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Time for a new release of the: >>>Tip.It Times!<<< WRITE FOR THE TIMES - SUBMIT A GUEST ARTICLE: Remember, YOU can write an article for the Tip.It Times! You can apply to write full time, or just submit a "one-off" guest article any time you want! Our editors will work with you to ensure that your article is ready for publication. All guest articles can be submitted to @tripsis or any other Editorial Panel member. For more information, including details on how to apply full time, read this forum thread: http://forum.tip.it/topic/209138-how-to-write-for-the-tipit-times/ I'd like to remind people of the rules pertaining to Times threads: [hide=Read these rules before posting in this thread] [/hide] When replying please make sure to clarify the article you are replying to! Thanks! If you spot any typos or mistakes in an article then please PM them to @tripsis. :) Enjoy the articles!

Have you tried turning off the visual editor? (the button on the top left of the toolbar)

BTS#24 - Double XP Weekend Tips

I just finished Ashen Winter - the second book in a series about what happens when the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts. It was okay, but not as good as the first book. I'm really struggling with which book to read next. I might read Ten just because it's appropriate for Halloween.

Time for a new release of the: >>>Tip.It Times!<<< WRITE FOR THE TIMES - SUBMIT A GUEST ARTICLE: Remember, YOU can write an article for the Tip.It Times! You can apply to write full time, or just submit a "one-off" guest article any time you want! Our editors will work with you to ensure that your article is ready for publication. All guest articles can be submitted to @tripsis or any other Editorial Panel member. For more information, including details on how to apply full time, read this forum thread: http://forum.tip.it/topic/209138-how-to-write-for-the-tipit-times/ I'd like to remind people of the rules pertaining to Times threads: [hide=Read these rules before posting in this thread] [/hide] When replying please make sure to clarify the article you are replying to! Thanks! If you spot any typos or mistakes in an article then please PM them to @tripsis. :) Enjoy the articles!

Week 73 - October 20, 2012 [hide] [/hide] Visit the Teaser Discussion Topic!

I totally get your concern. Ultimately if you feel safer not setting them, then that's you're choice and I do understand your reasons. But if you do follow all the above guidelines, use impossible to guess answers, and encrypt them, then realistically no one should ever have access to them. The only way someone would is if you get a keylogger so someone figures out your 1Password master password, AND they manage to steal your actual data file.

That's true, but there are also ways around that. For example, your encrypted 1Password data can be stored on Dropbox, and/or the information can be backed up to another hard drive (this is always a good idea anyway).

Jagex Account Guardian Tips (Securing Your RuneScape Account) In an ongoing effort to help protect our forum users and RuneScape players from being hacked or account hijacked, we have written up a post detailing our recommendations for how best to utilize Jagex Account Guardian. Jagex Account Guardian (JAG) is a new security system that allows you to set recognized "devices" (computers) and anyone who attempts to log in to your RuneScape account from an unrecognized device will be hindered by new security questions, which are unchangeable. To enable Jagex Account Guardian (JAG) for your account, login to RuneScape.com, navigate to your "Account" section, and at the top of the page there is a section called "Jagex Account Guardian" that will walk you through the steps of enabling the feature. Since you cannot customize the JAG recovery questions, it is more important than ever that you set answers that no one can guess! Think carefully before you enable JAG and pick your recoveries. First, try Googling yourself (both your real name and RSN) and searching through your social media accounts and forum posts. Are the recovery question answers obtainable through those outlets? For example, the question "Where was your first vacation / holiday?" is NOT a good choice if your first holiday photos are posted on Facebook for everyone to see. The question "What is your favourite sports team? is NOT a good choice if you have this listed in an online profile. The absolute BEST approach is to treat these recoveries like additional passwords and use random numbers, letters, and symbols. Alternatively, you could use some sort of random phrase that makes no sense whatsoever to anyone but you. Of course, this makes your recoveries extremely hard to remember, so let's take this a step further. If you want to ensure that you will never forget the answers to your JAG recoveries, you can either write them down on a piece of a paper and keep that paper some place safe, or you can even store those answers on an encrypted part of your hard drive. We do NOT recommend that you store the answers in a plain text file on your computer! That is not secure and anyone could simply open the file if they gain access to your computer! There are several ways you can encrypt files. Here are some examples: 1Password - The 1Password application allows you to store passwords, notes, and other information. All the information you store is strongly encrypted. You select a master password, which is required to unlock your data. True Crypt - This application creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk. It can also encrypt an entire partition or storage device, such as a USB flash drive or hard drive. This is great for encrypting all kinds of files, partitions, etc. There are many other encryption options available online, many of which are extremely easy to use and set up, but protect your data very well! Once you have your method of encryption, you can select recovery answers that are virtually impossible to guess or brute force. No one will be able to utilize social engineering to gain access to your account. Summary Enable Jagex Account Guardian. Select random questions. For the answers, use strings of random numbers, letters, and symbols, such as: 448,MJ:9?;B2/74T?932p Store the answers to the questions on your computer and encrypt them, using an application like 1Password or True Crypt. Secure the e-mail address linked to your RuneScape account with Gmail 2-step verification. Check this e-mail often. Sleep soundly, knowing your account is more secure!

Hey! :D It's so nice to see you again!

Well the right way to do it would be to say that they're not doing the next bonus XP weekend but might do something similar in the future..rather then just saying they're never doing it again.

I'm personally not really a fan of the direction the PMod team is headed. We're expected to be more "community leaders" and "event organizers" and "advice-givers" than moderators. And to some extent, I understand that. But that also means that I really feel like my hands are tied when there is some sort of harassment/bullying/rule-breaking situation that I should be able to take care of but can't because technically it's not my job any more.

Time for a new release of the: >>>Tip.It Times!<<< Sorry for the lateness! It's my fault! WRITE FOR THE TIMES - SUBMIT A GUEST ARTICLE: Remember, YOU can write an article for the Tip.It Times! You can apply to write full time, or just submit a "one-off" guest article any time you want! Our editors will work with you to ensure that your article is ready for publication. All guest articles can be submitted to @tripsis or any other Editorial Panel member. For more information, including details on how to apply full time, read this forum thread: http://forum.tip.it/topic/209138-how-to-write-for-the-tipit-times/ I'd like to remind people of the rules pertaining to Times threads: [hide=Read these rules before posting in this thread] [/hide] When replying please make sure to clarify the article you are replying to! Thanks! If you spot any typos or mistakes in an article then please PM them to @tripsis. :) Enjoy the articles!

Silverion

Well deserved, Xena! :)

Week 72 - October 12, 2012 [hide] [/hide] Visit the Teaser Discussion Topic!

Very cool! The shading on the hair is very good. Speed paints are always fun to watch. :P

It worked! Uh, now, take a seat let's have an engaging conversation and a nice seafood dinner. Ewwwww seafood.

Om nom nom skittles.

Now that Ambler has said his piece, hopefully we can all move on to a new topic. :) If anyone wants to continue discussing it, you're welcome to do so privately.

Time for a new release of the: >>>Tip.It Times!<<< WRITE FOR THE TIMES - SUBMIT A GUEST ARTICLE: Remember, YOU can write an article for the Tip.It Times! You can apply to write full time, or just submit a "one-off" guest article any time you want! Our editors will work with you to ensure that your article is ready for publication. All guest articles can be submitted to @tripsis or any other Editorial Panel member. For more information, including details on how to apply full time, read this forum thread: http://forum.tip.it/topic/209138-how-to-write-for-the-tipit-times/ I'd like to remind people of the rules pertaining to Times threads: [hide=Read these rules before posting in this thread] [/hide] When replying please make sure to clarify the article you are replying to! Thanks! If you spot any typos or mistakes in an article then please PM them to @tripsis. :) Enjoy the articles!

In an effort to improve our users' security, the administrative team has removed the following profile fields from public view: AIM MSN Yahoo Skype These fields have been hidden because they are often linked to e-mail addresses, which can be used when recovering RuneScape or Tip.It Forum accounts, or even hijacking e-mail accounts directly. Of course users are still welcome to share their contact information with friends privately, but we don't see a need to allow them to be displayed for everyone to see and easily find on profiles and search engines. We would also like to take this opportunity to remind everyone of the importance of securing all your e-mail address accounts, especially ones linked to websites (including Tip.It, RuneScape, and social media sites like Facebook). If you have any accounts linked to such websites, it's important that you log in, check messages, and change passwords regularly. Inactive or infrequently used accounts are more susceptible to hacking and hijacking (especially without your notice). If possible, we also strongly recommend that you use GMail for your e-mail accounts and enable two-step verification for additional security. Tip.It has not been compromised in any way; we just want to ensure that your online accounts are as protected as possible, and that you're aware of all risks and security measures. Please feel free to post if you have any questions or want to share other security tips!

Week 71 - October 5, 2012 [hide] [/hide] Visit the Teaser Discussion Topic!

There should now be some improvements for 1024x768 viewing.

Time for a new release of the: >>>Tip.It Times!<<< WRITE FOR THE TIMES - SUBMIT A GUEST ARTICLE: Remember, YOU can write an article for the Tip.It Times! You can apply to write full time, or just submit a "one-off" guest article any time you want! Our editors will work with you to ensure that your article is ready for publication. All guest articles can be submitted to @tripsis or any other Editorial Panel member. For more information, including details on how to apply full time, read this forum thread: http://forum.tip.it/topic/209138-how-to-write-for-the-tipit-times/ I'd like to remind people of the rules pertaining to Times threads: [hide=Read these rules before posting in this thread] [/hide] When replying please make sure to clarify the article you are replying to! Thanks! If you spot any typos or mistakes in an article then please PM them to @tripsis. :) Enjoy the articles!