jimfisheye
2K Club - QQ Super Nova
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Yeah, I keep a simple text file that I add authorization codes to as I get them.
(A spreadsheet would be a little more evolved. Oh well...)
Also any challenge/response questions/answers.
I intentionally avoid the keychain and storing passwords. I find that after a year goes by, not only do you forget a password but you forget that it was even something you needed a password for to begin with!
After initially installing an OS and all my apps, I'll make a clone to a disk image and stow that away on a data drive. That way if I botch up the backup clone, I can restore from the disk image and I'm back to day 1 with the completed installs.
Some software queries the serial numbers of both your system hard drive and logic board as part of their authorization or generating challenge/response. When you swap out a hard drive you get asked for your authorization again. If it's a challenge/response, the old response no longer works. In this scenario you have no choice but to call and whine to the software maker. Don't be a pushover.
D'oh! Sorry about the Little Snitch if you aren't OSX then! Apparently Mac only is still a thing.
I don't know... I think there are a lot of options nowadays if you're careful. Lots of crap to watch out for too of course. The above is my experience and comes out of the age of audio options being Mac only. I'll say this again though. Post-Jobs Macs (2013 models forward) are the worst choices you could make save for stuff like Dell and Lenovo. Hackintosh is a thing if you like DIY.
(A spreadsheet would be a little more evolved. Oh well...)
Also any challenge/response questions/answers.
I intentionally avoid the keychain and storing passwords. I find that after a year goes by, not only do you forget a password but you forget that it was even something you needed a password for to begin with!
After initially installing an OS and all my apps, I'll make a clone to a disk image and stow that away on a data drive. That way if I botch up the backup clone, I can restore from the disk image and I'm back to day 1 with the completed installs.
Some software queries the serial numbers of both your system hard drive and logic board as part of their authorization or generating challenge/response. When you swap out a hard drive you get asked for your authorization again. If it's a challenge/response, the old response no longer works. In this scenario you have no choice but to call and whine to the software maker. Don't be a pushover.
D'oh! Sorry about the Little Snitch if you aren't OSX then! Apparently Mac only is still a thing.
I don't know... I think there are a lot of options nowadays if you're careful. Lots of crap to watch out for too of course. The above is my experience and comes out of the age of audio options being Mac only. I'll say this again though. Post-Jobs Macs (2013 models forward) are the worst choices you could make save for stuff like Dell and Lenovo. Hackintosh is a thing if you like DIY.