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    Thurrott.com login Feedback
    By nicktirrell, 5 months ago
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    Forum: Community Feedback
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    nicktirrell Community Feedback Uncategorized 5 months ago 22 Replies

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    Hi Folks - we have a new RSS feed URL for FRD. Try using the following: https://feeds.blubrry.com/feeds/146492

    Posted 1 week ago on Overcast directory with First Ring Daily – 10 Comments

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    Thanks so much for your feedback! Two things...To be completely transparent, we haven't seen any evidence of s

    Posted 5 months ago on Thurrott.com login Feedback – 22 Comments

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    The system is a bit more complex - if your session starts on a mobile device it will persist, even when switch

    Posted 5 months ago on Thurrott.com login Feedback – 22 Comments

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    This isn't an extremely recent change, but sessions did persist indefinitely in the recent past.

    Posted 5 months ago on Thurrott.com login Feedback – 22 Comments

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    Glass half full perspective: this is a win for disabled folks, who get to continue to compete on a skills basi

    Posted 5 months ago on Apple Finally Admits Defeat on a Return to Office Date – 176 Comments

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    Logging in from work will not log you out at home, just as logging in from a mobile device via LTE will not lo

    Posted 5 months ago on Thurrott.com login Feedback – 22 Comments

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    No intent to insult anyones knowledge or experience! Simply trying to establish a basis of understanding "here

    Posted 5 months ago on Thurrott.com login Feedback – 22 Comments

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    Thurrott.com login Feedback

    Howdy, folks! I'm Nick - I help run tech here at thurrott.com. I initially posted this message as a response to lwetzel's thread here, but I wanted to make this it's own thread for visibility and to provide a space for dialogue. We've had some feedback recently regarding folks being required to log in more frequently, and while I'm not half the writer Paul is, I hope I can add some clarity to the intended function of our login system here. When logging in to thurrott.com, if you do not click the 'remember me" button underneath the form, your session (referring to the "connection" established between you, a unique user, and our server - as represented by a cookie stored on your browser) persists only until the end of your browsing session. That is, until you close your browser. If you do click the "remember me" button below the form when logging in, your session will persist for 14 days. There are, however, a few scenarios that could lead to session persistence less than 14 days - which I've outlined below. If cookies are disabled in your browser you will be unable to maintain a session, as the string of text we use to identify and authenticate you can not be stored. This is an unlikely scenario, and will be extremely apparent across every site you visit. If browsing in "incognito" or "private mode", any cookies set during the session will be cleared at the conclusion of the session - regardless of use of the "remember me" button. Additionally, any session data set in "normal" browsing will not carry over to incognito or private browsing. These browser functions are more accurately described as "amnesia mode", and if anyone from Google is listening please change the name and send a check. It should be noted that as part of our mechanism to defend against session hijacking (an attack by which a nefarious actor either guesses, or more likely, intercepts the session cookie in transit and sends it back to us, thereby masquerading as you), your unique ip address is a component of the algorithm that generates a string of text (referred to as the "session token") that's stored in the session cookie. As a result of this, if your ip address changes, your session will no longer persist. Even if you sync browser data across devices, for example, between Chrome on your desktop and on your mobile phone, they must remain on the same network for your session to persist as accessing the site via an LTE connection will change your ip address. For the curious and nerdy among us, you can explore these session cookies and their expiry data in chrome by navigating to chrome://settings/cookies/detail?site=www.thurrott.com. As always, thank you for being a part of a community we love so much and sharing your experiences, both good and bad, with us. Please feel free to reach out to me directly with any questions or concerns: [email protected]

    Posted 5 months ago on Thurrott.com login Feedback – 22 Comments

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    Howdy, folks! I'm Nick - I help run tech here at thurrott.com. While I'm not half the writer Paul is, I hope I

    Posted 5 months ago on Login to Thurrott Question – 11 Comments

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    Hi David, I'm Nick - I help run tech here on Thurrott.com. I'm sorry you're having this experience as it's not

    Posted 6 months ago on Video ad – 17 Comments

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    cool :)

    Posted 7 months ago on [CLOSED] Ask Paul for this Friday, September 17 – 13 Comments

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    interesting

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft’s Store Fee Change Could Come to Xbox Too – 10 Comments

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