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Yesterday, 20:19

Jonathan_R replied to a thread How strong are your passwords? in General Chit-Chat

I did follow that thread for a while. All the advise given was relavent with in the confines of trying to understand what you were after.

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Yesterday, 20:06

Jonathan_R replied to a thread How strong are your passwords? in General Chit-Chat

So let's disect what you said. So where is it? Right here! You made an assumption and told me things that hadn't occured yet. Why get on to...

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Yesterday, 19:42

Jonathan_R replied to a thread How strong are your passwords? in General Chit-Chat

Ya know, you need to stop. Your attacking people who aren't attacking you. That was completely uncalled for.

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Yesterday, 19:41

Jonathan_R replied to a thread How strong are your passwords? in General Chit-Chat

As I said before, using an antivirus is niether good nor bad. Think of it this way. These things are like power tools. Would you give a power tool to...

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Yesterday, 19:23

Jonathan_R replied to a thread How strong are your passwords? in General Chit-Chat

I must be missing something? Where is this "better alternative"?

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Yesterday, 14:54

Jonathan_R replied to a thread How strong are your passwords? in General Chit-Chat

You have to realize that antivirus software works off of a blacklist. Anything listed in the blacklist it considers as a virus or other malware and...

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22-May-2013, 20:56

Jonathan_R replied to a thread How strong are your passwords? in General Chit-Chat

Well said. I would say it's a life style. You have to stay up on it, stay educated and then practice/impliment it. Security is not one thing, or a...

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20-May-2013, 20:25

Jonathan_R replied to a thread Request for Howto in General Chit-Chat

Haha. Nice. Already starting the 2nd Edition now. ;)

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20-May-2013, 19:50

Jonathan_R replied to a thread Request for Howto in General Chit-Chat

Your welcome. It needs some serious love. Someday I'll rewrite it here.

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20-May-2013, 13:14

Jonathan_R replied to a thread Should openSUSE ditch firefox for chromium? in General Chit-Chat

Let's make this simple. The only time a software should be "ditched" is either when the developers abandon the project (like in the case of...

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20-May-2013, 12:42

Jonathan_R replied to a thread McAfee looks to combat vehicle viruses in General Chit-Chat

Well, don't despair guys. It's Linux to the rescue. 2014: The year of the Linux car? | ZDNet Coming To A Car Near You: Linux Goes Automotive,...

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18-May-2013, 16:20

Jonathan_R replied to a thread McAfee looks to combat vehicle viruses in General Chit-Chat

Yes, some manufacturers (Ford and others) use Microsoft. Yes, they really are that stupid.

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18-May-2013, 15:49

Jonathan_R replied to a thread Should openSUSE ditch firefox for chromium? in General Chit-Chat

That would be a most interesting philosophy for a distro, to have the packagers listen to those who don't use the distro and ignore those who do. I...

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18-May-2013, 15:46

Jonathan_R replied to a thread Replace NetworkManager with WICD in Network/Internet

I'm always trying new things ouut. If it aint broke, you aint doin it right, is kind of the creed I live by. Having said that, my favorite Network...

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18-May-2013, 13:35

Jonathan_R started a thread McAfee looks to combat vehicle viruses in General Chit-Chat

This has me so speechless all I can say is...Read here; McAfee looks to combat vehicle viruses | Cutting Edge - CNET News

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18-May-2013, 11:56

Jonathan_R replied to a thread Request for Howto in General Chit-Chat

A long long time ago in a forum not to terribly far away I was linux_learner and wrote a Linux Security Overview. You can find it here; SE-02: Linux...

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18-May-2013, 11:45

Jonathan_R replied to a thread Learn how to use your zypper in Unreviewed How To and FAQ

I simplify it. I just do $su password: #zypper <and whatever command and software I want> Now $ represents someone running on a user...

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16-May-2013, 15:28

Jonathan_R replied to a thread Can we shorten openSUSE to oS in the forums? in General Chit-Chat

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