For me it’s the paranoia surrounding webcams. People outright refuse to own one and I understand, until they go on and on about how they’re being spied. Here’s the secret - unplug the damn thing when you think you won’t use it or haven’t used it in a while.
They, whoever it is, can’t really spy on you on something that’s already off and unplugged!
Password managers. People will use anything but that: paper, notes app (without any security), using the same password everywhere…
Eh, I don’t trust any 3rd party enough to give them all my passwords and I don’t trust myself enough to secure a server for self hosting a password manager.
I know all my passwords, can’t forget em, no paper or notes, no repeat passwords.
If you know all your passwords and can’t forget them, I’m assuming your using some sort of pattern to remember them in which case you have a major issue in case of data breaches as your other passwords can be guessed.
Keepass. Password database is a local file.
Yes, and personally I use syncthing to sync newest file to all devices when they connect to my home network.
Sorry stupid question, but how do I import my passwords from Proton Pass to KeepassDX?
I looked it up for you; you can export your Proton Pass database as a .csv file and then import it into KeePass. Not sure about KeePassDX but on XC, there’s a csv import option. There’s also a json import option but it says BitWarden for that so I’m not sure if the json Proton Pass exports is in the same structure as KeePassXC expects.
Thanks for the answer! Another question: does saving the data on KeepassDX keep all the passwords and such for me to import to other apps if needed? Or what does the file include?
Fucking THANK YOU.
A very good friend of mine doesn’t use any password manager. I’ve often in the past told them why don’t they? They argue that then all their passwords would be gone if they forget that one master password. Okay, I say, how the fuck is having to remember 1 password harder than having to remember 20 passwords?
I call this one forbidden knowledge because I see it so little in public, but I’m sure it’s well known in privacy communities: A password like “I have this really secure password that I type into computers sometimes” is a much stronger and easier to memorize password than “aB69$@m”. It seems more often than not I find networks where the SSID is a better password than the WPA key.
“correct horse battery staple” remains firm in my memory
xkcd #936. Nice.
the SSID is a better password than the WPA key
This is an insult I am definitely saving for later
Here’s what I’ve shared with my company.
I agree but I think the problem is that some apps/sites have strict password requirements, which usually includes adding upper-case, symbols, numbers, and then limits the length even sometimes…
That assumes you can unplug it. Most devices I own have the camera built right into the device, and it can sometimes be hard to find an option that doesn’t include it. I have a Webcam cover on my desktop and laptop.
I haven’t seen one that would work for my phone, but if someone has hacked my phone, I probably have bigger issues.
That, and most people don’t know how to disable the device from their device manager.
Is it a monitor provided by your workplace? If not, well, it’s not that hard to find a monitor without a built-in camera. I found one easily enough for my gaming desktop… Unless the monitor market has dramatically changed since 2019-ish…
If you don’t have your files on another physical location you can show me, you don’t have a backup, you don’t own your files, you basically give your “digital life” to someone else.
Likewise, as the old rule goes, if you don’t have a secondary backup, then you don’t have a backup.
This touched me deep
Reboot fixes a ton of issues.
“Stuck on boot loop”
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
An ad blocker, on desktop and phone.
It blocks annoying ads and also protects you against malware (malvertisement).
Awk, sed, and grep.
Rebooting your PC really does fix a lot of issues.
But in Windows, you have to go to a sub-sub-sub-menu of the old control panel, click on a button called “choose what closing the lid does”, then on “change settings that are currently unavailable” and then disable “fast startup (recommended)”, just to get your pc to reboot properly.
Wires:
- Ethernet over WiFi for non portable desktops
- Audio gear : wired will sound better. Bluetooth headphones have batteries that almost certainly aren’t repairable.
- Peripherals, in the sane vein. I just don’t get having to charge a keyboard or mouse that sits on my desk all day.
Ethernet over WiFi for non portable desktops
Wi-Fi basically is wireless Ethernet, so I don’t know what “Ethernet over WiFi” is supposed to mean, and I don’t know what problem is being solved nor what solution is being proposed.
Ethernet (hard wire connection) is preferable to WI-FI. Ethernet > WI-FI. It has significantly higher speed and stability.
I see. In networking, X over Y has a specific meaning regarding layers.
Power over ethernet + ethernet over wifi
== Wireless power transmission!
As easy as hooking your access point’s external antenna connector to your microwave oven’s magnetron.
Im familiar with RFC-2549 😜
They’re saying “prefer hardwired Ethernet cables rather than wifi”
I agree with everything except a wireless mouse. I have a magnetic usb “nub” that plugs into the mouse so when I need to charge it every couple of weeks it’s as simple as moving the mouse near enough the magnetic cable and it pops into place.
For me, the benefits of a wireless mouse far outweigh the imperceptible-to-me lag from the 2.4ghz dongle 10cm away in clear view. The only downside I can see is the weight of the battery, but I’m not a competitive FPS player so I’m good.
I have Bluetooth earbuds that crack open when they hit a hard surface (have surviveed so far) and the battery is a little Li-Ion pouch on soldered wires. They probably don’t last as long as sealed ones of the same size but it’s very easy to find and install a replacement battery. Just check disassembly guides before buying.
I second all of your statements. I don’t care if my Apple TV is on WiFi, but my gaming desktop is most definitely hooked to an Ethernet cable. I also use a wired keyboard and mouse on it, but I’ll admit I have a cheap wireless keyboard and mouse for my work laptop because I didn’t want to deal with another set of cables on the same desk, and I can’t think of a good solution for both machines to share the same keyboard and mouse without having to switch the cables between them all the time.
A USB switch or the more expensive KVM could work.
KVM switch looks like it could work, since I don’t want to switch a USB switch and then still have to switch monitor input. Just need to find one with both an HDMI input and a DP input.
While I’ve only used one or two types of bluetooth headphones, i’ve never hand any trouble replacing the battery with them. The cups just snap out and then you unplug the lithium cell and plug a new one it, at least in my experience, so that may just have been a thing with the model you got.
The fuck is “Ethernet over WiFi”. Isn’t ethernet by definition wired? If it’s x over WiFi, isn’t that just WiFi with extra steps?
Edit: I see from other comments they mean “preferable compared to”, not “used atop of”.
I think they meant it like “I prefer ethernet more than wifi”
Yeah, I saw that after seeing the other comments. I just didn’t refresh the page to see your comment until after I typed up my edit. Lol, sorry.
You don’t need a fancy computer. There’s endless amazing games and they run on a potato. I was just starting Bayonetta and my machine doesn’t even spin up. But it does when I open Firefox or my note taking program 🤷🏻♀️
Just keep it away from unsafe networks cuz it’ll have vulnerabilities.
Yeah but I wanted a fancy computer so I put in the dough to make it happen lol
SFTP file transfers, I’m guilty of forgetting about it myself sometimes.
Whether it’s Syncthing for keeping device data synced and backed up, or just wanting to get a file from point A to point B and using your preferred SFTP client like FileZilla, it can be really easy to forget just how easy these are.
I’m currently trying sync thing. It gets the job done but it confuses me a lot. Like you say sftp is just so much more straight forward.
And you can probably hook that up into your file system, making it super convenient.
I can try and help a bit with Syncthing, it’s got a couple idiosyncrasies that I feel like I’ve come to understand.
Which aspect of it is troubling?
How would I sync game saves from steam deck to pc and vice versa ?
I’m surprised by how many people use Overleaf for writing LaTeX instead of installing something locally. It’s not that hard, guys. And the experience can be infinitely better as you can actually customize it however you want.
I feel the same way about webcams. I’m paranoid about them too, but you know what’s an easy solution? Buy a desktop monitor without one and then buy a USB webcam.
If you’re on a laptop, then for the camera just tape a piece of paper over it. As for the internal mic, you might be fucked LOL cause I got nothing.
