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Getting Past the Bouncer
This week on Battle Born Tech we welcome Monica, Lee, and Doug to the show.
Monica has a web app that has gone through a blender courtesy of reflow, Lee (not Larry) wonders how to change his password AND how often he is asked for it in Linux. From this we have some tips about Windows PIN and Microsoft Account passwords. Doug updates us on his journey to get access to his LibreOffice files.
In News we have Windows 10 Extended Security Update program extended a year until October 12, 2027. Our ex-post facto checker, Anthony, cautions us that banks and other websites are using compatibility checks and refuse to let you use Windows 10 on their site even though your Windows 10 is all patched up.
We also talk about the speed and reliability difference between old USB sticks and an external M.2 SSD drive.
We are in the studio Saturdays 9 am to 11 am Pacific. Call direct to studio then or anytime at 775-241-3571 and set up a time to battle your tech!
“2032: when our country will finally go beyond 8 bits”
“30 dollar option…I’ve never seen it.”
“It’s all crazy nuts.”
“Now you get to go back to work, I’m sorry.”
“If you’re not ready of that…it’s weird”
“I got all nervous and jerky.”
“He went into programs I didn’t even know were there.”
“Always good to restart.”
“USB is dumb”
“Then you will be sad.”
“where the Wi-Fi is strong, the fonts are good looking, and all the passwords are above average”
All em-dashes — were made by the common number of human fingers on the keypad—ALT+0151—no A.I. was involved in their creation.
Carson City Linux User Group – Meeting third Saturdays at ComputerCorps in Carson City – carsoncitylinux.org
One on One Tech Help at the Carson City Library Wednesdays 3-4 pm Techbusters
BATTLE PLANS
with help from Claude.ai
Extended Security Update
An enrolled program that keeps an older version of Windows receiving security patches after Microsoft’s regular support ends. It buys time; it does not add new features.
Windows Scaling
A Windows display setting that makes text, icons, and buttons larger or smaller across the whole system. Found under Settings, then Display.
Browser Zoom
A setting inside your web browser that enlarges or shrinks only the page you’re looking at, separate from Windows scaling. Ctrl and plus makes it bigger; Ctrl and zero resets it.
passwd command
The Linux command for changing a user account’s password. Type it at the terminal and follow the prompts.
sudo
A Linux command that runs a single task with administrator authority, short for “superuser do.” It asks for your password so casual mistakes can’t change the whole system.
sleep
A low-power mode where the computer pauses everything in place so you can pick up where you left off. The screen goes dark, but your open work stays in memory.
screen saver
A moving image or blank screen that appears after the computer sits idle. It once protected old tube monitors from burn-in, and the problem is back with OLED screens, though letting the display sleep is the better cure now.
Windows PIN
A short code that unlocks one specific computer, set up through Windows Hello. Unlike a password, it stays on that machine and never travels over the internet.
Bitlocker Encryption
A Windows feature that scrambles everything on the drive so no one (including you) who removes it can’t read your files. Unlocking requires the right sign-in or a recovery key, so keep that key somewhere safe outside the encrypted disk.
Password Manager
A program that creates and remembers strong, unique passwords for every account, locked behind one master password. You memorize one; it handles the rest.
External M.2 SSD
A small, fast solid-state storage stick, the kind normally installed inside a computer, placed in a pocket-sized enclosure that plugs in over USB. Good for backups and moving big files.
Package Manager
An app that installs, updates, and removes programs from one central catalog instead of hunting down installers from individual websites. On Windows, WinGet and Chocolatey are the common ones.
Wear Leveling
A technique built into solid-state drives that spreads writing evenly across the memory chips so no one spot wears out early. It’s automatic; you never have to manage it.
SneakerNet
Moving files by physically carrying a drive from one computer to another, an old joke that the network is your sneakers.
Petrichor
The earthy smell that rises when rain hits dry ground, from Greek words for stone and the fluid in the veins of the gods. Not a tech term, but a good one.
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