Tag: LOGIN

While in in many cases it would be a security risk, having your Windows XP computer log in automatically can be useful. For example, I have my Windows XP instance running under a virtual machine on my Mac. The easiest way to do this would be to use the Administrator account and simply leave the password blank. However, this has two distinct disadvantages: you can't log onto a domain with a machine ...

OpenID is a great concept. Consolidating your online identity across multiple sites and services is convenient, and arguably offers security benefits. So why do some sites make it such a pain in the butt to use? If you support OpenID on your site, and make it as easy as possible for your users to log in, check out ID Selector. ID Selector helps you set up a customizable OpenID picker, so your ...

Have you ever asked yourself, "Is someone else using my email account?" Well, if you're the cautious type, Google just added a few log-in monitoring features to its email service, so such paranoid questions won't feel so pressing anymore. Wondering if you're Gmail account is open in multiple locations? Just look at the very, very bottom of the main Gmail page. It'll say something to the sound ...

When we heard that AOL (this blog's parent company) was coming out with a new version of Desktop for Mac, we were pretty excited to see what they'd been up to since the last release five years ago. Now that we've had a chance to play with it, we like it but think it's still got a ways to go before there's a compelling reason to leave behind whatever browser / IM / email combo you're using now. ...

Whether you made the switch to using your Yahoo! ID on Flickr ages ago, or you simply stepped into rank with the rest of us on March 15th, you might find yourself at one point or another wishing you could change which Yahoo! ID you have tied to Flickr. You could beg Flickr support for some help, check out the forums to see if you aren't the only indecisive person to pull this stunt, or you ...

So it took me about a decade, but I've finally reached the breaking point: I have too many usernames and passwords to remember. This came to a head today as I tried to log into a handful web sites to change some billing information and had to make multiple tries to get into half of them, even having to click on the dreaded "Forgot your password?" link once. Enough! There are dozens and dozens of ...

Thought phishing was just a problem for banks and PayPal, did you? Well, it's entered a new territory: MySpace. And it's got some new tricks up its sleeve. MySpace's iconic Tom Anderson has made a post describing the new attacks that con users into divulging their MySpace username and password. What's interesting about the attacks is that, unlike most phishing sites that must exist on a site other ...

Chris Seibold at Apple Matters has written a fun how-to on tweaking the Mac OS X login window to display whatever image you want in place of the Apple logo and whatever text you want below. Sure, it won't really impress your coworkers, but if you'd like to be greeted by a picture of your cat or, say, Bill Gates when you boot up, then why not? It's kind of an involved process, but doesn't look too ...

Today we're supposed to see a response from IBM and Novell regarding the Higgins Project, described as "Higgins is a framework that will enable users and enterprises to integrate identity, profile, and relationship information across multiple systems." Essentially it's a way to centralize all your logins, and should eventually encompass your online registrations. The difference between ...