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daemonhxckergrrl · 3 years ago

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Privacy, accounts, and password managers

!!! NOTE: THIS GUIDE WILL BE UPDATED AND REFINED; CONSIDER THIS A FIRST PASS !!!

Preamble

this is a GUIDE on the basics of security, and how to set up a password manager. i'll run-through of the aims of security practices and include a glossary at the end for some of the more technical terms d:

The point of security

contrary to popular belief, the point of security measures (in cyber- or meatspace) is not to make it impossible to gain access to the Protected Thing; the point is to significantly reduce the chance of unauthorised access to the Protected Thing.

we do this by making it:

harder (think rpg skill check)

more time consuming (people get bored; it's also less profitable)

less appealing (add obstacles)

Security basics

the golden rules of security and privacy:

SHUT THE FUCK UP (for the love of Void, stop sharing your personal info publicly! or privately, for that matter)

sandboxes and containers ! (keep your personal shit separate from your work shit; doubly so for activists)

change passwords regularly

use 2FA/MFA (security layers are important !)

don't sign up for accounts/services you don't need ??

Password managers

a password manager is a tool that stores login information for your various accounts in an encrypted database, protected by a master password. this means you can have stronger passwords for your social media, bank login, online shopping etc. without having to remember them.

many password managers these days are cloud-based, meaning the password database is stored on the servers of the company offering the service, and you can access these across multiple devices. many also include browser extensions.

!!! WARNING: USING A CLOUD-BASED PASSWORD MANAGER MEANS PLACING TRUST IN THAT COMPANY TO PROTECT YOUR DATA !!!

there's also local password managers that keep their database on your computer/phone/external drive. the trade-off here is trust (and ownership of your data) vs convenience. there's methods to get around this (manual transfer or an automatic file sync) but they're beyond this GUIDE's scope.

How to set this up

i personally use a local password manager (KeePassXC) as i don't trust companies like Bitwarden and LastPass. the former, while open source, added a feature to send files/passwords between users, and the latter is proprietary so can't be independently audited.

KeePassXC pros:

open source (can be independently audited)

trusted lineage

multiple database support

in-depth encryption options (including 2FA via cryptographic* or hardware key)

strong and customisable password generation

folder-based organisation

password expiry

function to copy a username/password to clipboard then clear the clipboard after 10 seconds

cons:

is local only unless you set up a manual sync

*(no this isn't that kind of crypto, though that is where those currencies got their name)

Preparation

before setting up your fancy new password manager, i would recommend creating a list (ideally on paper that can be shredded, or an air-gapped device) of all your accounts and services you currently use. we're gonna weed out the ones we don't need and provide ourselves a way to track our progress.

follow these steps:

write down the names of all the services you use, including any you have multiple of (eg Twitter, Private Twitter, Amazon, Reddit, Old Reddit you don't use anymore)

put those you wish to delete into a separate column (mark if you wish to delete and remake)

organise the rest of your accounts into groups; these can be as simple as personal/work or you could split off nsfw content or your social media, however you see fit

Deletion

our next step is deleting those accounts we no longer want. depending on the service, this ranges from easy to impossible; there's also the issue of which services may still hold onto your data. the following sites cover most of the major services for deletion or getting your data: https://justdeleteme.xyz https://justgetmydata.com

now we have our accounts nicely organised ! it's time to structure things. with these groups we have a few options:

1 database, folder separation

separate databases

memorise master passwords

store master passwords in master database

store master passwords on air-gapped device/hardware key

store master passwords on something non-electronic

Each has advantages and disadvantages, but i recommend any of the separate databases methods. if someone gains access to your socials database they haven't also gained access to your bank account.

Database creation

choose strong (memorable if needed) passwords for your databases. for extra security, allow KeePassXC to generate a key - just remember you will need this key file and your password every time you unlock the database.

the time slider is a tradeoff between convenience and security - this is entirely down to your needs. as these databases are encrypted, they're safe to create backups of. i recommend keeping a backup on an air-gapped device or even external storage media. give this a strong password and store in a safe place.

!!! WARNING: IF YOU HAVE NO BACKUPS AND ACCIDENTALLY DELETE YOUR DATABASE FILE, YOUR PASSWORDS ARE GONE. PLEASE MAKE A SAFE BACKUP !!!

Migration

now it's time to migrate. using the organised sheet you created earlier, go through one-by-one and add each account. this is a good time to check your settings on each account, change their passwords (using KeePassXC's generator) and disable what tracking/data collection you can.

here are some useful links - i recommend switching from gmail/hotmail/yahoo to something more secure, and reading up on dark patterns (how companies trick you into being tracked or buying services):

email alternatives (will expand into proper post later:

https://protonmail.com

https://tutanota.com

https://posteo.de

dark patterns

privacy addons

Next Steps

that's it !! just remember to update your passwords regularly and keep from cross-contamination !! and don't overshare personal information !!! there will be more GUIDEs and REPO links to other aspects of privacy and security in the future. password managers are only the tip of the iceberg

#daemon.md #GUIDES #hacker.js #password managers #account security #dark patterns #please take your security and privacy seriously #also STOP SHARING PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT PUTS YOU AT RISK

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rhaaclaws · 3 years ago

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New Discord malware attack

pretty much what the title says. There’s currently a new socially engineered malware attack on Discord since possible around July, and currently it is vicious. I’ll make a brief explanation of what it is, what to do if you click on the link and a measure me and some friends have done.

What it is

A direct message from a friend (currently) talking about checking out the game they're working on. The typing style may look very similar to what they actually talk like. What clicking on the link does is steal your account, install a downloader (most likely a crypto miner), a keylogger, harvest logins from all your browsers and possibly something else since this is very new. While its a simple “don’t click any suspicious links” advice since the start of the internet, I’m making this for those that are unaware.

here’s an analysis of what it does:

[ID: Doing some analysis now, it's absurd, the thing BROKE MY DEBUGGER, it got a lot of weird misplaced bytes in the exe header and a tentative of buffer overflow that didn't work thankfully because I was in linux, so the kernel just crashed -.- This thing is a Node Executable as front, have a token stealer, have code to break into passwords kepts in lots of places of your OS (covers every browser), it also monitors your network, hooks NtOpenKey, WSASend, WSARrecv, AND EVEN CREATEPROCESS. Oh yeah, it also hooks to your key inputs, so call it a keylogger too. It's designed to break debuggers and try to f*ck with you... from inside the debugger, without executing it. It's a complete Security Stealing Ware. Didn't find anything that could point tentatives to mess with your bios/firmware (in these cases, even reinstalling the OS may not be secure enough lol) I still can't believe a virus just tried to do with me, what I try to do with the Switch and PS4 on my spare time lol. end ID]

What to do if you click on the link

this screenshot (and entire post) is from twitter user @/PhleBuster and it goes in detail on what to do if you actually click the link.

[ID: @everyone Related to the ongoing socially engineered malware attacks, if you end up unfortunately executing code given to you by an attacker, here's what you need to know: #0 Disconnect internet from your PC RIGHT AWAY - if you do this fast enough you may be able to stop your accounts from getting stolen. #1 Change your Discord password RIGHT AWAY, on your MOBILE. This is their first priority and unless you act immediately, you will lose access and it will be very slow to recover via support. #2 Change your email and other critical passwords, on your MOBILE. This malware is extremely advanced, won't be caught by any existing virus scanners, and will install a downloader, likely a crypto miner, a keylogger, will harvest logins from all your browsers, and who knows what else. [in bold:] If you are exposed and didn't immediately disconnect internet, expect that all of your existing logins have been compromised - and any changes you make on PC will be immediately leaked as well. [normal font:] #3 Do a clean reinstall of Windows. A system restore is not safe enough. #4 While that happens, report any stolen accounts, and keep changing the rest of your passwords. #5 After reinstall, change all your passwords one more time, and you should be safe. #X - if you are notified of any suspicious login attempts to any account, immediately attempt to recover it with password recovery before your logins, emails, and other support details are changed. #Y - If you lose access to any accounts, do your best to notify your friends who may be vulnerable to further attacks through that attack. ID end]

Prevention between friends

Since this is still relatively a new attack, please take this part with a big grain of salt. Me and my friends made a system for our own group of sending a personalized message between a spoiler filter before sending links. I’m not sure how the hacked message is supposed to look since from my own research, it just looks like your regular spam message. Try to figure out a 2FA system with your friends on what links are trustworthy. While it is currently a “hey check out my game” type of message, it worries me that it might spread to other types of links.

I’ll try to update this if any new information arises, but please stay wary of any links being sent on discord. Stay safe

#sorry for this being so long i just ahvent seen any post on this on tumblr #me being paranoid doesnt help this at all but im trying to stay safe #discord #discord messaging #out of context discord

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blogroof250 · 3 years ago

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sueladyfinds · 5 years ago

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💡TUTORIAL - EA Gallery Links💡 How to link to your EA Gallery item for Download / How to link to your account on your Tumblr profile.

Sueladysims again 😁 my dear simmers! Have you ever wanted to link to your Origin Account aka EA Gallery Profile? Or how about providing a direct Download Link to your Library within your game via Tumblr without being actually ingame? What? You didn’t know that this actually works? It does and I will tell how. The linking to your creation is a bit tricky, simply because you need to know where to find the link! Don’t worry I got you covered! @simstreasurehunter was so kind as to ask me how I do it and I told them that I will do a quick tutorial for a better understanding on how this works. Because once you know how it works it’s actually pretty easy peasy.

So here we go:

1. STEP - Bookmark your EA Gallery

Open your browser and make sure to bookmark the link rename it, call it simply EA Gallery. I did put it on my Bookmark Bar, for quicker use. As you are going to use it from now on as much as I do, once you know how it works, hehe.

https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery

Or visit the official EA site for The Sims, you can find the Gallery under the tab “The Community”.

2. STEP - Login in to your Origin Account

For that, you need to be logged in because otherwise, you can’t browse through the creations by name if you aren’t logged in. It will ask you to do so.

3. STEP - Search your Profile

Once you logged in, you need to click on the tab next to “Trending” on “BROWSE”. Enter your Origin Name within the search bar, sort by “Newest” and uncheck under “Advanced” Maxis Fav or it will only show creations which are fav’d by Maxis, this is not what we need, right? ;) Dunno why but under advanced it’s mostly checked by default. Now click on “SEARCH” and your latest creations will pop up as you can see below.

4. STEP - Get the LINK

Open the creation for which you want to provide a download link for your Tumblr Post. Do you see the Social Media icons below the gallery image? Right, above the surprised “WOW” smiley. Click on the Twitter Icon. Sadly we don’t have a link to Tumblr. Goolge+ is obsolete and the other icons are linking directly to the profiles if you have but it doesn’t show the link you need before posting. That’s why Twitter is simply the best choice.

A new little window will open, this contains the shareable link for this one creation. You need to scroll a bit down within the tab because it will show first the description of your creation but after your description, you will find the link. Make sure to copy the whole link, otherwise, it won’t work. It should look as follows:

This link is pretty long that’s why I use Bitly to shorten the links and to track how many are using the EA Gallery Link for download. Actually quite interesting because of course, SFS is more popular than the Gallery but still a bunch do download my creation via the Gallery as well and some even comment, too and that’s supa cool. Simply want to give you the opportunity to pick and choose. I think most aren’t aware that it’s possible. This is how the original link looks when you copy it:

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You can click to follow the creator via the gallery, fave the creation by the creator and also add it to your library without even being in-game and on the EA Gallery. How convenient right?

I find it very convenient as it works faster and better. I do search sometimes for hours via the browser for new creations via hashtags or creator’s I know and add them to my library. When I log in it says you have new items in your library and I love it! No need to use the mods folder, unpack and add it, right? It’s just a click away when the creation is NOCC. Sure, it works of course for CC too but you need to provide additional the cc /or the links for simmers to grab the cc as you know and then you need still to add those file to the mods folder but even the CC build can be added to your library if it’s available via the Gallery, in that case, you need to include cc in your filter options when you want to check it out your library.

5. STEP - Create your post and share the LINK

I always provide in my posts for new builds both links the one to the Gallery and the other to SFS as seen below, clear and understandable for everyone - I think 😄 Thinking also to do it for my NOCC Households, yep works like charm. 📥 DOWNLOAD [ EA Gallery ] 📥 DOWNLOAD [ SFS] forever ad-free 😍

6. STEP - Share a “direct working link” to your EA Profile on your Tumblr as well.

You can also link to your profile itself within your info section on Tumblr. Check out, right here how it works. Follow the instruction as I described under the 3rd Step, now copy this time the link directly from the browser.

When simmers visit your Tumblr, provide a working link, it’s easier for them to see your latest creations and follow you also on the gallery, right?

Here is the snippet on how to implement a working link on your Tumblr profile. Like I said I use Bitly to shorten and track the links and a bunch of peeps are using it and it’s always nice to see if your work pays off! Replace the bold text with your link, name and copy it to the info section within your Tumblr Theme under the “info section”.

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<center> Origin ID <a href="http://bit.ly/sueladysims/" target="_blank">Sueladysims</a></center> ____________________________________________________

If you now click on Sueladysims it will lead you directly to my EA Gallery profile via your browser and you can check out the creations I have published over the years via the Gallery, like them and follow if you like it that much. You can remove the wording <center> and </center> if you don’t want your text to be centered this is just the HTML text formatting code to center the text in the middle. Check below this is how it looks on my Tumblr - test it out and see how it works yourself.

Hope you find it useful and let me see from now on that you also provide a Download- Link to your Gallery creations and profiles as well. If you have questions simply drop an ask on my main blog @sueladysims I don’t bite.

May your plumbob shines brighter in the darkest hour... With simlish luv, Sue

#ts4 tutorial #sueladysims #sims tutorial #ea gallery #how to use the ea gallery #link to ea gallery #tutorial

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troywalters658 · 4 years ago

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9 WAYS TO KEEP YOUR MOBILE DEVICES SECURE WHILE TRAVELING

From coffee shops to planes, trains, and cruise ships, we've become accustomed to having ready access to the Internet just about anywhere. The problem is, it's easy to forget how vulnerable that makes us to security threats.

I learned this the hard way recently when traveling from San Jose to Tampa, passing through four cities along the way. Even though I'm well aware of the potential for others to hack into my devices, I'd never had any problems previously. Unfortunately, there's always a first time: When I got back home, Facebook alerted me to some suspicious activity. I had been "Firesheep'd"!

Apparently someone in Chicago (using Firefox and a Windows PC) had logged into my Facebook account via Firesheep, a Firefox extension that can intercept unencrypted cookies from certain Websites on any open Wi-Fi network, making it possible to steal login credentials for sites like Facebook and Twitter, or even access your e-mail.

Think it can't happen to you? Think again. Fortunately, a combination of plain old common sense and some technology can protect your devices--quickly and fairly easily.

HOW YOUR GADGETS MAY BE VULNERABLE

Whether you're traveling with a laptop, netbook, smartphone, iPad, or all of the above, the risks and defenses against them are basically the same, according to Joe Nocera, an information security expert and a principal with PricewaterhouseCoopers. "Many of the security concerns that people think about when they think about their personal computers are applicable in the mobile world." As mobile devices become more sophisticated, they lend themselves to the same types of access to e-mail, passwords, and other secure information that PCs have done in the past.

Because today's devices are so much more powerful and can hold so much more information than ever before, the risks are increasing, says Martin Hack, information security expert and executive vice president of NCP Engineering, a software company that helps businesses with their secure remote access systems. Add to that our tendency to carry both personal and business information around with us on the same device, and our mobile devices have never looked so appealing to hackers, he says.

As specific mobile devices become more popular, they become more of a target for hackers. "Five years ago, the vulnerabilities were Microsoft-based and targeting PCs. Apple tended not to be targeted so often," says Nocera. "But, in the last year and a half or so, we're seeing a shift. More and more often we're seeing either Android- or iPhone-based vulnerabilities being targeted. We predict that by 2014 you'll see those types of vulnerabilities being the most targeted as more and more users go to those mobile devices."

The good news is it's not difficult or even expensive to protect your devices and the information on them. The fixes are simple. The problem, stated quite eloquently in an old Pogo comic strip, is: "We have met the enemy and he is us."

9 TIPS FOR KEEPING YOUR MOBILE DEVICES SECURE 1. Make sure your software is up-to-date. The first line of defense, says Nocera, is making sure that all your software is up-to-date. "Almost every release of software patches a number of security vulnerabilities that are out there," he says. Before every trip, or at least every few weeks, it's a good idea to check the manufacturer's Web site (or search Google) to see if a software or firmware update is available. If there's a new one, download it, unless there's a massive firestorm of negative reviews from early adopters.

2. Employ strong passwords. "Be sure to use some combination of letters, numbers and/or special characters of 8 characters or more," says Jeremy Miller, director of operations for Kroll Fraud Solutions. "Avoid using dictionary words. Instead, [use] acronyms for things like favorite songs, restaurants or other items known only to you. And change the password frequently--at least once every six months." If you're just not feeling clever enough to create your own passwords, programs like RoboForm will do it for you.

3. Don't mess with the security settings. Nocera notes that most of the default browser settings in Android, iPhone, and Blackberry phones are fairly secure out of the box. "I recommend not going in to change browser security settings--they're pretty good already," he says.

4. Avoid unencrypted public wireless networks. Such Wi-Fi networks require no authentication or password to log into, so anyone can access them--including the bad guys. In some cases, bad guys set up an open network to snare unsuspecting people. Encrypted networks, on the other hand, are those that require an ID or password for access--you'll find such networks at many hotels and coffee shops that offer Wi-Fi services. These networks have two different types of security--WEP (wired equivalent privacy) and WPA (Wi-Fi protected access); the second is most secure. Even encrypted networks, though, have risks--it's possible for bad guys to gain access to encrypted networks at a hotel or café, for instance, so be cautious about the sorts of things you do on such networks.

Besides avoiding connecting to unencrypted networks, turn off Wi-Fi when you're not using it. This will prevent you from automatically connecting to networks (and it will extend your device's battery life).

5. Paying to access a Wi-Fi network doesn't mean it's secure. Access fees do not equal security. Just because you pay a fee to access a Wi-Fi network doesn't mean that the network is secure.

6. URLs beginning with 'https:' are safer (but not foolproof). Whenever you're accessing a site where you'll be sharing personal or confidential information--your bank's site, for example--you want to make sure that you're doing so securely. The s in https means that you're connected to the site via the Secure Socket Layer (SSL). In layman's terms, this means that all data transmitted to that particular Website over the Internet is encrypted.

SSL is not foolproof though: If you're on an unencrypted network connection, you may still be subject to man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks, a form of eavesdropping where the bad guy makes a connection independently with two parties and then "gets in the middle," making both believe that they are talking directly to each other.

These types of attacks are rare, but to guard against them, make sure you're both connected to a secured network and that Websites use https when you're entering sensitive information.

In addition, says Nocera, most e-mail service providers have both a clear text option (that sends unencrypted data) and an encryption (SSL) option. "Make sure you have the SSL option enabled," he says.

7. Use VPN. If you have access to a VPN (virtual private network), use it. A VPN provides secure access to an organization's network and allows you to get online behind a secure layer that protects your information.

8. Turn off cookies and autofill. If your mobile device automatically enters passwords and login information into Websites you visit frequently, turn that feature off. It's convenient, but it can also be a privacy threat. To get back some of the convenience that autofill offers, you can try third-party apps, available for most platforms, that can manage saved passwords with a higher level of security. Mac OS X, for instance, comes with a built-in password manager--Keychain. KeePass is a free, open-source password manager for some versions of Windows. For iOS and Android smartphones, there's LastPass, 1Password, and SplashID. Using them is not as secure as turning off autofill altogether, but it's one way to strike a good balance. In the end, a little inconvenience can go a long way toward added security.

9. Watch your apps! Apps are great, and many are free, so it can be tempting to download with abandon. But, Nocera cautions, you should be selective about the apps you download, particularly in the Android market, because "the Android app market is a little bit more open," without the strict developer guidelines found in Apple's App Store. Do some due diligence before downloading apps. Make sure that you trust the developer and have taken the time to review some of comments.

TaintDroid is an Android tool that can identify apps that transmit private data and notify users that a third-party application is requesting private information. However, it's not an app that's offered through the Android Market. Instead, users have to manually compile and build the app using the framework provided by an app analysis company.

IF YOU STILL GET HACKED... If you do everything right and still have your information stolen, what should you do? The damage can often be repaired simply by changing your password (to one much stronger) and sending a message via the network that was affected, explaining what happened. What if one of your devices gets stolen? Be sure that all of your mobile devices have a remote wipe or autowipe feature. For Apple's iPhone and iPad, there's Apple's MobileMe service. GoogleApps offers a solution for Android as well. If your device is lost or you know there's been a breach, you can quickly and remotely perform a factory reset from any computer connected to the Internet, wiping out all of the device's data and even locking it indefinitely.

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Speaking of some sites blocking automated users for not having JS; an increasing number of sites are moving to designs that require JS to work. Twitter has a fallback, but I've found others that only produce a blank screen if you have JS disabled. I'm sure that asking hydrus to emulate the page until it's fully built is way out of scope. Would it be possible to send Hydrus the HTML from the browser for parsing (probably through companion, but I'd have to ask them)?

I have been talking on and off with some users about perhaps using a headless chrome to do virtualised browsing and a more comprehensive JS-supported CloudFlare solution. Although I am not opposed to it on principle, I think you are basically correct--I am just not ready to start that big a project yet, especially when there is still a whole bunch of downloader cleanup to do.

In some ways, these JS-converted sites, although they do need new parsers when the switch happens, are often actually easier to parse. They tend to use internal JSON APIs that that blank-page JS actually fetches, which is much nicer and generally more stable data to access from a hydrus perspective.

If you are a hydrus parser maker, check out some of the newer default parsers, and their accompanying url classes, to see some examples of how to do API URL lookups and JSON parsing.

My biggest worries for the future of the downloader are captcha logins and CloudFlare checks. The first can usually be solved with Hydrus Companion, the latter is more tricky. I hope to look at a specific CF solution python library in the near future, but I can’t yet say confidently how easy it would be to integrate.

A million years ago, I had a custom hardcoded 4chan captcha solution, when the client had an integrated thread dumper. It isn’t super tricky to display a basic jpeg captcha in the UI and have you fill it out manually, so one potential stretch here is to extend the login system to just support n types of captcha and throw it up in a popup window or similar.

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Poverty of Spirit and God’s Will

Developing your relationship with God as a Catholic Man

One of the nice things about writing a weekly blog post, is that I can pick up from where I left on the last post. I try to keep each post about one written page, and because of this often find I have more to say. With the last post about your values and God’s will, I shared about the distraction of social media, focusing on mission, and how this impacts dependence on God. Allow me to fill in the gray areas, as well as answer questions that some of you wrote me about.

First of all, Social Media is not a bad thing. After all Pope Francis is on Twitter and Instagram. The thing is that, starting with Facebook, it used to be that social media was for connecting with friends and family, but today the platforms have change by collecting your user data and creating features that keep you addicted to it. Not to mention what I will call all the screaming and disrespect users have for each other. There are some new platforms that are going back to the community aspect, but so far seem way smaller in number of users to make it constructive.

I bring this up to make more clear that I deleted my social media accounts (though I’m still ‘connected’ through the CMCS Twitter), because I found myself more dependent on what social media was telling me than what God was saying. The Catholic Catechism says we’re to do this in moderation, and keep things in right perspective. Yes, I have always been in daily prayer but it was becoming more cloudy. This reminds me of what the Lord was saying about the poor in spirit mentioned in Matthew 5:3, that we can fall into a spiritual poverty if we coast spiritually just to get by.

In other words, if doing nothing is your strategy for poverty of spirit, you’re in trouble. As Catholic men, we need to keep working on our relationship with God. Faith and action = being in tune with the Holy Spirit, having persistence in service, and of doing good deeds. God’s will may seem difficult to discern at times. But Scripture provides guidance about His plans that is true for every believer, in every age, regardless of the circumstances. Although we are to be active in the process, God is the one who does the transforming and renewing through His Holy Spirit, who indwells us.

“Today I do what others wont do, so tomorrow I do what others can’t.”

~ Jerry Rice, NFL A common question that several of you have asked is, now that I’m off social media how do I get my news and information? Sort of like an RSS feed reader, I have a browser set up with certain twitter accounts where I read the feeds and updates with out having a twitter account to login. I also have similar bookmarks for blogs and publications. Finally, I use the search box on these platforms to learn the latest on topics. I’ve also simplified my devotion to jotting notes from the daily blog posts like Fr. Burke Masters, as well as the readings and daily reflection posted by the USCCB who just updated the site design which I find more user friendly. It's all about being intention with this stuff.

As men, and as CMCS-Men, to foster more dependence on God, we must make it our mission to eat, breathe, sleep, relationship with God and the Holy Spirit. We can not rationalize our way, and there are no short-cuts to our obedience to God. Temptation, and the devil, are not our friends when it comes to this. And the Catholic sacraments are our secret weapon to overcome defeat.

The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want now.

Thanks for reading.

Frank J Casella,

CMCS-Director

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Troubleshooting Office 365 Issues Made Simple

Do you often ask yourself the question – Is there an Office 365 problem today? or how to troubleshoot Office 365?

While you try to find the answer, your customers (end-users) complain because they can’t access their business applications. Apart from all this, your boss needs an immediate status update. Trust me. It doesn’t feel great to be in that situation. And we know it.

Despite Microsoft claiming to provide 99.9% SLA, issues will occur with the Office 365 applications such as Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, Exchange Online, SharePoint, Yammer, etc. Often, the issues aren’t even Microsoft’s problems but ISPs or internal network change. There can be a lot of reasons (Network, OS, browser, personal device, upgrade errors, Internet, and much more), but which one is it?

Welcome to the hybrid way of working, where you have limited visibility outside your IT perimeter.

In this article, we will help you understand how and why you should better manage IT issues using some of these O365 troubleshooting tips.

Keep reading…

8 Common and Known Issues with Office 365

As you already know, Office 365 is the go-to enterprise business productivity suite. According to Statista, over 1 Million companies worldwide are using the Office 365 suite. Believe it or not, 70% of those come from the US.

The following issues with Office 365 can arise when your remote end-users are working from home or office.

Cloud Availability Roadblocks

Performance Degradation

Synchronization Errors

Network Jitter

Bandwidth, Throughput, and Connection Problems

Packet Loss

Failed Program and Migration Update

As more employees connect to their favorite SaaS service directly through the Internet, you can expect to see more problems. (We hope not, though!) Hence, it’s critical to know if the Office 365 apps are performing well. The faster you identify and fix the situation, the sooner your employees return to a productive working digital experience.

The Office 365 Outage History

Furthermore, we are compiling a list of past O365 outages that you might be already aware of.

Microsoft Teams Outage on April 27

Azure DNS Outage on April 1

Microsoft 365 Outage on March 15

Exchange Online Mail Delivery Outage on February 3

Office 365 Outage on January 27

Teams Outage on August 19 (2020)

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Phew, a long list, isn’t it?

Five significant outages this year to date. And you might think to yourself: Why are we telling you this?

That’s because, in all the above outages, we have successfully detected the problem 30 mins to 2 hours even before Microsoft acknowledged it on Twitter. When unseen and unplanned events like an outage occur, they bring new or compound ongoing IT investigations. As a result, end-users experience poor outcomes, and businesses suffer downtime losses. But, of course, I am assuming that you want to detect your next outage before it’s too late!

Learn more on how we handle outages on our Automated Outage Detection page.

5 Steps You Can Take to Successfully Troubleshoot Office 365 Outages & Slowdown Issues

However, don’t let the thinking of an outage stop you. In spite of all the hurdles and rising flames in IT’s Kitchen, there is hope.

Below are troubleshooting steps that you must take to douse the fire.

1. Build Situational Awareness and Confidence with Proactive Notifications

No matter what monitoring tool you own, the responsibility to identify and resolve Office 365 performance issues rests on your shoulders. But let’s be honest. Would you want your customers or employees to reach out to you first or the other way? In other words, the days of being reactive are over; it’s the dawn of staying proactive and building some energy in the team.

Whether the issues lie with the provider (Microsoft), the LAN, or end-user computing environment, make sure your modern tool discovers them before customers reach out to you.

Consequently, your team comes across as more intelligent as they know what they are doing.

2. Baseline Office 365 Application Performance Data

Ok, you’ve got the awareness. But is there a way to baseline your Office 365 app performance? So first, let’s get to that. Did you know that our enterprise customers (BCD Travel, Robert Half, Aetna, Intel, etc.) pride themselves on crowd-sourced data?

Why? Our unique crowd-sourced analytics expedite root cause analysis by comparing your network infrastructure performance data to the rest. Indeed, this leads to quickly discovering and resolving problems – internal or external – within your IT environment. More importantly, your team reduces the response time and successfully meets their performance goals.

Congratulations, you can now answer, “Does the Office 365 fault lie with us or with everyone?”

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3. Gain Actionable Intelligence with Synthetics

In a recent survey done by us, 70% of our customer issues were found in the corporate enterprise network and not with the provider. This is the truth about monitoring with synthetics.

Personally, it would help if you had that visibility so that your team isn’t wasting their precious time blaming Microsoft. Instead, network admins can use real-time insights from synthetic monitoring agents to test ALL of the Office 365 apps actively. Most likely, the chances are that you can find potential bottlenecks (proxy, gateway, router, DNS, LAN/WAN settings) in your backyard with a hop-by-hop network path visualization.

And you can take rapid action.

4. Package Real User Monitoring Insights with Digital Experience Monitoring

Undoubtedly, including synthetics as part of your monitoring strategy is supercritical. However, that’s just one side of the monitoring spectrum for your team to be efficient.

And let’s be honest.

Although synthetics can reveal if an Office 365 service is available or not, it cannot tell about the end-user experience for that particular application. Additionally, remote employees have multiple Desktop and network applications installed on their laptops. Take, for example, Microsoft Outlook. Even though Outlook may be up, it may be performing slow or crashing. Therefore, your team needs real user monitoring (RUM) insights to successfully capture endpoint data (CPU, memory, disk, crashes) to assist knowledge workers better.

A Digital Experience Monitoring solution combines the best of Synthetics and RUM in a single pane of glass. And in our experience, you need both – Better Together.

5. Manage Office 365 Outages in ServiceNow

Apart from discussing synthetics and RUM, let us talk about managing service alerts and automated notifications.

Do you own any of the below ITSM/AIOps/ChatOps/ITOM/DevOps tools in your environment?

ServiceNow

PagerDuty

MoogSoft

Slack

Splunk

ScienceLogic

ManageEngine

SumoLogic

If your answer is a yes, you can connect a Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) tool to your favorite ticketing system and automate IT process workflows. By integrating 3rd party webhooks and APIs, your team can streamline and manage all incidents, including Office 365 outages, in a single view. Nevertheless, a DEM tool with its comprehensive operational dashboards should be sufficient for full-scale Office 365 troubleshooting.

So, you have reached this far. Great!

But wait, there’s more…

Exoprise: The End-to-End Microsoft 365 Troubleshooting Tool for The Digital Nomad

Troubleshooting Office 365 issues with a free digital experience monitoring tool is simple and easy.

Answer IT’s burning questions such as,

Is there is an Office 365 issue today?

Does Office 365 have an outage today?

Are Office 365 app issues with our network or the provider?

You might notice that Microsoft already provides tools like Microsoft Support and Discovery Assistant and the Office 365 Service Health Page.

However, they offer limited visibility into the health and performance of Office 365 apps.

Only Exoprise provides proactive synthetic and complete real user monitoring coverage of the entire Office 365 suite.

As shown below, Exoprise supports monitoring several Office 365 apps through agents. Here I am listing some of the prominent ones requested by our customers.

Office 365 Performance Troubleshooting with Synthetics and Real User Monitoring

At a basic level, start Microsoft Office 365 troubleshooting by deploying CloudReady synthetics to proactively test application usage and availability. Run all the below steps to effectively troubleshoot MS365 issues for detecting outages and checking end-user experience with RUM.

Synthetic Monitoring with CloudReady

Microsoft Teams for Audio Video Conference Troubleshooting

Microsoft Teams is a worldwide collaboration platform for voice, chat, and file sharing. ZDNet reports that 250 million active users are on Teams each month. And if your business employees extensively use Teams, it is one of the most crucial Office 365 apps to monitor. The Teams Audio Video sensor from Exoprise uses webRTC technology and an automated bot to proactively monitor the health and performance of Teams.

In addition to providing crowd-sourced benchmark data, the sensor also captures the following low-level VoIP metrics to diagnose network bottlenecks and capacity issues.

Packet and Frame Loss

Network Jitter

Round Trip Time

Upload and Download Times

TCP/IP Connect

SSL Negotiate

And even Outages!

Indeed check out our newly minted video “How to Monitor Microsoft Teams Audio Video” to learn more about monitoring Teams.

https://www.exoprise.com/resources/how-to-monitor-microsoft-teams-video-tutorial/

SharePoint for Latency and Login Troubleshooting

Most likely, you are using Microsoft SharePoint in your organization to share files and collaborate with end-users. The SharePoint sensor emulates a real user exercising Single Sign-On, uploading, and downloading files to test bandwidth and network path performance. With this sensor, you can uncover Office 365 Sharepoint latency and service issues in your environment by capturing metrics such as

Request Duration

IIS Latency

Health Score

Logon Time

Landing Page Time etc.

OneDrive Login and Network Connectivity Troubleshooting

Similar to SharePoint, Exoprise provides a Microsoft OneDrive sensor to track key performance metrics and report slowdowns, connectivity issues, or outages. Once again, surely watch the “How to Monitor Microsoft OneDrive” for step-by-step coverage of OneDrive Metrics.

https://www.exoprise.com/resources/how-to-monitor-sharepoint-online-video-tutorial/

Outlook 365 and Exchange Online for Email and Mail Flow Delivery Troubleshooting

Sending and receiving emails is the primary communication foundation for any business, small or large. That said, common Office 365 outlook client issues such as slow emails, delays, or emails failing to reach the destination frustrates employees and hampers productivity. But don’t fret.

You can quickly deploy the Office 365 OWA sensor from the CloudReady tool for troubleshooting Outlook 365 issues like slow mail queues or failed login. Immediately get insights into the Outlook performance with the following metrics.

Mailbox Discovery

Service lookup time

Message Transfer Agent

Inbound Time

Transport Time

Outbound Time

Read our blog on monitoring Microsoft Outlook Desktop and web application in 5 minutes.

Troubleshooting ALL Other Office 365 Issues

Azure Active Directory Sign-in

Account Login Locked

Authentication and Errors

Portal Access

Endpoint Monitoring with Service Watch

Browser Real User Monitoring for Slow Server Performance Troubleshooting

Are you trying to monitor the web experience for your end-users? Of course, who doesn’t want to! With Service Watch Browser, you and your team of network administrators can quickly diagnose and troubleshoot performance issues with SaaS apps that are outside your control.

A simple browser extension install with custom URLs and domains allows IT to proactively detect slow SaaS providers, internal Wi-Fi speed, ISP, VPN connectivity, etc., for the Work-from-Home digital employee. Moreover, you can prioritize working employees that have the lowest experience score.

If I were you, I would be looking at the Service Watch Browser Dashboard for the below metrics.

Web Experience Score (WXS)

Navigation Total

Resource Total

Request Duration

Client

Server

Network

Endpoint Monitoring for Office 365 Network Performance Troubleshooting

There is more to just monitoring SaaS apps.

For example, with remote workers using their devices, you also need to account for Desktop, networked, and thick-client applications such as Zoom, Outlook, OneDrive, etc. That’s because endpoint resources and various app service performances can significantly impact the end-user digital experience and productivity levels.

So what does the Service Watch Desktop do?

The product aggregates and rolls up individual endpoint experience scores for your entire distributed workforce in a single dashboard, thus enabling your team to proactively reach out to users experiencing slowness but are yet to complain.

These scores comprise the following low-level composite metrics that compute in real-time.

Desktop Experience Score (DXS)

CPU

Signal

Memory

System

Disk

Not only that, your team will be armed with machine reliability and stability data to diagnose crashes, hangs, and blue-screen death issues.

Office 365 Availability, Uptime, and Service Level Agreement Report

Interested in real-time uptime and availability stats for the Office 365 apps?

Then you’ve reached the right place. Exoprise offers built-in advanced reports to track sensor health and service license agreements for Microsoft Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, and more. When you install our synthetics, head over to the “Availability” section, it’s that simple. We do all the heavy lifting for you, crunching app sensor health data and analyzing error trends. So you can keep Microsoft on the Hook and recover SLA credits.

You can correlate this info with our Office 365 usage and synthetics reports. Also, check out our previous blog on “How to view Office 365 Service Health in CloudReady,” published in March of this year.

Office 365 Service Health Dashboard

As you can see, CloudReady offers three specific dashboards for monitoring Office 365 service health. Simply troubleshooting MS365 apps is not enough. IT professionals also need to view real-time status for many applications that your employees are using. CloudReady collects service health data metrics and presents them in a visual O365 dashboard. You should immediately be able to see a service that is down, identified in red color. Each dashboard serves a different purpose and is customizable. Read our blog on How to view office 365 service health in CloudReady and make your troubleshooting robust with end-to-end visibility.

See What Forrester Analyst Has to Say About Synthetics and Real User Monitoring

As discussed previously, in addition to applying synthetics to discover outages, agents that monitor SaaS or Desktop performance from an end-user perspective are equally important.

Don’t believe us?

See what Forrester’s senior analyst, Andrew Hewitt, said in one of our Digital Experience Monitoring Webinars.

We currently see synthetics and real user monitoring as very complementary capabilities for easier root-cause analysis and better proactive incident management.

Office 365 Basic Troubleshooting and Connectivity Made Simple for IT Admins

Staying on top of all the Office 365 troubleshooting tips is essential. Visibility from CloudReady and Service Watch will allow you to add more server capacity or optimize network connectivity that you may not have known earlier about. So, use the steps identified above to improve employee digital experience, boost productivity, and reduce costs effectively. Most importantly, reduce MTTR for network administrators with instant Microsoft 365 service problem notifications and alarms. You can manage Office 365 outage alerts in ServiceNow or your favorite ITSM.

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friendshipsof2030-blog · 7 years ago

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Tip Sheet For Protecting Your Online Security In The Present And 2030

By 2030 it will be increasingly easier to gain access to others social media platforms. It is important to know the steps to take to prevent this from happening. Here are 18 key ways to protect your social media now so in the future you will be more secure.

1. Close the accounts you are not using

Here’s what happens to your old, unused accounts on the web: They get hacked and sometimes they lead the way to the more valuable accounts that you really do care about, so it makes sense to keep the number of accounts you’re using down to a minimum. As an added bonus it means you’ve got fewer usernames and passwords to worry about.

2. Set up a password manager

Speaking of usernames and passwords, there are apps that can help out here. Not only do password managers like 1Password or LastPass manage all of your various login credentials for you, they can also generate ultra-secure passwords, saving you from having to remember lots of different ones or resorting to using the same one for everything.

3. Add two-factor verification

We’ve been banging the two-factor verification drum for a while now, and you can set it up on most online accounts, including ones for Apple, Google and Microsoft. It means even if someone gets ahold of your username and password, they won’t be able to log into your account on a new device without an extra code delivered over SMS or through an app. Which means they’ll need physical access to your devices.

4. Protect your password resets

How easy is it for someone to reset your passwords? If one of your email addresses gets compromised, your social networks could be next, but there are ways to stop this—like checking the Require personal information to reset my password tick box in Settings on Twitter (under the Account tab), and ensuring your ��secret questions” are strong ones.

5. Check your account activity

Many of your online accounts let you check up on recent activity—you can head to this page for Facebook and this page for Google, for example—and it’s worth doing this regularly to make sure nothing seems amiss. You can typically log out of all sessions but the current one, and revoke account authorizations for any devices you don’t recognize.

6. Delete third-party account connections

There’s nothing inherently wrong with letting other apps and services connect to your Facebook and Twitter, but you should keep these connections to a minimum and remove any you’re not using, to block off any potential avenues for hackers to use. You can easily manage your connected apps online for your Google, Twitter and Facebook accounts.

7. Keep your software updated

Many a vulnerability comes through outdated software, so you should always make sure your operating systems and browsers are right up to date to keep your computer secure and by extension the online accounts you access through them. Thankfully, most software packages now auto-update seamlessly enough, so it’s not difficult to stay up to date.

8. Trust no one

You’ll hear this mantra a lot if you watch X-Files, and it’s one you should repeat to yourself whenever you receive an email or social media message with dubious contents. Beware of following links without any context and be aware that phishing scams continue to get smarter and trickier to spot.

9. Get extra help

Unless you install something really sketchy and terrible, antivirus programs and other bits of security software can’t do any harm and may well do a lot of good—like guarding against the phishing attacks we’ve just mentioned. There are plenty of good free and paid-for security packages out there for whatever devices you happen to be using.

10. Specify your trusted contacts

If someone should boot you out of your Facebook account, you can get your friends to let you back in, as long as you tell Facebook who you trust beforehand—go to Security in Settings to set this up. It’s simple but effective: Facebook sends your friends one-off codes you can use to regain access, codes which they’re told to only pass on to you.

11. Change your passwords regularly

If you’ve got a password manager set up (see above) then this might be taken care of for you but whatever your situation you should be changing your passwords on a regular basis, and we do mean all of them. You’ve then got much less to worry about should a big batch of them become available to hackers, because you’ll likely have changed yours.

12. Use a secret email address

If someone knows your email address, they’re halfway to knowing how to log into your accounts—and these days it’s not that difficult to find out someone’s email address. Setting up a private email address (that doesn’t really relate to your name) solely for logging into your social media accounts is another way of keeping them more secure.

13. Do you know where your phone is?

Our mobile phones are gateways to many an online account so you need to keep them well protected. That involves both setting up remote wipe capabilities for if your device gets lost (see the instructions for iOS and Android), and making sure your devices are completely and securely wiped should you be selling them or passing them on.

14. Stay informed

One of the easiest but most effective ways of keeping your accounts secure is just to keep up with the tech news—something we can help with. If you know about the latest threats and breaches, and how to deal with them, you won’t be caught out. Of course, keeping your active accounts down to a minimum (see the first point) is going to help here too.

15. Install a VPN

We’ve written before about staying safe on public Wi-Fi and if you spend a lot of time in coffee shops or at hotels then the investment in a solid VPN application is well worth it. As well as letting you spoof your location if you need to, it also adds an extra layer of security to the data you’re sending and receiving, making it harder for anyone else to listen in.

16. Add PIN code protection

A PIN code or password login on your phone or laptop is all that stands in the way of passing strangers and your online accounts, so make sure there’s one in place. Whether your devices offer password protection, or fingerprint ID sensing, or facial recognition, or iris scanning, make sure there’s something there that stops other people from logging in.

17. Keep your accounts to yourself

On a related note, it’s well worth setting up your own account on your computer or your browser or your tablet to keep other people away from your important accounts. We’re not saying your toddler or your housemate is actively trying to hack into your Facebook but from a security perspective, it’s always best to limit access as much as possible.

18. Watch what you share online

Your accounts are only as secure as the weakest links protecting them—and those links often involve someone impersonating you. Make sure personal details that can be used to verify your identity, like your home address, your birthday, or even what soccer team you support (is that your “secret security question”?) aren’t all over your social media profiles.

(Fieldguide.gizmodo.com, 2017)

I found this tip sheet to be so helpful. I learned a few extra tips that I did not know before. This is incredibly important to know and to keep up with especially with the way technology is going towards in the future. These tips will be great in the present and great to use in 2030.

By: Adrianna Dick

Fieldguide.gizmodo.com. (2017). [online] Available at: https://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/18-ways-to-make-your-online-accounts-more-secure-1793250264 [Accessed 22 Apr. 2018].

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Spotify Premium is one of the most interesting and amazing apps for people who love music streaming. People are loving it and you can guess it through its no of download. But some people find some problem in using it as it’s a paid app and everyone can’t pay all the time and even for it’s with auto-renewal. Then here comes Spotify Premium APK for your need to fulfil. It’s not paid and doesn’t need any auto-renewal every time.

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By Ana Hurka-Robles, Henry T. Casey 26 October 2017 Here’s how to have your favorite tunes available even when you’re offline, by syncing your Spotify playlists on your iPhone. Spotify streams your favorite tunes to you as long as you have a data connection. But, what do you do if you don't have a data connection on your iPhone? You use Spotify's Offline mode, of course!

My Spotify will not let me sign in I have internet and when I sign in with Facebook it asks me to go online I don't want to reinstall the app as I would loose all my downloaded songs. Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs. Spotify is all the music you’ll ever need. Listening is everything - Spotify. However, the Spotify web player and Spotify Android app both appear to be working as usual. Turning off the iPhone's mobile data and WiFi allows the user to open the Spotify app in offline mode.

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3 Key Features of Spotify Premium:

11 Spotify Premium APK Account FAQ:

What is Spotify Premium APK?

Spotify Mod APK is a modified and unlocked form of original Spotify App that can be used with immediate access without paying anything, unlike its paid version. Anyone can use and enjoy all the premium features of Spotify with family and friends as it has different versions.

Basic Features of Spotify:

Spotify Limited launched Spotify in 2008, and it gets updated with more exciting features all the time and then it also launched its app which has now around 500 million downloads with 271 million active users and it also introduced its monthly subscription options for individual, family and student basis. Spotify can be used offline and it’s also free from advertisement.

It is usually left to the editorial team at the company who decides which songs deserve to get the look. Over the past few years, being featured on the playlist has become a goal for many artists and labels. Download spotify playlist online.

You can search for songs by song lyrics and also with the singer name. It has more than 50 million tracks and 3 billion playlists. Firstly, Spotify was limited to use in the United States and Sweden, and now it’s being used in around 80 countries. Spotify has three plans Individual, Family and Student with monthly charges of £4.99/9.99/14.99. A family plan can be used for a maximum of 6 accounts and the other two can be used for one account only.

You can use Spotify for Android, iOS and with Computer (Windows, Linux, macOS) with full quality offline and online streaming. But in Spotify Premium APK there are limited features like it will show some ads, have lower quality than an original paid app as in this free download version some features are still locked.

Key Features of Spotify Premium:

No Advertisement:

All of us know that advertisement during app streaming is annoying and many online streaming has this issue but here in Spotify videos are ads free.

this feature has made this app more attractive. But if you get free Spotify here than it shows some ads in it but many of its users don’t mind of these little ads. It ruins a bit of experiencing this app but for sure that’s free.

Discover Favourite Music:

When you set up the account than Spotify asks about the account holder’s interest in favourite category and artist and after that Spotify show all the relevant interest-based music from which you can select the videos to play.

Skips and Shuffles:

The premium version provides an option to shuffles and skip any song, but this is for limited no of times, and when you expire this limit you can’t skip or shuffles any song. But Spotify Premium Mod APK gives unlimited skips and shuffles to users. And users love it.

Streaming Quality:

One of the key features of Spotify that its streaming audio quality adjusts as per the device and or you can select the default audio.

Vehicle or Car View:

If you are travelling and using Spotify Premium than video or audio switching option can be used. You have to turn this option “ON” then song switching will be very easy for Car or Vehicle mod. Many users spend all their leisure time while travel and here Spotify is a great option to spend with.

Spotify Offline:

It is also one of Spotify’s best feature. You can find any music or podcast video or audio you need and may download to play that in offline mode. And this feature also makes it a unique choice for many users. Because many users don’t have a WIFI option all day. So, they just download the music video so they can play it in offline mode.

No Extra Extension Required:

Another key feature of Spotify is that it doesn’t require any rooting means it has NO ROOT option which also makes it unique.

Music Lyrics and Back Story:

Spotify partnered with genius to provide its users, another extra feature of music lyrics and back story of the song to make that video more interesting to users and it also enhances their information about their favourite songs and singers.

Social Sharing Option:

Now-a-day’s people have more love to share their favourite videos and sons on their social media accounts like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to show their kind of interest.

My Playlist:

Spotify also gives options for its users to create and build their playlist for their loving Songs and Podcasts.

Spotify Connect Option:

There are many users who use Spotify with many devices like T.V, Cell, Car, I pad with their sound system so they can use Spotify Connect option.

Spotify Radio:

One of the great features is that it automatically builds its playlist based upon your searches and interests and that helps its user to search for his/her specific video.

Spotify App Version:

Application NameSpotify AppDeveloper NameSpotify LimitedUpdate On2 Days AgoMod Version8.5.81.991Mod FeaturesNo Ads, Premium UnlockedAvailable GuideFor Windows, Android and iOSAPK Size23 MBNo. of Downloads500,000,000+

Requirements for Spotify Premium APK to Install and Use:

Spotify has a great feature that it can be used with minimum requirements for devices even though how old that device or phone is. At least Android 4.1 should be installed on the phone because this is the basic Operating System to use Spotify. Even with this one the requirement you can enjoy Spotify with all its premium features. But adding one more thing in these criteria is to create a Spotify account first that will make your experience smooth and easy for Spotify Premium features.

How to Install and Use Spotify Premium APK:

You can install Spotify from the above-given download link which will route you to download the unlocked and mod APK of Spotify. But here one main thing you must have to know and remember for future also that you don’t have to update the app from within the Spotify account for experiencing all features all the time even when the updated version is available because that will divert you to the paid version. Every time you must download the updated version from the above link as from here you will get the updated version link. We know this is one limitation of this but that should be bearable for experiencing the free Spotify.

One more thing to consider for using Spotify Premium it user faces a problem that APK version they are using on their device is unstable we know that’s annoying but to avoid this problem users first have to research and download the APK version that is compatible with their devices sometimes APK is heavy that put the device on rendering. You can follow a hint here if you a mobile version then download the older version of Spotify Mod APK which will more probably solve your problem.

Spotify Premium APK for PC users:

Here are some quick steps to follow and install the Spotify APK as its not available on Google Play store.

Step 1: Go to Download Page Link, which will route you to the actual page of download. Click here and download will start.

Step 2: When downloading is completed than in chrome upper right corner you will see three dots, click on it a drop-down menu will appear and you may select Spotify APK here.

Spotify Premium APK for Android users:

If you are an android user then follow these steps to download APK.

Step 1: Click the above-given download page link.

Step 2: This will route you to the download page. Click on the “Download Now” button. Install the APK here and complete the process to create your Spotify Account.

Step 3: Now you can open the APK and enjoy Spotify.

Spotify Premium APK for iOS users:

This Mod APK is just for PC and Android users but if someone wants to use this on iOS than some extra steps must be followed here.

Step1: Install any android emulator like apps valley in your iOS and connect your PC with iOS via this emulator.

Step2: Download, the Spotify Mod APK and save it at some specific location.

Step3: Turn ON the trust of that device with PC to give access to use the APK.

Step4: Now login to the Spotify APK and enjoy this.

Otherwise, the app allows the users to stream online the songs without using the extra storage space. Spotify mega mod apk no root.

One key thing to note if you are using a browser other than chrome than they will ask for unknown source permission to select the app and download the Spotify APK to install.

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Spotify is not available in your country?

Spotify is only available in around 80 countries which sometimes limits its number of users expand but here you may solve the problem by using a VPN on your mobile. Here is the full process to follow and use the Spotify Account.

Install a free VPN and after that fully validate the VPN account and set target country location i.e. the United States. After this create your account in Spotify and use this freely.

Here one key point to note is trying to use VPN mostly when you are using Spotify Account even in Offline mode to pass the location tracking of App.

Spotify Premium APK Account FAQ:

Is it possible that the Spotify playlist gets deleted?

If you are using Spotify offline than it may possible that due to some error it stops showing you the playlist. You can get it back. Just go online and open up your account here your playlist is saved. You can find all your information here in Spotify account.

Is there any other app we can use instead of Spotify?

Spotify is the best among all the music streaming apps because of the quality and a vast collection of tracks and due to this, it has gathered a huge number of users who are active. Along with Spotify, there are some other streaming apps like Amazon Music, Deezer, etc.

How to update my Spotify Mod APK?

If you are using Spotify app paid version then you will find an option in the right side of your Spotify account to update it. If you want to update its Mod APK version than you can download it here again. We regularly update these versions on an immediate basis.

Can we use Spotify Offline?

Yes, there is an option to download songs from the Spotify app and after saving that you may go offline and may enjoy your lovely music while staying offline. This service is also available for free if you download the mod APK link from here.

Is it legal to use the Spotify free version?

If you are using the Spotify premium version than it’s legal and fair. Spotify has all the rights of its collection of tracks. They are fairly paying royalties to all the singers and content creator companies according to their contracts. If you are using a free version of it than it is against the terms and policies of Spotify Limited. Because it’s just modified and unlocked by freelance developers who worked over it released this free version. In the paid version account holders get full customer support and emails to get the Spotify update notification on time, which secures the account on time.

Can we use Spotify without rooting the phone or device?

If you are using the updated free mod APK version than you don’t need to root your phone, and it also does not need any other extension to play. But if you already rooted the phone then you still can use this phone.

Is there any difference between Spotify’s paid and free version?

Yes, there are many differences between free and paid versions of Spotify Account. You will find no ads if you are using a paid version. You will get notification all the time when the Spotify Limited will update the app. There are videos which you can access only if you are using a paid version. Even you get amazed by the high-level customer service support.

Can I use the Spotify Account if it’s not available in my country?

Spotify is available in around 80 countries and still Spotify Limited is working to expand its network to other countries. Currently, if Spotify is not available in your country you may use free VPN service for this. You may set your preferred location where Spotify is already available. You must have to ensure that your free VPN is bypassing the Google location finding parameters because sometimes even paid VPN stops working and can’t hide device location.

For how much devices Spotify can be used with better Quality?

According to Spotify’s criteria if you have individual or student account you can use it with one device only but if you have a family account than you can attach it with six devices.

Does Spotify operate fine to any internal or external internet connection?

Spotify works fine with both internal (normal cellular data) or external (WIFI connection). If its speed is around 5 Mbps, it works fine with the same speed and quality of content.

How to use Spotify when its showing location error?

When someone is using Spotify account with free VPN then it shows some location error when your VPN location is not active, or when your free VPN is not able to bypass the Google location finder. You have to log out both account than the first login to VPN to choose your Spotify supported location and after that loin to Spotify Account. In this way, it will start working. If it still not works then download any other free VPN available and try to choose location United States because it fully supports Spotify App.

Can we change the Spotify account password?

Yes, you can change the Spotify password. Once you search for the Spotify Login page and put your email or username and click on the password change request. You will find right below the password box. Spotify will send a password reset link to the given email. You have to click the link and put your new password and you can now enjoy your Spotify content.

What is Spotify++?

You can use Spotify paid version only for android or windows. What iOS users will do with that and how can they use that. Here you will find the modified version of Spotify by developers which is available as Spotify Plus Plus or Spotify ++. We told earlier that we must configure an android emulator or apps valley for iOS to use it as an android mobile. Android emulator like Apps Valley is configured first then go to the home screen and search Spotify Account to login. Here confirmation of VPN if you are using it from the country which is not supportive of Spotify.

Is using Spotify Mod APK safe on any device?

Spotify recently detected some modified versions of the app with malware and which also damage the Spotify users’ devices due to that malware. Here you will find mod APK after full scanning by world high paid websites like Norton, Kaspersky, McAfee, etc.

How much amount I can save with Spotify Mod APK?

Spotify is the world’s renowned music streaming app. It’s “Video Quality” is incomparable, but if you still want to save your cost, a free version is available as Spotify APK here. After three months trial period Spotify charges $5 and $10 per month for Spotify student and individual account. You can download Spotify Mod APK here if you want to save your cost.

How to get Spotify Premium account, for free?

Spotify Premium for android and Spotify Plus Plus for iOS can be downloaded here with full is free access.

Can I use Spotify in my car via Bluetooth and without Phone?

You can use Spotify in the car via Bluetooth. You must pair your phone or any other device in which you are using your Spotify account with car stereo. Remember this process of pairing is the same as a pairing of any other Bluetooth enabled devices.

Is this the latest version of Spotify Mod APK?

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Finally, we can say Spotify is the best music streaming app with millions of soundtracks. It has the largest number of active users due to this vast variety of its quality content. We update Spotify Premium APK all the time when the newer version is available. Someone may shift its account to a paid version or can use this for free forever. So, go and enjoy your free streaming music tracks without any hassle.

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raygoodwinmajournal · 4 years ago

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101 - Social Media, its use in the Zeitgeist and Personal Reflections

It is no secret that I have had a rocky and turbulent relationship with social media over the years. I have been through all emotions with it, from loving it to completely loathing what it is and what it can do to a person. The idea of being connected to many people digitally seems like a good idea, but it brings up a multitude of emotions which cannot be ignored. Surely the idea of being connected to people you know, and people you don’t would be a fantastic opportunity to network and share experiences? For me, this hasn’t entirely been the case.

To see where I am coming from, I must talk about my own social media history and where it started for me to be where I am today. The first social media site I signed up for was Facebook, all the way back in 2009 when I was 14 years old. It was amazing, I was able to talk to people that I knew in primary school which I hadn’t seen since I moved to the other end of the country a few years prior. And, as a teenager, most things in life are new and exciting - I had no idea how it would come to affect me at the time. Not long after in November 2009, I signed up for Twitter. This was a different kettle of fish, with Twitter being a lot more open to different people, even celebrities and people of a certain notoriety. At the time, these were massive deals and social media was really up and coming as something that most people didn’t really have. Even at this time it was in its infancy. I think I also signed up for Bebo, but that was as useful as a chocolate teapot. Having these sites are all well and good, only if you have people to know and add. At 14, I didn’t really have any friends and even then, felt alienated from my contemporaries because I didn’t feel that I fitted in amongst the crowd - I had ‘friends’, but they never felt true. This carried on for many years throughout my teens, using Facebook and Twitter and even thinking then why on earth I was doing what I was doing. Around 2011/2012, I signed up for Instagram which became the biggest bugbear in my time on social media, which went through multiple iterations and accounts.

Eventually, I deleted my first Facebook account but was quickly resurrected. I wanted to break free from the digital shackles but never could pluck up the courage, which looking back at that way of thinking is completely absurd. How can one not have the courage to not use a particular website, unless they are addicted to it? This brings into question the very reason why one would use social media. Are they keeping in contact with friends and family they don’t have immediate access to, or are they intentionally manipulated to keep them on the site? Social media websites are intentionally created in such a way to increase time on site, so that they can create more money and keep afloat. These sites are made so that you become addicted to refreshing the page and hoping that a little red circle pops up with a number on it displaying how many notifications are on it. It starts to turn into a digital slot machine, pulling the lever and anticipating a winning number. They are essentially digital Skinner Boxes. For years, I did this because unbeknownst to me, I was addicted to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. I was wasting time by flicking through feeds, looking at people’s status’ whom I didn’t care for, but did it anyway, for hours. Then I would switch to Instagram and fall into the abyss that is the explore page, which is just a chasm of useless flashy images relating to what you react with. Then I’d switch to seeing people’s stories and seeing what they were up to or sharing. Twitter would rear its head and I’d see what was happening in the world.

This went on for too long and I started to become listless and filled with malaise. This was the start of me becoming wary of what social media was doing to me, which was only around 2016/2017. Even though that was a number of years ago now, it still went on until rather recently when I would uninstall all social media apps from my phone to ease my TOS and not waste so much time. But, I kept hanging on by a thread because I had become so dependent on scrolling and endlessly scrolling uselessly. I hated the fact that I detested these sites yet still crawled back to them and not using them to my advantage. Instead, I was wasting my time by ingesting images and information that was of no use to me such as people from school I hadn’t seen in years having children, estranged friends showing their new car modifications and sunny beach photos. Why do I need to see this? I don’t care about these people and what they’re doing with their lives, especially when they are doing much better than me. For most of my life, I have had to deal with depression and anxiety, which would often lead to derealisation from my surroundings and depersonalisation. Scrolling for hours made me feel even less of a human than felt before logging on - something had to change.

Eventually, I gradually weaned myself off of social media by deleting apps from my phone, and not allowing my browsers to save my login details so that I had to type everything out, acting as a form of deterrent. This partly worked, but I still relapsed for a lack of a better term. But the only way that I could stop using it is to completely deactivate and eradicate these accounts and apps from my life. It wasn’t until November 2020 that I was able to do it properly with Instagram, deleting my personal account and not looking back. I decided to keep my professional account because it is a platform where my work is shown and can be used for my career. But more on that in a later paragraph. Twitter was also next to go, firstly deleting all tweets, profile picture and cover photo just in case I needed the account for something. Twitter had become a dangerously caustic cesspit of political opinions and grossly misinformed ideas. I didn’t want that kind of negativity in my life whilst I was taking action and bettering my mental wellbeing, so it had to go. This for me was my most bittersweet encounter with deleting any social media account, as it had survived over 11 years with being relatively active. Yet the cons out weighed the pros, so it was laid to rest in February 2021. Facebook was revived for me after many years of not using it, but this was because I had to participate in the third year closed group during Lockdown in March 2020. This is still live, and mainly used for SU work. Reddit is also a site that I use from time to time, with an account I made 2015. This is a site I don’t view as social media and is a good resource for helpful information and communities. There are areas to avoid such as the Tik-Tok filled subreddits containing useless videos and pictures, but for the most part are useful in the right instances.

My professional Instagram account is the only account that survived my social media purge because of the ability to share my work, network with industry professionals and follow people who are of key interest. I haven’t posted on this account since November 2020, but occasionally post a story about recent happenings such as being included in the Photograd Conjunction zine and to generally check in. My recent project work hasn’t been shared on this account yet, and will be once I am ready to show what I have been doing. It has been rather nice not to have any pressure and thinking I should be creating work for my followers instead of myself, because for a time I did think that. I was hung up on how many likes a post would get and how the audience was engaging, and if it was bad I would think again about what I was doing. I soon realised that it didn’t matter and I wasn’t happy with what I was creating, so I focused on myself rather than the audience on ones and zeros.

I think that social media is inherently bad, and can have profound effects on one's mental health which can be extremely dangerous to the right, or wrong person. Whilst I do think that social media is terrible, and not having any access to it is massively freeing, it can certainly be useful in the right application. Professionally, I feel that is a must in the day and age, with everything becoming more digitally connected and employers potentially seeing what you are up to in the digital world. I feel that the way of using social media is very important, and should be used as a tool instead of a time wasting method and mindlessly scrolling the hours away. I was unhappy for a long time, and some of that can be attributed to social media and its use in my life. By cutting the chain from myself to the anchor which was social media, I feel less like a scrolling robot with a blank stare into a screen and more like a human being - as much as I can in this digital landscape. As we have become more digitally connected, I felt more disconnected from the people around me, which has been heightened since the pandemic and not being able to see family and friends. The added benefit of not having any personal social media accounts, there is so much free time for me to do what I like with.

Instead of looking blankly at the screen at things that I cared zilch for, I can get on with more important things such as doing work for my MA, cleaning the house, walking, listening to music and doing mindfulness activities. In this strange digital wasteland of a landscape, I think it is a good idea to take a step back and think about how social media affects one’s life. If it is negative, then it is possibly time to either have a break, or completely cut ties with it. If it is of no use and only contains negativity, then why keep it? If you can’t use it to your own benefit and get something positive, then it is of little use. Just like a lot of things, it is a tool, such as the mobile phone. I don’t think that smartphones are bad, it is just how they are used by the majority. They are incredibly powerful tools which are pocket computers, which used correctly can be invaluable. It took me a long time to realise that they aren’t a bad thing, it is just how they are used. If things are too complicated and messy, forms of digital minimalism is a good route to take. By keeping phones free of mess, social media apps and old documents, they can be powerful tools which can be very useful in a multitude of settings. The fact that I have a handheld camera, notepad, encyclopedia, music player, video player which can also take phone calls, text messages and emails still blows my mind. Instead of using the phone as a time wasting tool, make use of its abilities and improve workflow and benefit oneself. The only downside is that we are still slaves to technology which is so deeply ingrained in society now that it cannot be undone unless something catastrophic happens which renders all technology useless.

In short, social media can be extremely caustic and to be used with caution. If one wants to blindly keep scrolling autonomously with no thoughts - be my guest. But, if you want to use it to your advantage, you can change how it is used just by taking the plunge and not looking back. For now, my professional account will be just so and the app shan’t be on my phone and only accessible via my browser needing my login details. It allows me to have a place where I can show work, talk to certain people and potentially have clients find me or vice versa. Yet, social media is where some of my alienation stems from for me, as people blindly stare into their phones giving short grunted answers to questions as their thumbs manoeuvre them through an arid wasteland of memes and cultural detritus. I used to be one of those people, and it is horrible to see people become so distant and withdrawn looking at lolcats and dancing imbeciles. In the end, I felt like I wasn’t a human being and something had to change, as I became withdrawn from my very being on this rock hurtling through the void. But who is to blame: The person for being suckered into the app with little to no ability of self control, or the developers for intentionally creating the app in such a way that a person can’t look elsewhere and has to come back?

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I had a great week. The downloader overhaul is in its last act, and I've fixed and added some other neat stuff. There's also a neat hydrus-related project for advanced users to try out.

Late breaking edit: Looks like I have broken e621 queries that include the '/' character this week, like 'male/female'! Hold off on updating if you have these, or pause them and wait a week for me to fix it!

misc

I fixed an issue introduced in last week's new pipeline with new subs sometimes not parsing the first page of results properly. If you missed files you wanted in the first sync, please reset the affected subs' caches.

Due to an oversight, a mappings cache that I now take advantage of to speed up tag searches was missing an index that would speed it up even further. I've now added these indices--and your clients will spend a minute generating them on update--and most tag searches are now superfast! My IRL client was taking 1.6s to do the first step of finding 5000-file tag results, and now it does it in under 5ms! Indices!

The hyperlinks on the media viewer now use any custom browser launch path in options->files and trash.

downloader overhaul (easy)

I have now added gallery parsers for all the default sites hydrus supports out the box. Any regular download now entirely parses in the new system. With luck, you won't notice any difference, but let me know if you get any searches that terminate early or any other problems.

I have also written the new Gallery URL Generator (GUG) objects for everything, but I have not yet plugged these in. I am now on the precipice of switching this final legacy step over to the new system. This will be a big shift that will finally allow us to have new gallery 'seachers' for all kinds of new sites. I expect to do this next week.

When I do the GUG switch, anything that is supported by default in the client should switch over silently and automatically, but if you have added any new custom boorus, a small amount of additional work will be required on your end to get them working again. I will work with the other parser-creators in the community to make this as painless as possible, and there will be instructions in next week's release post. In any case, I expect to roll out nicer downloaders for the popular desired boorus (derpibooru, FA, etc...) as part of the normal upcoming update process, along with some other new additions like artstation and hopefully twitter username lookup.

In any case, watch this space! It's almost happening!

downloader overhaul (advanced)

So, all the GUGs are in place, and the dialog now saves. If you are interested in making some of your own, check what I've done. I'm going to swap out the legacy 'gallery identifier' object with GUGs this coming week, and fingers-crossed, it will mostly all just swap out no prob. I can update existing gallery identifiers to my new GUGs, which will automatically inherit the url classes and parsers I've already got in place, but custom boorus are too complicated for me to update completely automatically. I will try to auto-generate gallery and post url parsers, but users will need GUGs and url classes to get working again. I think the best solution is if we direct medium-level users to the parser github and have them link things together manually, and then follow-up with whatever 'easy import' object I come up with to bundle downloader-capability into a single object. And as I say above, I'll also fold in the more popular downloaders into some regular updates. I am open to discuss this more if you have ideas!

Furthermore, I've extended url classes this week to allow 'default' values for path components and query parameters. If that component or parameter is missing from a given URL, it will still be recognised as the URL class, but it will gain the default value during import normalisation. e.g. The kind of URL safebooru gives your browser when you type in a query:

https://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=list&tags=contrapposto

Will be automatically populated with an initialising pid=0 parameter:

https://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&pid=0&s=list&tags=contrapposto

This helps us with several "the site gives a blank page/index value for the first page, which I can't match to a paged URL that will then increment via the url class"-kind of problems. It will particularly help when I add drag-and-drop search--we want it so a user can type in a query in their browser, check it is good, and then DnD the URL the site gave them straight into hydrus and the page stuff will all get sorted behind the scenes without them having to think about it.

I've updated a bunch of the gallery url classes this week with these new defaults, so again, if you are interested, please check them out. The Hentai Foundry ones are interesting.

I've also improved some of the logic behind download sites' 'source url' pre-import file status checking. Now, if URL X at Site A provides a Source URL Y to Site B, and the file Y is mapped to also has a URL Z that fits the same url class as X, Y is now distrusted as a source (wew). This stops false positive source url recognition when the booru gives the same 'original' source url for multiple files (including alternate/edited files). e621 has particularly had several of these issues, and I am sure several others do as well. I've been tracking this issue with several people, so if you have been hit by this, please let me if and know this change fixes anything, particularly for new files going forward, which have yet to be 'tainted' by multiple incorrect known url mappings. I'll also be adding some 'just download the damned file' checkboxes to file import options as I have previously discussed.

A user on the discord helpfully submitted some code that adds an 'import cookies.txt' button to the review session cookies panels. This could be a real neat way to effect fake logins, where you just copy your browser's cookies, so please play with this and let me know how you get on. I had mixed success getting different styles of cookies.txt to import, so I would be interested in more information, and to know which sites work great at logging in this way, and which are bad, and which cookies.txt browser add-ons are best!

a web interface to the server

I have been talking for a bit with a user who has written a web interface to the hydrus server. He is a clever dude who has done some neat work, and his project is now ready for people to try out. If you are fairly experienced in hydrus and would like to experiment with a nice-looking computer- and phone-compatible web interface to the general file/tag mapping system hydrus uses, please check this out:

https://github.com/mserajnik/hydrusrvue

https://github.com/mserajnik/hydrusrv

https://github.com/mserajnik/hydrusrv-docker

In particular, check out the live demo and screenshots here:

https://github.com/mserajnik/hydrusrvue/#demo

Let him know how you like it! I expect to write proper, easier APIs in the coming years, which will allow projects like this to do all sorts of new and neat things.

full list

clients should now have objects for all default downloaders. everything should be prepped for the big switchover:

wrote gallery url generators for all the default downloaders and a couple more as well

wrote a gallery parser for deviant art--it also comes with an update to the DA url class because the meta 'next page' link on DA gallery pages is invalid wew!

wrote a gallery parser for hentai foundry, inkbunny, rule34hentai, moebooru (konachan, sakugabooru, yande.re), artstation, newgrounds, and pixiv artist galleries (static html)

added a gallery parser for sankaku

the artstation post url parser no longer fetches cover images

url classes can now support 'default' values for path components and query parameters! so, if your url might be missing a page=1 initialsation value due to user drag-and-drop, you can auto-add it in the normalisation step!

if the entered default does not match the rules of the component or parameter, it will be cleared back to none!

all appropriate default gallery url classes (which is most) now have these default values. all default gallery url classes will be overwritten on db update

three test 'search initialisation' url classes that attempted to fix this problem a different way will be deleted on update, if present

updated some other url classes

when checking source urls during the pre-download import status check, the client will now distrust parsed source urls if the files they seem to refer to also have other urls of the same url class as the file import object being actioned (basically, this is some logic that tries to detect bad source url attribution, where multiple files on a booru (typically including alternate edits) are all source-url'd back to a single original)

gallery page parsing now discounts parsed 'next page' urls that are the same as the page that fetched them (some gallery end-points link themselves as the next page, wew)

json parsing formulae that are set to parse all 'list' items will now also parse all dictionary entries if faced with a dict instead!

added new stop-gap 'stop checking' logic in subscription syncing for certain low-gallery-count edge-cases

fixed an issue where (typically new) subscriptions were bugging out trying to figure a default stop_reason on certain page results

fixed an unusual listctrl delete item index-tracking error that would sometimes cause exceptions on the 'try to link url stuff together' button press and maybe some other places

thanks to a submission from user prkc on the discord, we now have 'import cookies.txt' buttons on the review sessions panels! if you are interested in 'manual' logins through browser-cookie-copying, please give this a go and let me know which kinds of cookies.txt do and do not work, and how your different site cookie-copy-login tests work in hydrus.

the mappings cache tables now have some new indices that speed up certain kinds of tag search significantly. db update will spend a minute or two generating these indices for existing users

advanced mode users will discover a fun new entry on the help menu

the hyperlinks on the media viewer hover window and a couple of other places are now a custom control that uses any custom browser launch path in options->files and trash

fixed an issue where certain canvas edge-case media clearing events could be caught incorrectly by the manage tags dialog and its subsidiary panels

think I fixed an issue where a client left with a dialog open could sometimes run into trouble later trying to show an idle time maintenance modal popup and give a 'C++ assertion IsRunning()' exception and end up locking the client's ui

manage parsers dialog will now autosort after an add event

the gug panels now normalise example urls

improved some misc service error handling

rewrote some url parsing to stop forcing '+'->' ' in our urls' query texts

fixed some bad error handling for matplotlib import

misc fixes

next week

The big GUG overhaul is the main thing. The button where you select which site to download from will seem only to get some slightly different labels, but in truth a whole big pipeline behind that button needs to be shifted over to the new system. GUGs are actually pretty simple, so I hope this will only take one week, but we'll see!

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