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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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