@fahrni @crossingthethreshold @pimoore Thank you! You’re very kind

@hutaffe It’s been a thing for a while. You can only restore to the same version or later. I run into this frequently that new devices are a point release or two behind what is current. It’s fun to spend that extra half-hour while my clients are awaiting their shiny new Apple devices.

@odd I think it’s worse than that. It appears that as late as 2017 minimum password length is not enforced by Microsoft, but buy Group Policy. They recommend 8 characters, but you can :: hangs head :: set the minimum for fewer.

@odd Feels true? Might have been minimum circa NT4/Windows 2K?

@odd I gradually got myself out of the terrible habit of re-using passwords. Now I get angry when the pass-phrase I want to use is too long for whichever resource I’m accessing. As an IT guy, there is one of my passwords for elevated access that I must use with great frequency… Hence my post. 😉

@odd If you still have to use passwords, phrases of three or four words (joined by extended characters and including numbers) will get you much farther than the recommended 16 characters. And if you’re joining words together, and using the phrase repeatedly, why not make it meaningful?

@rnv Love the criteria for The List. I happen to be on the grounds today

@jean I have done that same thing, often. RE: unfinished projects

@dandycat I’ve learned the hard way that even showing interest in a specific domain name is enough for a broker to buy it in the hope that he can make a profit from you. I’ve started using whois or dig from the command line instead of web sites when I have a particular interest in an exact name.

@richText My thanks to you! There were a few moments that were proof of concept for a life-lesson I’m learning, capped with helpful synchronicity.