Posted by DarrenG
on May 12, 2010
Love the simplicity of this idea, www.passwordcard.org.
If you struggle to come up with secure passwords, and struggle even more to recall them then this site may have the answer. Personally I use the superb 1Password app for Mac/iPhone/iPad but this is a great second best.
The site produces a unique, wallet sized card that contains a random selection of symbols, colours and letters/numbers.
All you need do is remember a symbol and colour. You can then read off a password and recall it easily. If you lose the card it is of zero use to anyone else and it can even be configured with a line of numbers specifically for PIN’s etc.
Simple and effective. And the sample used in the image above is a random example, not one I’m using!
http://www.passwordcard.org/
Posted by DarrenG
on March 19, 2010
I’m rarely enraged to such an extent that I feel compelled to write a blog post immediately but this is one of those occasions. As an ex-serviceman it has struck a nerve but I feel certain that it will similarly anger other decent men and women who have no particular connection to the armed forces.
Earlier this morning I read news in a post on The Wandering brit blog about an odious, vile little example of human life who goes by the name of Karl Winn. Winn is the owner of WebEurope, a web design company based in Somerset whose client base I dearly hope will soon disappear.
When Winn was approached by a recruitment company looking to place ex-servicemen in work he chose to vent his narrow minded and particularly disgusting opinions.
he would rather recruit ex-drug dealers, convicts and child molesters’ than employ former servicemen or women.
Winn, 60, said he would rather ‘recruit ex-drug dealers, convicts and child molesters’ than employ former servicemen or women.
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Posted by DarrenG
on December 30, 2009
With New Year’s Eve only a day away the issue of alcohol consumption is one that concerns most of us.
But for me it is different as I have not been able to consume any alcoholic drink for some months. As I’m on a mix of oral morphine (a cough mixture like liquid version) and other strong pain killers as well as antibiotics on many occasions, on the few occasions where I have tried to enjoy a glass of beer or wine I have become very nauseous soon after.
Couple that with the difficulties I already have in getting about and the added problems that alcohol may bring mean I have chosen to abstain completely.
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Posted by DarrenG
on October 02, 2009
I’ve always been a vociferous supporter of the NHS and the staff who work within. But last week this was stretched to the very limit by a poor experience at Frimley Park Hospital.
Last Wednesday evening I had a pain begin in my left chest when I took a deep breath. I did the man thing, ignored it, went to bed and hoped it’d go away. When I awoke the next morning the pain was still present.
I tried to book an appointment with my GP but no slots were available. Instead I eventually got a call back mid afternoon from a Doctor at the surgery. Having explained the symptoms he told me I needed to present at A&E as it may be a blood clot. Having recently had an operation I was in the increased risk category apparently.
So off I toddled to A&E at my nearest hospital, Frimley Park and after some tests, an ECG and a chest x-ray it was decided that I needed a lung scan and so would have to stay overnight. I won’t pretend I was delighted but needs must and after 4hrs in A&E I was transferred to the Medical Assessment Unit (MAU). This is a ward with beds for short stay only, no TV’s, bedside lockers or other frills and comforts.
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