ryangoldstein
Ryan Goldstein
ryangoldstein

That site looks pretty cool - never heard of it before. Apparently, they're not accepting new registrations now, but I put in my info, and hopefully they'll send a beta invitation soon.

This voicemail that a Verizon telemarketer left me this morning: [goo.gl]

Google has implemented several mechanisms so users can avoid being locked out of their accounts while still maintaining good security. The mechanisms they have include (1) mobile phone - app, SMS, or voice call, (2) backup phone, and (3) printed one-time codes, which can be kept in a wallet or other secure place.

I appreciate the constructive criticism and feedback. I intended the first line of my comment to grab attention (known as a 'lede' in journalism) and to be taken somewhat facetiously. It certainly grabbed attention. :P

For those of you using Firefox, I strongly recommend installing EFF's HTTPS Everywhere Firefox add-on. It forces the use of HTTPS on many popular sites that support it but don't default to it, including Google Search, Wikipedia, NY Times and Washington Post, Wordpress.com blogs, and more.

Sorry, I didn't properly convey what I meant to say. I didn't mean that my idea was the first of its kind, just that it was previously essentially unheard of. In my extensive market research for ChronoWake (involving hundreds of people), barely anyone had heard of the concept of 'waking up at an ideal time', and the

Sleeptracker uses primarily motion analysis to determine sleep stage, much like this Android app, in addition to, I believe, simple physiological measurements like heart rate. It's better than using a traditional alarm clock, but it cannot determine sleep stage with anywhere near the accuracy and precision of a device

I can't help but feel that I effectively started this now-popular trend of 'waking up at the ideal time'. :P

Congratulations! It certainly was well deserved. :)

You definitely deserve a star for that!

Regarding your first question, application-specific passwords do NOT work when logging in with your browser. You need to use your normal password, plus a one-time key. There may be a way to circumvent this, like by changing the user agent, but I haven't tested that.

Instead of using your regular Google account password, you'll use an application-specific password, generated (and revocable) in your account settings. You'd generate a single application-specific password for your iPhone, another one for your iPad, etc. If any of your devices are lost, stolen, etc, you'd simply

Nope, you can use the mobile app (Google Authenticator) option, or voice calls. SMS is just one of the mechanisms through which to get the one-time key.

You don't need to give Google your phone number. You can choose to use the mobile app to generate the keys, which doesn't give your phone number to Google.

Reading out loud what you've typed really helps, not only to catch typos, but also to make sure that everything makes sense and conveys what you mean to convey.

Yes, that's correct. You should try to determine the best balance (i.e. contributing to a traditional IRA can reduce your adjusted gross income, and if you're close to a cutoff that could provide some benefits, a lower tax rate, etc, it would make sense to contribute that amount into a traditional IRA). When all the

You can do both. I've been doing it for years.