Fri 16 Feb 2024
… but I’ve been hacked. My laptop, my primary tool in the trade, is over at Best Buy even as I speak, in the capable hands of a trusted member of The Geek Squad. I hope. Won’t get it back till Monday. I hope.
I’m typing this on an old standby, a laptop that’s not only old, but slow, and worse, all the letters are worn off the keys. Touch typing is a skill I lost right after high school.
I’m going to take the weekend off. I’ll tell you more when I can.
February 17th, 2024 at 6:11 am
What?
Giving up just because you can’t type?
Melville couldn’t type.
Homer couldn’t type.
Even God only used two fingers!
Steve, you’re setting a bad example for our future forefathers.
February 17th, 2024 at 12:07 pm
Me, a vad esample? I am duly shamed.
As Peter Parker has been known to say, eith great power comes great respoinsibilty.
Excelsuir!
February 17th, 2024 at 4:11 pm
As someone who resents all the cheep PC-clone laptops not having the lighted keyboard of the Macs, not to mention too many of them shifting the Only True Keyboard QUWERTY too far to the left rather than centering it, all sympathies…and condolences for the run of bad luck you’ve been having. When life gives you so much excelsior, try to make as much excelsa as possible…
February 18th, 2024 at 9:37 pm
Picked up my laptop this afternoon, safe and sound. Whoever the hackers were, who did get inside, they couldn’t find anything of interest to them. Hurray!
Back in business tomorrow, I promise. Fingers crossed!!
February 18th, 2024 at 10:04 pm
Looking forward to your return.
February 19th, 2024 at 10:50 pm
I use a gizmo called Yubikey on any device where I login to anything. Sits in the USB port. During a login, a handshake is sent from the website to this little widget rather than to the PC or any installed app (which are all hack-able). To complete the login, the key must be touched by my forefinger. Total cost under $100; only adds a few seconds to normal routine. Priceless peace-of-mind.
February 20th, 2024 at 1:24 am
Sounds like a very good idea, but it wouldn’t helped a dumbass like me who allowed myself to let them in. Do not trust Google. They are NOT your friend.