I think I’ll start a business selling random numbers.

Who’s to say 12345 isn’t a random number?

Wait, this sounds a lot like the fortune cookie business.


From: Cassidy B. Larson 
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 4:11 PM
To: [email protected] 
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT I un-screwed myself

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/01/21/11-year-old-girl-sets-up-business-selling-secure-passwords-for-2/
 


  On May 25, 2016, at 3:07 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote:

  I unscrewed myself.

  In windows file explorer, there is a view option that has a preview option.
  With preview selected you get the contents of a file on the right side of the 
screen.

  I was trying various combinations of my password and noticed that on one of 
the tries, the preview pane showed some content.
  After a few more tries I discovered that putting a zero in front of the alt 
code allowed the preview to show content.
  The file still would not open, but I could cut and paste from the preview 
pane and I got it all.

  Sometimes you luck out.

  -----Original Message----- From: Chuck McCown
  Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 3:04 PM
  To: [email protected]
  Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT I screwed myself

  baby monkey puppy

  -----Original Message----- From: Chuck McCown
  Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 2:53 PM
  To: [email protected]
  Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT I screwed myself

  I'll say.

  For a new password I am considering:
  inside housing puppets stay warm
  oxygen puppet dagger manganese
  electricity wire wrapped around the anus
  Dong porcelain l swear

  -----Original Message----- From: Seth Mattinen
  Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 2:50 PM
  To: [email protected]
  Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT I screwed myself

  On 5/25/16 13:36, Chuck McCown wrote:

    My oldest son is a computer security specialist / forensic guy.

    He was telling my my super complicated password was not so secure.
    He cracked it pretty easy.  He suggested I add an alt code.

    So I did.  Now, neither one of us can open the file.
    Guess alt codes in passwords for some Office products cause big problems.

    Arrgh.....



  But it's secure now, technically. 

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