At 01:31 PM 12/30/2007, you wrote: >No you can't change the battery you need to get a new one. They are >set at the factory and synced to a data base somewhere that checks the >out put against what is expected. These things are basically clocks >that generate a random looking number for each 30 seconds of time.
I have been told that mine last about 3 years. then are replaced. >if you were to write down a number I guess it could be used to ascertain >the time the number was generated. I have heard reports that >Paypal/verisign footballs give a sequential first digit if you keep >pressing them every thirty seconds. There is hope to make these an >open id device that would work over a bunch of sites. mine have a serial/id number on the back. I call in and register that number for that login. I have not yet tried to use the same device for 2 sites. they do seem to change code at pretty much the same time. i do not see how I could force the code change at paypal, with the unit in my hand, since the unit in my hand has no broadcast abilities. it is only a clock of sorts that kicks out this unique time code every 30(?) or so sec. the two units i currently have in hand seem to be sort of random between each other. 711895 831408 130634 854 421 378558 833565 585790 997123 964811 800750 >************************************************************************ >* ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== >* ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== >* Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name >* Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST >* Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L >* New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress >* Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >************************************************************************ >* List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l >* List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >* RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml >* Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived >************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
