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[–] RanchOnPancakes@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I changed back when google got rid of the free "mail for your domain" and frankly its been a great thing for me. They keep announcing new things that replacing my existing apps.

They have a password manager now that I use. They are finally adding actual fuction to their online drive storage so I can sync files and backup photos.

Its been well worth the price for me. If only they had an office suite lol

[–] EatYouWell@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I really wish their password manager used a serif font, though. That's pretty unacceptable if you're generating secure passwords.

[–] Sproux@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Could you explain why them not using a serif font is bad?

[–] porksoda@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Generally speaking, serif fonts make it easier to distinguish between visually similar characters like o, O, and 0 or 1, I, and l.

[–] theherk@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah that’s true, but I can’t see why distinguishing is required of a human. I use my password manager to generate and input passwords for me. I don’t even know any of them.

[–] rolaulten@startrek.website 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It's not uncommon for the password manager to not be on the same system as where the password is being entered - hence a human needs to type. For example: consumer electronics with their own dinky little screens. Smart TVs/game systems and servers where remote access is not possible (or copy/paste does not work by design).

[–] theherk@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Oh yeah that makes perfect sense; I just hadn’t thought of it because those scenarios haven’t applied to me for a bit. One solution would be to generate readable passwords like discernible sentences. Longer in most cases so more entropy, and less chance to confuse characters.

Some password managers provide this as an option, though some authN systems require special characters because they think it improves security.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Or if you have to do business with a dinosaur company that won't let you paste in the PW field.

[–] randint@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Please don't use serif fonts for UI elements. Imagine the buttons on your file manager being Times New Roman. (eww.) I think what you're looking for is a monospaced font that's designed to distinguish O/0, I/1/l, etc.

Plug for one of my favorite fonts: https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/mono/

[–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Dude, that email alias feature is the best thing about their password app! I've started using it all the time for services, new and old. Will make it easy as hell to find those selling my info.

[–] RanchOnPancakes@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Yeah the email alias rock. Especially when I was car shopping recently.

Want my email? Sure, here you go. SPAM? BEGONE, FOREVER BEGONE!