Subj : Even the whole idea of just installing T
To   : August Abolins
From : Charles Pierson
Date : Sun Oct 11 2020 22:44:20

Hello, August Abolins - Charles Pierson.
On 10/11/20 1:08 PM you wrote:

 > I should have had the decipline to "store" the various creds in ONE
 > online place. I guess I simply put too much faith into the hardware
 > to not break.

I had a very bad habit of not making backups for a long time.   And then
would experiment with various software and crash my system.

Same kind of thing.

 > CP>>> I do think some BBSes at least do have a "forgot password"..
 > AA>> ...Without it, the user might just decide AA>> WTF and not
 > bother. CP> It's either direct email, or a message tp the sysop, who
 > can contact CP> you via email assuming email is in your profile. I
 > know... but the TZ difference could render the wait as big
 > inconvenience. Something automated/self-serve would be good. AA>>
 > I'm now preoccupied copying the Firefox login creds for some of AA>>
 > the online web resources I use for the bookshop for placing AA>>
 > orders.  What a horrible task. That, on top of other things.. CP> So
 > you use the laptop for work? That T60 laptop (my only laptop at the
 > time) was the machine I carried around to do computer support work
 > (using a mobile dongle to get internet) for at-home visits. Along
 > the way, I adapted it to working at home to finish bookshop database
 > things (MS Office Acess). It is configured so that all I have to do
 > is copy the database file back and forth from a USB stick that I
 > carry between shop and home. But with the T60 down, I don't have an
 > @home pc for that. I have MS Access on an another desktop stored at
 > the shop, but I don't feel like lugging that whole thing home and
 > rearraging my workspace at home to use it. I opened the T60 last
 > night to remove the keyboard to expose the fan/heatsink. But it
 > requires more "screw"ing around to get to the fan.  Not fun for me.
 > If I can motivate myself, it would be worth a try to clean and lube
 > the existing fan (unless it is an unserviceable design) ..and maybe
 > get back online before the new replacement fan arrives in 2 weeks. I
 > have a T540p from February.. but I never got around to moving the
 > salient progs over to it.  When the covid thing hit, I had to wonder
 > what's the rush. --- * Origin:  ----> Point Of VeleNo BBs
 > (http://www.velenobbs.net)  (2:333/808.7)

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