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Does chromeOS allow you to remote wipe the box? That seems like that would be another advantage to this in the case of theft (note: definitely not in the case of the box being confiscated by a lawful authority).
Yubikeys tend to wear out your USB ports after a bit I found, at least on my X201 and the X61 that preceded it.
Any port used frequently will wear out - they have limited life spans due to the moving parts. I see it with my external display ports pretty frequently. One potential solution is a USB hub, or even a USB extension cable you keep plugged in.
One of the BIGGEST drawbacks using a Chromebook with 11.6 inch screen that nobody here talks about yet, is the grainy and crappy 1366 x 768 screen resolution! I've been a long time Macs guy anything inferior than RetinaDisplay will considerably straining my eyes before I am used to it. Dell XPS 13 included.
You do realize the Dell XPS 13 has QHD as an option?
I have a potential application for a U2F keys and I'm wondering why you recommend the $18 Yubikey on Amazon versus the $10 one that is also FIDO certified. Is there a difference in the function or some other important difference?
> When things get completely borked (which in two weeks of heavy use only happened a couple of times for me) how are people willing to live with this? I would be furious if I had to lose all my state and (for all intents and purposes) restart my machine multiple times in two weeks. And if this "borking" happens right before or during a presentation (the author was writing about using this setup for giving talks on),…
>Just pure solid Does that actually exist?
Despite using Arch Linux, and weekly "upgrade everything".
I know it isn't everyone's experience, but I was exceedingly choosey about the hardware that went into my machine, so that I could do this.
The only problem I've had in the last two years, was an incompatibility between ocaml and fish shell, which eliminated my PATH. Unfortunate, but an issue on the ocaml side of things. A big problem, for certain, but two years of bleeding edge updates, and that's it.
One of the BIGGEST drawbacks using a Chromebook with 11.6 inch screen that nobody here talks about yet, is the grainy and crappy 1366 x 768 screen resolution! I've been a long time Macs guy anything inferior than RetinaDisplay will considerably straining my eyes before I am used to it. Dell XPS 13 included.
Don't do it! I got a Lenovo 14" IdeaPad N42-20 and desktop to replace my 256gb MacBook Pro. It turned out to be a bad idea, mostly because the screen is terrible. It's the same resolution as the Samsung 3 mentioned in the article. It also seems so small compared to a 15". Side-by-side windows isn't very nice, either. I find myself working less because I don't feel like sitting at my desk or using the Chromebook.
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Then it's separate feature from TOTP. It's not a real 2fa because it works like service>duo>user where duo can accept anything for you.
Agreed. I said "TOTP app" where I should have said "2FA app". I still think it's a second factor. Only a third party might have access to the factor too, like SMS codes/3DSecure.
I have a potential application for a U2F keys and I'm wondering why you recommend the $18 Yubikey on Amazon versus the $10 one that is also FIDO certified. Is there a difference in the function or some other important difference?
Not the OP but, I use a $6 one without a button that simply activates on insert. Unfortunately the company that sold them is more interested in bulk sales and the stopped selling individual units. I plan to eventually replace it with the Feitian ePass NFC FIDO U2F Security Key, which is still $17 but includes NFC which I could use with my android phone. for that functionality from Yubi you would need the $50 Yubikey…