Curious Canid

I’ve been using Aegis for several years now without any problems. It replaced the Google Authenticator seamlessly.

It will always be safer to store sensitive information in a system that you control than in a system that someone else controls. KeePass is easy to setup, it’s easy to use, and it provides excellent protection.

This is just an attempt to force people to “Buy American” illegal drugs.

deleted by creator

It was around $500 in the mid-90’s. The stone was a high quality sapphire, which made up nearly all of the price.

I don’t think I have ever bought a diamond.

I’ve been running IronFox for a while and it’s been solid.

I am a homeowner and I wish there were more out there like you. It is very hard to find people who will do small jobs at any price.

I’m sitting in a comfy chair reading a book and browsing Lemmy while I wake up. Denali, my big husky-mix, is lying in the chair next to mine doing pretty much the same. At least the reading part. Every time I go back to my book he leans his head over the chair arm so he can see my screen. We trade big yawns and occasionally lie back to rest our eyes. It’s a very good way to start the day.

Usually water, but sometimes root beer. A lot of local microbreweries make their own and most of them are wonderful.

It’s probably better to know, but that thoroughly sucks. I wish you the best in getting it sorted out.

I customized several begleris with 550 cord, silicone bands, and silicone tape, all in interesting color combinations. It gives me something to do when my hands get tired from fidgeting with them.

My enormous Husky / Shepherd / Akita mix named Denali has spent the day being snuggly. He is a majestic looking-beast with bright blue eyes who seems like he should be posed on top of a mountain looking into the distance. Instead he’s a cheerful goofball who loves to cuddle, get petted, and hang out with the cats. He’s tremendously smart and has his own opinions on everything, but he loves everybody and wants them to be happy. A lot of large dogs want to be lapdogs. He’s one of the few who can actually make it work.

I built a few begleris and upgraded a few more with better cords and additional weights. Now I’m trying to learn how to actually play with them.

Every time I think GoDaddy has hit bottom they find a way to dig deeper.

Don’t take any wooden nickels.

And give no quarter to your enemies.

:-)

I suggest that you spend the up-front money to consult with a lawyer. A lot of them will do an initial meeting for relatively little. They will be able to give you some idea of what risk, if any is involved in this. Then you can make a better informed decision about whether to ignore this, fight, or conceded and change the name.

I find out a few years ago that there are whole law firms out there who basically just send threatening letters for low fixed fees. They don’t litigate or even provide real legal advice. It’s one step above selling pages of their letterhead.

You won’t know how serious these people are, or how serious their complaint is, without consulting a lawyer.

Best of luck!

Just bear in mind that nothing involved in “refurbishing” a drive removes the wear it has already experienced. That may or may not matter to you. The mean time between failures for a particular model is a meaningful statistic, but it doesn’t tell you too much about any individual drive. You may get lucky or unlucky with the lifespan.

If you check and monitor your drives, as various people have recommended here, you are less likely to be surprised by a failure. If you keep them backed up you won’t be out anything more than the replacement cost of the drive when it does happen.

I’ve just been looking for something to replace One Note. The timing of this announcement worked out really well for me. :-)

Thanks!

Take a look at the suggestions in this article: https://www.lifewire.com/stop-alexa-from-listening-5121012

If you disable the microphone, except when you want to use it, that should severely limit what it can do. If you also set the option that tells Amazon not to keep any of your recordings that should keep you fairly safe.

The caveat is that Amazon can decide to cheat at any time. They have repeatedly lied about what information that acquire, how long they retain it, and what they do with it. At the moment, they don’t seem to be cheating on the Echo functions, but that could change at any time with an invisible firmware update. There isn’t anything you can do about this except to be aware of the possibility.

It is definitely worth using the privacy options they offer, even if they aren’t enforced through hardware.

WearOS has a built-in media control that you can configure to pop up automatically when the phone is playing music or video. There are also multiple apps that act as remote controls for the phone’s camera. Mine also displays the camera view on the watch, which can be very handy.

The third-party media players often provide more detailed controls. They handle a broader range of formats (particularly VLC). And some of them perform better.

To be honest, though, the main reason I use third-party players is because I’m familiar with them. It’s similar to the advantages of using a third-party launcher. You have a lot more control over when and how you upgrade your UI experience.