每週一次，我們都會在小費盒中分享我們在那裡發現的一些寶石。本週我們將討論如何使用個人演算法輕鬆生成安全密碼，升級Windows中的字型渲染，以及如何更有效地管理Android卷。

使用個人演算法生成安全密碼

帕特寫了以下關於使用個人演算法生成安全但易於記憶的密碼的提示：

For ages I have watched people go on and on about how to remember passwords and how they go about it. While some right them down… others use programs or spread sheets… while others use top secret methods they never disclose. For myself, I have always used a very simple method that I invented for myself. It allows me to have a different password for every site and I have never forgotten (or written down) any of them. I call it the PATS method (passwords are that simple). Here is how it works but you can modify it to your own personal style.

First, I have a standard password that I have used since the beginning of time and for this example we will say it is my first name and my street address combined. My first name is Pat and my street address is 3245. Putting these together, I get pat3245 for my base password. Now when I go to a site that requires a password I combine my “BASE” password with something from that site. Lets say I do a password for https://www.tl80.cn. I combine my base password with the three letters from the URL of the site, in this case “how to geek” becomes “htg” and I add this to my base for the new password. Now taking the htg and combining it with my base gives me htgpat3245.

But I can also move things around for several different variati*** on this as the following will show. I can put the htg from “how to geek” in the middle of my base password to form pathtg3245 or put it at the end of my base password to form pat3216htg. Doing this allows me to have a password for each site that is different. If I go to www.discovercard.com, I can use dc (discovercard) plus my base (pat3245) and form the password dcpat3245 or patdc3245 or pat3245dc. You can devise your own scheme and I do have my own scheme that I cannot divulge but you get the idea.

I have been using this method for ages and it has never failed me. I have a different password for all my credit cards and banking. Now if someone should get into my discover card and try to use that same password for my banking, they would quickly be disappointed. While my exact method isn’t as simple as this, most people can use this as a model and add their own twist to it. I call this method the “PATS” method which stands for Passwords Are That Simple.”

一個有首字母縮寫的可靠提示？一場勝利。謝謝你用帕特寫的！您的方法是一個非常安全的中間點，在使用一些相同的密碼和全通之間，並有LastPass或KeePass為每個站點生成完全隨機字串。

Install an Alternative Windows Font Renderer

Cláudio寫了以下提示：

I’ve been looking around for a reliable substitute to gdi++ for a while. [Editor’s note: gdi++ was an alternative Windows Font rasterizer/rendering tool that has since ceased development] Yesterday I finally came across a good replacement, gdipp. It is an advanced font renderer that surpasses Microsoft ClearType in terms of a more Mac-like font render for the system and its applicati***. Works amazingly well and may be worth trying. Cheers!

謝謝你的舉報！我們想知道gdi++專案的結果如何；很高興看到有人接管了設計並繼續了Watson博士的工作。

對於那些不確定是否想和gdipp混在一起的讀者，請檢視上面的螢幕截圖。從本質上講，gdipp取代了Windows中的預設字型呈現引擎，並以類似於osx和許多Linux發行版中的方式呈現字型。當使用gdipp時，您應該注意到字型看起來比預設Windows渲染器下的字型更平滑、更強大、渲染效果更好（在上面的螢幕截圖中，頂行顯示Windows ClearType，底行顯示gdipp）。你可以在這裡讀更多。

audiomananger micro管理您的android音訊

Tony寫了以下管理Android音訊的技巧：

After being embarrassed by the loud audio on my Android phone one too many times (loud game music in the library, starting alarm alerts at the wrong time, etc.) I finally did something about it and installed AudioManager. You can manage the audio on your phone and create custom profilers: I’ve made profiles for the library, for class, for home, for sleeping, and more. Now I don’t have to wonder if I’ve set all my settings correctly for class or turned my ringer up when I’m at home. It’s awesome. I can’t believe this wasn’t the first app I downloaded when I got a Droid.

坦白說，我們也不敢相信這不是我們下載的第一個應用程式。在你的舉報之後，我們把它當作一個旋轉，並喜歡它。如果你正在尋找一個簡單的方法來建立個人資料，這是一個很難擊敗的應用程式。謝謝託尼！