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Whoa.. and I though my passwords were tough

Error Message: Your Password Must Be at Least 18770 Characters and Cannot Repeat Any of Your Previous 30689 Passwords

Will keepass handle passwords that long? hahahaha.

I have a ton passwords.  I like strong and unique passwords for every site.

I love the password safe - Keepass.  It’s great and runs from a jump drive so I always have my passwords with me.  When I went to Linux, I was still able to use my keepass data thanks to a great fork KeePassX.

But I lost my auto-type feature - which i became dependent on. And closing the application always really closed it instead of sending it to my task bar like the windows version.  Well worry no more! The latest update has fixed all that and I’m fly through sites with random and difficult passwords like:

16AIC|dT4H0R:rKm}^2}!n,!f

Gotta love it!

Linux and Mac: KeepassX: keepassx.org

Windows version is available here: keepass.info

I’ve been beta testing the new Ubuntu Hardy - and it’s now working awesome!  With the exception of a bug with Adobe/Macromedia Fireworks.

However, I still find that a couple programs are keeping me locked into windows a little longer than I would like.

Dreamweaver (yes, I can and do code by hand, but I can work faster in Dreamweaver).  You can stick Fireworks in this paragraph, because while I like The gimp, for me, it’s not as easy as Fireworks - which I’ve grown to love over the years.

Then there’s quickbooks. Whom I have warned over the phone that this month will be my last upgrade unless they get a working linux model.  That gives them a couple years to work on it.  No, I’m not some huge company with 1000 of licences but I am a sign of things to come. Vista pushed many of us to Mac and Linux.  And as Ubuntu gets better and easier and “just works” more and more, you can expect that to become the norm.

Take heed my good friends at Adobe and Intuit. I’m willing to pay for software that works well.  And I’m willing to wait with you a little longer.  But time is running up.  I’m already playing with GNUcash and getting better with The Gimp everyday.

It’s great when you can Google something and find the fix (here) in less than 30 sec.

This is a bug that WP should be fixing very soon.  But good to know if you upload things with wordpress or if you are getting an error when you are uploading in Wordpress.

Oh and a side note: I like the layout of Wordpress 2.5.  Great job guys!

The Ubuntu 8.04 Beta Release is out.  I’ve upgraded and like what I am seeing so far. However, it has not been painless.  I continue to deal with issues related to proprietary hardware they (Compaq) put in this laptop to make it Vista Blista friendly.

So I’m a kernel version behind. I think I just need to find the right kernel for the AMD.  I’ll do a little more reading on this.  I’m also missing some of my Compiz settings because my Nvidia card is also a proprietary one (I know they have linux versions - this one isn’t however).  But I got it to work with 7.10.  I just need to find outwhat I did last time.  And depending what kernal I use, I loose my broadcom wireless.  That’s been a big issue in the past but they (Ubuntu) have come a long way on that, and expect them too overcome it again. Again I just need to do a little reading or post something to the Ubuntu Forum.

Don’t let any of that scare you from getting a live CD downloaded and trying Ubuntu for yourself.  For most people “it just works.” Let me know how it goes for you!  And if you have any questions, feel free to ask. I’m not an expert yet, but will help all I can.

Here’s a great fix for those of you missing your Itunes store in Linux.

Amazon MP3 Downloader

Now, if they would just have .ogg files But great start Amazon - take a bow!

Footnote: Convert mp3’s to better sounding ogg files with oggconvert.
From terminal: sudo apt-get install oggconvert

1. I was forced to as a child.
2. People who bathe are hypocrites - they think they are cleaner than everybody else.
3. There are so many different kinds of soap, I can’t decide which one is best.
4. I used to bathe, but I got bored and stopped.
5. I bathe only on special occasions, like Christmas and Easter.
6. None of my friends bathe.
7. I’ll start bathing when I get older and dirtier.
8. I can’t spare the time.
9. The bathroom is never warm enough in winter or cool enough in summer.
10. People who make soap are only after your money.

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Our local paper (the Courier) is now online with Pictures of Tuesday’s storm.

Just a quick note.  I’m really busy at the moment and don’t expect to be able to even check the site, let alone reply to comments.  Give me a couple weeks to meet some deadlines and I’ll try to poke my head back in then.

This post is an answer to a comment by JP on the ever popular Ron Paul on Evolution post. His post was so long the reply needs it’s own post. I’ve tried to keep my replies brief, but if that lead to me being less than clear on something, please ask in the comments. And before I begin, let me thank you, JP, for the well thought out comment and the “let us reason together” attitude you bring to the table. It’s refreshing. Okay, here we go:

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