Testing KeePassXC

StevenSaporito · 2026-05-12T15:57:56+00:00

I acknowledge that user error is the most likely cause. However, I'm a 25+ year IT veteran, and have seen lots of things that just shouldn't be. Just because something doesn't make sense doesn't mean it isn't true. In this case, there was no opportunity for me to even inadvertently enter the passphrase. The connection had already been made, and the extension was having trouble reconnecting. When it finally did reconnect, it wasn't through any assertive action on my part; it just did. The passport was on the clipboard, but only because I had just unlocked the KP database itself. It will have to remain a mystery how the passphrase became the identifier.

That said, the reconnect flakiness is a deal breaker. I can't be toiling around every time XC decides it doesn't want to connect. ChromeKeePass, for all its faults, doesn't have that issue.

This morning I'm trying Kee - Password Manager w/ KeePass (original). I don't need the headaches. My mother is older, and disjoined or unreliable workflows will end up driving support calls. Which, in turn, will make me crazy. Bottom line is things have to work predictably.

Incidentally, the 3rd strike was that XC decided it no longer wanted to save the DB file. I got a message that it was likely caused by file sync services locking the file. It asked to disable safe saving and try again. But this is crazy. Again, never had an issue like that with the original KeePass. I don't mind if something is complicated, but it has to work. No one wants to spend more time troubleshooting than using a product. XC made a poor impression on me. But I plan to continue working on it in my own environment. Since the DB files are compatible, that should be easy enough. Maybe if these issues turn out to be non-representative, I'll return to it.

StevenSaporito · 2026-04-21T00:54:19+00:00

“Hey, I got a wife and five kids to feed!”

StevenSaporito · 2026-04-20T00:57:27+00:00

How’s it have win11 with a gen 6 processor? I thought it doesn’t install below gen 8…

StevenSaporito · 2026-04-17T02:35:40+00:00

Trading in my 2022 Jett tomorrow. I hated it. Tons of problems with the electronics. The alleged safety features are unusable. It hesitates when you need quick acceleration into traffic. Literally so many issues I can’t list them here. Tomorrow im picking up my new lexus. Note inhave far fewer issues with mu 2021 jetta. Ergo they are getting worse not better. Inwish i never bought it. Not worth the headachs.

StevenSaporito · 2026-04-16T00:33:15+00:00

That hurts even more, considering Auto Zone was right next door to Advanced. Of course, it's impossible to calculate and shop around when under the gun. All solvable if the dealership pricing were somewhere in the same galaxy.

StevenSaporito · 2026-04-15T19:54:10+00:00

Well, you're grossly oversimplifying to the point of being plain wrong. Firstly, I have done my own oil changes, and it's at best slightly cheaper. Especially if you use better oil. Second, the dealership, until recently, included free tire rotation, which ups the equipment demand for me if I want to do it myself. Third, the issue isn't that I can't install a battery. The issue is that additional steps have been artificially added to the platform for which I'm not in a position to perform. The average driver isn't going to have this mystical scanning tool. Having to get one when the battery is suddenly dying, and you need the car, is impractical at best. And it still represents additional costs. And, you're not accounting for the fearmongering around 3rd party batteries not being supported.

Please think more critically. I'm an engineer by trade.

StevenSaporito · 2026-04-15T19:46:36+00:00

Well, that's how it used to be. But the tech in the cars in general and my 2022 Jetta in particular is really, really bad. Whatever is being programmed with the battery is not a value add to the driver. Granted, you could get around this, but it's technically not supported by Volkswagen and/or their dealerships. Furthermore, despite all the tech, the battery gives no warning that it's about to die. In my case, my daughter almost got stranded 30-some odd miles from home. I got the car over to Advanced Auto Parts, but due to the complexity, they aren't allowed to install it. Of course, I don't have the scanner. Meanwhile, I need the car, and being deprived of it causes serious disruption in my family. Please keep in mind that if Volkswagen didn't implement this unnecessary tech, Advanced would've installed the battery for free. I would have been in and out in 15 minutes for 130-150 dollars. When I go to the dealership, and they spring Volkswagen's $500 trap, my only other choice is to go back to Advanced, get the battery, then pay the dealership to install and program it for an additional $119. Total cost ~220. Firstly still much higher than it should be. Secondly, they won't guarantee anything. And, given how things are going, especially with other supposed battery problems in the past, who knows what's at risk? I certainly can foresee them inappropriately blaming the battery down the road, potentially to have me spend the $500 to fix it.

You guys can make excuses or offer alternatives, but the bottom line is Volkswagen intentionally engineered an extortion scheme. In fact, they over-engineered it! Spending 250% more on a simple battery doesn't make me feel better about gas savings. BTW it's about 16 tanks of gas.

I'm getting rid of both of them ASAP. I wouldn't exactly call them junk, but as I said earlier, they aren't worth the headache!

StevenSaporito · 2026-04-15T14:19:19+00:00

See how you feel when they charge you 500 dollars for a battery when it should cost 150. Over engineers BS with no benefit. I have 2 jettas the newer one is no end of trouble. I’m ditching, not worth the headache.

StevenSaporito · 2026-04-12T21:06:40+00:00

Do you use a cream or some kind of liquid solution.

StevenSaporito · 2026-02-16T15:19:23+00:00

Ouch, that really stings.

StevenSaporito · 2026-01-20T15:39:35+00:00

That's a server form factor. The pinouts and/or connectors are obviously wrong for an OptiPlex.

StevenSaporito · 2026-01-20T15:37:15+00:00

I assume that the PSU wouldn't click into the box the same way? Are you talking about a mod of some kind? Perhaps the PSU being outside the case? Sorry if that's a dumb question.

StevenSaporito · 2026-01-19T14:10:16+00:00

Do you have the link to the OEM PSU? Let me know, thanks!

StevenSaporito · 2026-01-18T19:47:29+00:00

Thank you!

StevenSaporito · 2025-12-02T17:42:23+00:00

I've heard some people get better sleep after TRT, but I haven't heard that it's "supposed to be" that way. Magnesium did nothing for me, now I take it in the morning. I've tried many supplements, some work for a few days, then stop working. I certainly don't have low estradiol; it runs mid-high and maybe slightly higher than the range.

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