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Comment You don't (Score 2) 408

by BeanBagKing (#45696025) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: How Would You Secure Your Parents' PC?
Simple as that, you don't, it's just not possible....

I'd start with Avast, maybe Malwarebytes. Install Chrome, put it on their desktop and change the icon to Internet Explorer. Use SpyBot to blacklist sites. Setup everything to auto-update and auto-scan so they don't have to be bothered with any of it.

Then come back in a month, Secunda PSI and Qualys Browser give you a good way to keep track of what needs to be updated. Update it all. Registry doesn't really need to be cleaned these days, unless it gets really bad, I've found it actually does help performance a bit, CCleaner does a good job of this. Make sure everything is up to date and clean. Now go to the Control Panel, uninstall all the toolbars, uninstall Mcafee, etc.

Repeat this process every month... You can make things better, but you can't secure it.

Comment Pilot G-2 .38 (Score 1) 712

by BeanBagKing (#41843373) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: The Search For the Ultimate Engineer's Pen
I'm sure there are expensive specialty pens that will do what you want, but if you're just searching for an everyday pen that you can pick up from Walmart and lose in the parking lot the next day check out the Pilot G-2's. They come in fine (0.5) and extra fine (0.38), plus numerous colors (I like color coding things). I don't have any of the issues that you bring up, but I probably don't write the same way either.
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Submission + - EVE Online - mass player unsubbing due to store (eveonline.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Basically most of the vets who play EVE Online are quitting en-mass. CCP, the publishers of EVE Online are pushing ahead with a micro transaction store ($70 for a monocle on your avatar) which will include in-game benefits. Massive nerd-rage. CCP is in damage control but leaks from within in the company indicate that they will move ahead with their plans.

Submission + - Micro transactions spark mass riots on Eve Online (eveonline.com) 1

Submitted by Begossi
Begossi writes: Massive riots are taking place on several star systems in the persistent universe of Eve Online (http://www.eveonline.com/), with players of the famous sci-fi MMO protest the introduction of micro-transactions to the game. A leaked internal memo from the icelandic game publisher, CCP, indicates that micro-transactions for vanity items is only the beginning: the paper claims that competitive player-versus-player advantages (advanced ships, instant ammunition, etc) will eventually be achievable with real money. Riots are currently taking place in several trade hubs and capital systems, such as Jita and Amarr, where players are pilling up to force the servers to crash, simply shooting at several historic landmarks, and other symbolic gestures such as renaming ships as "No MT for EVE" in protest.
Games

Submission + - Eve Online and $60 microtransactions? (evenews24.com) 2

Submitted by BeanBagKing
BeanBagKing writes: CCP Games, who develops the popular MMO Eve Online seems to have stirred several hornets nests at once during a major expansion. First was their idea of micro transactions, on item costing $60 by itself. Second was a leaked memo (linked below) detailing future plans for more micro transactions, ones that would give players a clear advantage. This has players on the forums outraged, there is even a forum post dedicated to articles from gaming magazines, sites, and blogs that show CCP in a bad light.

http://rift.chromebits.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ccp_bulletin1.pdf
http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1534723
Security

Submission + - How should I handle my passwords? 2

Submitted by BeanBagKing
BeanBagKing writes: In recent news several big name websites have been hacked and usernames/passwords released into the open. This isn't the first time either. I admit I'm guilty of reusing passwords across several sites, usually a more secure password for serious internetting, and a more casual one for whatever forum of the day I'm signing up on. However, somtimes these get mixed and over the years as password standards have changed, so have some of my passwords. These days I find myself struggling to remember my username and password across dozens of different sites even with a lot of password reuse. Not to even bring up how old some of these passwords are, from before mixed case, numbers, and lengths were required (lets just same some of them are very simple).

I've found myself looking into password managers (like KeePass) for generating secure passwords, a different one for each site, perhaps different user names as well. Anything that I keep on my PC though I feel runs the risk of being stolen if it's ever infected. Despite promises of encrypted databases I don't feel that anything these days is "unhackable" and if this data is stolen then EVERY site is compromised for sure. Not to mention the fact that if I go somewhere else (school, public internet) and don't have these passwords memorized, then I'm suck. I've also looked into linking these with my Android, or just using a password manager for Android. The same problem arises though with all the exploits these days, not to mention if the physical device itself is lost.

Does Slashdot have any tips to deal with this? Should I consider using a different random string password for each site, or is the danger for the typical user so low it wouldn't matter? If I should, are my concerns about a password manager warranted? Which one(s) are best? Suggestions regarding the Android, and/or the best app there? How does Slashdot suggest handling usernames and passwords these days?
Security

Submission + - How do you handle passwords? (pcworld.com)

Submitted by BeanBagKing
BeanBagKing writes: 1) Complex password requirements
2) Don’t write down your password!
3) 1+2 = Password reuse
4) One site, out of every one that stores your password, gets hacked.

Your user name and password are now on the loose, do you even know it? Even if you did, do you start memorizing a new one and changing every password you can find?
It seems that every website these days requires an increasingly complex password, usually indicated by some kind of password strength-o-meter, when you sign up. Combined with those of us growing up in the digital age being told to never write down passwords only seems to leave us more vulnerable as we reuse banking passwords for Slashdot (or worse, that naughty site you visit). Not only is it your password, but it's generally your user name too. The only work left for someone is to try the combination on every major banking site.

The safest thing would be a different user name and password for every site, but realistically that's not going to happen. How do you handle this? Do you reuse your passwords and just take your chances? Do you write them down, or store them in a file somewhere? Is there really a safe way to use passwords these days? I'd like to know how Slashdot handles password and account safety.

http://xkcd.com/792/

Submission + - What Content Management System would you recommend

Submitted by BeanBagKing
BeanBagKing writes: I'm thinking of redoing my site with a new WCMS. I'm currently using Joomla, but I don't really enjoy it and word of mouth has told me it has a lot of security issues. I've used Drupal a bit, and it was alright, as well as experimenting with various other solutions (phpBB portals for one). I would like something that had the ability to create full page articles, including media links, and static links to pages are a must. One of the things I dis-like about Joomal is how much stuff it has, and I use about 1% of it. I'm sure it's a great solution for someone, but I'm looking for something more simple and elegant. I've been told Wordpress may be closer to what I'm looking for, but what is the Slashdot communities opinion? What WCMS do you use, or what would you recommend and why? Is there any that I should avoid at all costs?

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