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FIFTY FRIENDS OF Pádraig Schaler gathered at the weekend for a big challenge in aid of their “loyal and fun” friend who is in a coma.
Schaler, who is 23, is in rehabilitative neurological care in Germany after being knocked off his bike by a truck while on a J1 visa visit to Cape Cod last summer.
His friends have held a number of fundraising events, and the latest one was quite a physical challenge.
On Saturday morning, 12 April, the group began the first of their swims around 17 counties, kicking off the Swim for Pádraig challenge in Balbriggan, County Dublin.
From there, they travelled right around the coast of Ireland., finishing with a moonlit swim on the Bray seafront on Sunday night.
Their challenge of swimming in every coastal county in the country helped raise €32,000 for Schaler’s family.
Schaler’s parents – Reinhard Schaler and Pat O’Byrne – have been travelling to Germany regularly to be with their son, who is getting treatment over there.
Event organiser, Aodhán Ó Deá, said:
’Snámh Phádraig’ was incredible. All involved, both those participating and all who have donated to the event are due huge credit and thanks. The support has been overwhelming, from bystanders around the country who had their weekend’s stroll disturbed by 50 mad swimmers to the Mammies baking buns for us as we shivered on the bus travelling from county to county – the atmosphere was electric and a true testament to Pádraig and his spirit.
The money raised through sponsorship will go to Caring for Pádraig, a special fund that has been set up to support the many costs of Pádraig’s care.
Pádraig had just completed his undergraduate studies in Trinity College Dublin, where he was studying Irish and History, when he went on the J1 trip.
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As he was a talented swimmer and passionate gaeilgeoir, the event was held in both English and Irish.
Ó Deá said that the event was “the perfect way to honour him”.
Donations can be still be made to the event by clicking here.
You can learn more about Pádraig at www.caringforpadraig.org. Pádraig’s father, Reinhard Schäler also writes a blog at www.hospi-tales.com.
All photos courtesy of Aodhán Ó Deá
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But if someone hacks into your password manager account, they have access to everything.
They can use the rubber hose attack on you and gain access to everything too :)
You can choose to sync 1 password between your mobile and laptop over your wifi (both devices must be on same network), iCloud or Dropbox. I sync mine over wifi so all my passwords are only stored locally on my laptop & mobile. 1password app is encrypted and you need to remember 1 cryptic password to access it.
I have a password manager. It’s called “my brain”, and it’s important to exercise it daily.
I’m a fan of 1Password AND 2-step logins.
Two factor rather than the two step .i.e something you know + something you have ( challenge response – one time password, .i.e soft token on yourphone protected by finger print ( biometrics)
Precisely, Tequila Gold.
Google describe it here:
http://www.google.com/landing/2step/
1password is great, but not free. Use it for personal stuff and keepass for work.
1password. Beaten.
https://blog.agilebits.com/2012/08/19/more-than-just-one-password-lessons-from-an-epic-hack/
Lastpass. Beaten.
https://peguta.com/articles/lastpass-hacked
Keepass is the pick of the bunch. Though why not go the extra mile and keep Keepass within an encrypted volume as well as make use of two factor authentication?
Hmmm,
1Password has been updated since 2012, and it’s ironic you would try to promote another product using one excerpt from the 1Password creators blog.
That’s very old news. And fixed. The rest of the advice in the link is invaluable.
My point was that two of the 3 products recommended in this article have been beaten. Keepass is essentially bulletproof, aside from user error.
I’ve no affiliation to any product. The old adage applies, whatever is built can be reverse engineered. Overall, the onus is on the end user really.
Keepass is Windows only and it’s free, which is admirable.
1Password works on Windows 10 and OS X and iOS.
You pays yer money…
It is available under Mono.
It’s simple, use an Excel spreadsheet with headings of accounts, username and password for all online accounts. Then use Microsoft office in built password system to secure the document. Pick a really strong password and you only have to remember the password to open the document. To use when out and about mail it to yourself.
Writing you password on a post-it note and stick it under your keyboard why don’t you.
Excel is the best spreadsheet program out there IMO but it’s not the best (or even close) password manager. Horses for Courses.
Unless you work for Sony
Switched to LastPass after the big LinkedIn breach a few years ago. It’s a fantastic tool and addon for chrome browser.
Simple to use and open source. You can even run it completely locally using private files if you want. Elegant little solution to the problem.
Lastpass, 2-factor and a YUBI key for the all important main Google account
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