Comments for AskBillFirst - Non-Tech Speak Technology Blog http://blog.askbillfirst.com by Bill Jimenez Sat, 14 Jul 2012 13:42:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Maybe My Password Isn’t As Strong As I Thought It Was by Adrian Hayter http://blog.askbillfirst.com/2011/08/24/maybe-my-password-isnt-as-good-as-i-thought-it-was/#comment-842 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 13:42:58 +0000 http://blog.askbillfirst.com/?p=789#comment-842 The 550 year number I take it comes from a standard brute-force method (i.e letter by letter). A much shorter time is required if the attacker knows that the password is formed of x number of words. Much better solution is to use actual sentences (including uppercase letters and punctuation symbols). Sentences are easier to remember as well.

]]> Comment on Maybe My Password Isn’t As Strong As I Thought It Was by Analysis of Yahoo Voice Password Leak – 453,441 Passwords Exposed | Sucuri « AskBillFirst – Non-Tech Speak Technology Blog http://blog.askbillfirst.com/2011/08/24/maybe-my-password-isnt-as-good-as-i-thought-it-was/#comment-840 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:58:47 +0000 http://blog.askbillfirst.com/?p=789#comment-840 [...] Analysis of Yahoo Voice Password Leak – 453,441 Passwords Exposed | Sucuri Posted on July 12, 2012 by wjimenez275 Have you noticed an increase in spam from those you know with yahoo, hotmail, aol or gmail accounts? There’s a reason for that. Apparently, there was a massive leak of Yahoo passwords and since many people use the same passwords for several sites, it was easy to hijack those accounts. From the link in this article, you can check if your email has been hijacked and is being used to send spam. Whether it is or isn’t, you should consider changing your password.  Also, take a look at the password list. Notice how many people are using simple, easy to guess passwords. Check out my post on creating strong passwords - Maybe My Password Isn’t As Strong As I Thought It Was [...]

]]> Comment on Ah, Cookies by Helen W. http://blog.askbillfirst.com/2011/04/29/ah-cookies/#comment-839 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:02:56 +0000 http://blog.askbillfirst.com/?p=770#comment-839 Thanks for the reminder. Mine’s cleaned up some.

Only change for Safari is that once I went to “Preferences,” I found the Cookies filter under “Privacy” instead of “Security.”

]]> Comment on An Easy Way to Stay Safer on the Web, with OpenDNS by Don Sarvas http://blog.askbillfirst.com/2012/04/29/an-easy-way-to-stay-safer-on-the-web-with-opendns-or-clearcloud/#comment-826 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:41:29 +0000 http://blog.askbillfirst.com/?p=718#comment-826 This is the place where I discover all that I don’t know but should. Thanks Bill and Laura. I will follow these instructions for greater peace of mind when online.

]]> Comment on Dell and HP balk at replacing bad Nvidia chip by Thomas http://blog.askbillfirst.com/2009/04/16/dell-and-hp-balk-at-replacing-bad-nvidia-chip/#comment-811 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:52:12 +0000 http://blog.askbillfirst.com/?p=379#comment-811 My personal favorite saying is this, “The road to Hell is paved with Dell.” They are and never were anything special. Apple had a better track record before so many PC parts started to creep in. In a partial defense of Apple, ASUS, Dell & HP they weren’t directly responsible for getting stuck with defective vendor-supplied parts. Right now I see lots of failed WD Scorpio Black sata drives in Dells. Any drive can and will fail but not in high numbers on new machines. Each of these computer makers should have brought intense pressure on Nvidia for selling defective parts to them. Apple has handled this more admirably than other makers have, going so far as to issue reimbursement to people who previously paid for repairs. I don’t see HP or Dell doing that. Their reputations will be damaged forever for it, Their market share’s will erode as a direct result. Serves them right for turning their backs and a blind eye on loyal customers who’s business paid for their salaries, 401k’s and their healthcare. Customers don’t cotton to being treated like gutter trash. Take Canon for example. I and my sister both had S1Is cameras that failed out of warranty but they replaced them with the next better model for free. Now THAT is customer service and support and we both will only buy a Canon camera from here on out.

]]> Comment on 25 “Worst Passwords” of 2011 Revealed – Yahoo! Finance by Steve Henderson http://blog.askbillfirst.com/2011/11/22/25-worst-passwords-of-2011-revealed-yahoo-finance/#comment-776 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:34:11 +0000 http://blog.askbillfirst.com/?p=798#comment-776 Bill,

That’s an excellent post. I’ve been thinking about doing something like that on scoroncocolo.com but you beat me to it. I might put up up something similar in the near future but if I do I’ll be sure to link to this page.

Keep up the good work!
Steve

]]> Comment on 25 “Worst Passwords” of 2011 Revealed – Yahoo! Finance by GEEK SQUEAKS (#64) – Everything Kindle, Clean Your Windows PC, FREE Software, Space Fantasy Wallpaper, and the 25 Worst Passwords, « What's On My PC http://blog.askbillfirst.com/2011/11/22/25-worst-passwords-of-2011-revealed-yahoo-finance/#comment-772 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:03:55 +0000 http://blog.askbillfirst.com/?p=798#comment-772 [...] AskBillFirst 25 “Worst Passwords” of 2011 Revealed – Yahoo! Finance [...]

]]> Comment on Maybe My Password Isn’t As Strong As I Thought It Was by wjimenez275 http://blog.askbillfirst.com/2011/08/24/maybe-my-password-isnt-as-good-as-i-thought-it-was/#comment-763 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:40:01 +0000 http://blog.askbillfirst.com/?p=789#comment-763 If there is a keylogger installed on your computer, anything you type gets recorded so there is no password that can be created safely on that computer.

]]> Comment on Maybe My Password Isn’t As Strong As I Thought It Was by Del http://blog.askbillfirst.com/2011/08/24/maybe-my-password-isnt-as-good-as-i-thought-it-was/#comment-762 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:04:26 +0000 http://blog.askbillfirst.com/?p=789#comment-762 Hi, concerning passwords, if a key logger gets installed on your PC. Is it still hard to guess a password like this one: thedogbiteskidsinthepark. How safe is this password if a key logger gets it?. Thanks, Del

]]> Comment on Maybe My Password Isn’t As Strong As I Thought It Was by [GEEK SQUEAKS'] – Super HP Monitor, Restore Icons, FREE PC Protection, Awesome Wallpapers, and Questionable Password Strength « What's On My PC http://blog.askbillfirst.com/2011/08/24/maybe-my-password-isnt-as-good-as-i-thought-it-was/#comment-747 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:16:39 +0000 http://blog.askbillfirst.com/?p=789#comment-747 [...] AskBillFirst Maybe My Password Isn’t As Strong As I Thought It Was [...]

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