback]

I believe you can get a master password program to deal with all online passwords.

Yeah I prefer paper bills to email's. With Telstra you can actually request a paper bill but of course it wont show who you called.

KeePass works nicely.

 

[drross]

Diners really P*** me off.They make you change passwords every 3 months.I am careful to write down my new password.But then even though I use it I will be locked out.Always happens when I am travelling.

given up on Diners for so many reasons

 

[medhead]

Slightly in telstra's defence, you know it'll be a good month when the phone bill arrives in an envelope that is larger that DL size. Had a few of those.

 

[RAM]

I use the same base password for all accounts; changing every three months or so.

Also, my Mother's maiden name is used for most accounts as a recovery type identifer. But I do not use it as a general password for online log ins.

It is actually a noun - in normal English it is used to indicate a particular type of inanimate object - most are surprised it would be a surname.

"Driftwood" it isn't but you might get the idea.

Dangerously close to too much information...

 

[JessicaTam]

I use the same base password for all accounts; changing every three months or so.

Also, my Mother's maiden name is used for most accounts as a recovery type identifer. But I do not use it as a general password for online log ins.

It is actually a noun - in normal English it is used to indicate a particular type of inanimate object - most are surprised it would be a surname.

"Driftwood" it isn't but you might get the idea.

Although serfty, the son of "Driftwood" would be entirely appropriate for a frequent flyer.

 

[Hvr]

Although serfty, the son of "Driftwood" would be entirely appropriate for a frequent flyer.

Would jetsam be even more appropriate?

 

[Hvr]

Another old rocker has died.

BRITISH singer and actor Alvin Stardust has died aged 72 after a short illness, his manager says. HE had recently been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer and died at home on Thursday with his wife and family around him.


The singer - real name Bernard Jewry - started out in the music business in the 1960s but became a star on the back of the 1970s glam rock craze scoring hits with tracks including My Coo Ca Choo and Jealous Mind.

 

[OATEK]

Would jetsam be even more appropriate?

Now what is jetsam an anagram for?

 

[amaroo]

Australians confess to stashing $1b in assets offshore

Interesting story...

In May, Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse was hit with a record $US2.6 billion fine for helping Americans hide money in secret bank accounts in Switzerland. The case revealed an elaborate scheme involving a private elevator for clients to access their accounts at the Zurich airport.

Sounds like a pretty nice lounge :mrgreen:

 

[Buzzard]

The same can be said when try to login to anything for which you have created an online account. Are you seriously supposed to remember all 123 passwords you need in day to day life and the exact format required for each?

I use a password manager that generates very strong paswords - up to 60 charcters if you want.
I only need to remember one master password wich is [email protected] A nice mix of characters.

 

[JohnK]

I believe you can get a master password program to deal with all online passwords.

In what way? To store passwords or remember password formats?

I don't believe in giving a sucker an even break. Passwords are not written or stored anywhere other than brain. I have credit cards accounts written on paper and take with me everywhere and key membership numbers in a text document with code next to them to remind me what they are.

 

[Bindibuys]

In May, Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse was hit with a record $US2.6 billion fine for helping Americans hide money in secret bank accounts in Switzerland. The case revealed an elaborate scheme involving a private elevator for clients to access their accounts at the Zurich airport.

So that's why I was not allowed to use that elevator...... and hubby asked me to open a Swiss Bank account while I was there.

 

[Katie]

You know that thing where something horrid happens to someone you know (not necessarily that close to you, but maybe a family member is closer to you), and you just want to tell everyone to hug and kiss their loved ones and never go to bed mad, and always make your kids hug and kiss you, even in high school, when you drop them off?

Yeah, that.

 

[Princess Fiona]

You know that thing where something horrid happens to someone you know (not necessarily that close to you, but maybe a family member is closer to you), and you just want to tell everyone to hug and kiss their loved ones and never go to bed mad, and always make your kids hug and kiss you, even in high school, when you drop them off?

Yeah, that.

Ohh that's horrible, it happens to me frequently at work but it's so much worse when it's someone you know x

 

[JohnM]

Diners really P*** me off.They make you change passwords every 3 months.I am careful to write down my new password.But then even though I use it I will be locked out.Always happens when I am travelling.

I found a useful way around the 3-month password change requirement that meant I could remember it without writing it down was to have a 'master' first section that was fixed, then each quarter I would change the suffix from Qone'14 to Qtwo'14 (or something along those lines) and so on. It met the requirement for at least three characters to be changed.

Of course, the sooner we get away from passwords to a system based on one or more of three key attributes, the better:

1. Something you know (eg. the make and model of your first car).

2. Something you own (eg. make/model of your phone).

3. Something you are (eg. biometrics).

 

[RAM]

Australians confess to stashing $1b in assets offshore

Interesting story...



Sounds like a pretty nice lounge :mrgreen:

Possible conversation in said lounge...

"Would you like gold or silver with that sir?"

 

[drron]

I can recommend a visit to Noodles in the Park-Hyde park,Sydney.Only until Sunday night.I had a very good seafood laksa from Jackie M's Malaysian stand.
Plenty of big names with Longgrain and Din Tai Fung present.
If you are lucky I will wave to you from my room at the SOTP.

 

[Princess Fiona]

I can recommend a visit to Noodles in the Park-Hyde park,Sydney.Only until Sunday night.I had a very good seafood laksa from Jackie M's Malaysian stand.
Plenty of big names with Longgrain and Din Tai Fung present.
If you are lucky I will wave to you from my room at the SOTP.

I was hungry before I read that
Just browsing Jamie Oliver's latest cook book (Comfort Food) as you do and came across this


His last few releases have been somewhat uninspiring but I must say I've found at least a dozen recipes I'd love to try and this is at the top of my list

 

[mannej]

Congratulations to Samh004 on his proposal. Testament to him it was in true FF style!
Well done and best of luck for the future!