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Michael Seufer

Michael Seufer

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Hi Folks,

I made some security changes to the forums and strongly request that you change your password.

Instructions for doing so are below:
  1. Click on your username near the top right.
  2. Select 'Password' - you'll be taken to a password screen
  3. Enter in your current, existing AAW Forum password
  4. Then in the box below, enter in a new password
  5. Enter in your new password one more time for confirmation
  6. Finally click 'Save Changes' and that's it.

Be sure and write down your new password and keep it in a safe place.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please contact myself, Steve Worcester or Bill Boehme, or feel free to post a comment in this thread.

Many thanks,

Michael Seufer
AAW Forum Administrator
 
Can't get my old PW to work to change for a new PW. I just had a lot of work done to correct a trainload of viruses. I have the old PW written down with some personal coding.
 
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John Torchick said:
Can't get my old PW to work to change for a new PW. I just had a lot of work done to correct a trainload of viruses. I have the old PW written down with some personal coding.
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Since you are currently logged on that means that your old password is working. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to get into the forum. It sounds to me like your computer is automatically logging you in with the password that it has stored in its password directory. The password that you are trying to enter manually is not the correct password. Perhaps it might be something simple life upper case vs lower case or perhaps spelling. Different browsers have different schemes for storing passwords. You can Google how to find the passwords used by your browser. It's easy with Firefox and all but impossible with IE. I can't tell you what's your password.
 
Also, you ought to be running anti virus software like McAfee or Kasparov and not some free stuff. Don't click on ads that appear on some sites. If you have friends who are are always sending you email that say click on this link ... don't do it ... unless you like viruses. And forget about helping out the poor Nigerian prince who needs to shift millions into a Swiss bank account.
 
Kaspersky Anti-Virus is consistently in the top 3 each year in independent anti-virus reviews.

I highly recommend it.

I agree about the Nigerian prince. He has enough people helping him. 😀

M.
 
Michael Seufer said:
Kaspersky Anti-Virus is consistently in the top 3 each year in independent anti-virus reviews.

I highly recommend it.

I agree about the Nigerian prince. He has enough people helping him. 😀

M.
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My iPad #%&$@ auto spell demon changed it to Kasparov. I think that Garry would be pleased that he is still remembered. 😀
 
Jamie Straw said:
If I (happen to) use the old password on another site, should I run and change that one also?
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That would be the smart thing to do if it is a site where you conduct business such as online shopping. A smart practice is to have different passwords for every site.
 
I don't have Chrome so I'm not familiar wit the procedure for viewing passwords, but with Firefox it is simple. It is under Tools > Options > Security > Show Passwords. For the ultimate in having strong passwords that are unique for each site and only needing to remember one password you should consider a password manager such as LastPass or 1Password.
 
Bill Boehme said:
For the ultimate in having strong passwords that are unique for each site and only needing to remember one password you should consider a password manager such as LastPass or 1Password
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I haven't gone quite as far as having a unique password for each site, but I do use Norton's "vault" and only have to remember its password, and make up a whole bunch of them for the various sites I visit.
 
I'd recommend using something like LastPass https://lastpass.com or 1Password https://1password.com or DashLane https://www.dashlane.com to manage your saved passwords. Not only will they keep track of all of your passwords in a very secure manner, but you can pull them up and look at them at a later date if you ever forget what they are, etc.

Hope that helps, but definitely change your password.

Thanks,

Michael
 
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