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[Caz]

Hi,

Totally new to this. Been looking at the forum for a few days now and look forward to attempting to pick my first lock.

Probably will ask some stupid questions, but promise to use the search button first.

Caz

[sixit]

Hello all!

My name is Robert Reese, and I was once a beginning locksmith oh so long ago. I had gone to a vocational school, excelled there, and wanted to specialize in corporate high security. I was young and naive back then, and had a youth's attitude which didn't help matters; all of which pretty much meant I forced myself out of the profession almost immediately.

Security has always been at the forefront in whatever I've done since then, including now computer security. I have for the past couple of years had a sole proprietorship as a Small/Home Office technology consultant. Sadly, I'm dealing with PCs instead of Linux. I digress...

Remembering that security is a process and a mindset rather than a product or a goal, I've been fairly successful at slowly converting my clients away from Microsoft's browser, email, and office products and toward using more secure products and also to use passphrases and passwords which are actually more secure than the average person. Additionally, due to much of the hype over identity theft, trojan horses, and spyware, I've been adding quite a bit of encryption to their systems and teaching them how to use it.

This has basically led me full circle, because while all of this is helpful if they suffer an online attack or if the computer is stolen, it doesn't do any good if passwords/passphrases are stuck on sticky notes in or around their desk or if their confidential material is simply stuck in a file cabinet or a rolodex. So while I offer to secure (as much as they allow) their PCs, I often bring up the physical security as well.

Unfortunately, I no longer remember even half of the modicum (and kinda outdated) training/information I received some 16 years ago. The opportunity for me to focus a little more on physical security took a personal turn a few weeks ago and presented a perfect time to refresh some of the basics: we are moving to our 'rental' home a few hours away, and it isn't in as good an area as we are now. It is a perfect time to relearn and to practice, and to increase my value as a security consultant.

Thanks to Google, I've found this site which has given me a so much more information in the past few hours than I learned in a week "way back when". And thanks to you folks for making this site available and especially for providing such valuable information.

In Peace,
Robert Reese~
SIXIT Consulting
lockpicking101 *at* sixit.com
Outside Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

[cripster]

ello everybody,nice to meet you all1

[Santos718]

sixit, or Robert, WOW...your post has to be one of the most informative post I have ever seen in this thread. You type clearly and in ways anybody could understand. Glad to have you here on the site and hope that you will enjoy your stay. You said you wanted to refresh your memory, well, there is no better place than here.

Welcome, read the rules, and use the search function to its full potential, you will most likely find the answers to your questions. If the search is inconclusive, create a new thread. Once again, welcome and happy picking!

[sixit]

Santos718 wrote:

"sixit, or Robert, WOW...your post has to be one of the most informative post I have ever seen in this thread. You type clearly and in ways anybody could understand."

Aw, shucks....


"Glad to have you here on the site and hope that you will enjoy your stay. You said you wanted to refresh your memory, well, there is no better place than here. "

Thank you for the kind words and such a warm welcome. :c)


"..and use the search function to its full potential, you will most likely find the answers to your questions. If the search is inconclusive, create a new thread. Once again, welcome and happy picking!"

The 'search' functionality is quite good on this site; you offer great advice. I look forward to relearning and learning anew.

See you on the boards,
Robert~

[Chrispy]

You can use the quote function in your posts for a better result than speech marks. eg.

This is the quote function.

Welcome to LP101 anyway.

[sixit]

[quote="Chrispy"]You can use the quote function in your posts for a better result than speech marks. eg.

[quote="Chrispy"]This is the quote function.[/quote]

Welcome to LP101 anyway. [/quote]

Thank you Chrispy. I'd been missing the quote button (on the right side at the top of the post for new folks) this whole time due to my browser configuration. I use Opera browser which has a handy-dandly left-side navigation menu that takes a wee bit of space off of the available right side view. Typical websites waste that space; I hadn't paid much attention since I had long ago gotten use to it, and when I did scroll right I was already down in the body of the post. One of the objectives in lp is to 'pay attention to details'. See? Even learning in the 'Hi, I'm the noob and my name is Bob' thread!

Thank you for pointing this out, and for your kind welcome. Honestly, I haven't been welcomed in a group so warmly since... um.... well, since the last time I arrived late at a well-lubricated New Year's Eve party. ;c)

In Peace,
Robert~

[Chrispy]

Uhhh... might need to practice on that. The quote command with the / goes at the end of your intended quote. eg (without space)

[ quote] This is a quote [ /quote]

and it will look like this

This is a quote

You can practice here:

http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=1065&start=285

[sixit]

Oh, boy, *that* was humorous in an ironic sort of way. I blame my browser (again). Your text example will help me bypass this faux pas in the future.

I'll go post posthaste in the posting practice place as you propose.

Robert~

[sixit]

Uhhh... might need to practice on that. The quote command with the / goes at the end of your intended quote. eg (without space)

[ quote] This is a quote [ /quote]

and it will look like this

This is a quote

You can practice here:

http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=1065&start=285

My apologies for dragging this on. I know it is off-topic for this thread but I post this reply for others to find out how to fix the quote problem should they encounter it.

The problem of not quoting, as it turned out, was due to the user's failure (that's me) to uncheck the box next to 'Disable BBCode in this post' which is found directly underneath the body of the reply area (top line, to be more accurate).

I also found that the 'Preview' should show exactly how the formatting should look. Perhaps that's what they intended when the developers called it a 'Preview', hmmm?

Hopefully I didn't just embarrass myself once again.

Assuming this works, you can rest assure this is as far off-topic that I'm going to go. At least intentionally.

Peace,
Robert~

[Chrispy]

You solved that problem methodically and with great finesse. Your posts also have perfect spelling and grammar. You're perfect for this site. Welcome!

[helix]

I use Opera browser which has a handy-dandly left-side navigation menu that takes a wee bit of space off of the available right side view.

I use firefox, and I have somehow made the right side of
my screen do that and I want it to go away.
Any help from any haxors that I been taking
the p*** out of since I got here?

[Chrispy]

I use firefox, and I have somehow made the right side of
my screen do that and I want it to go away.
Any help from any haxors that I been taking
the p*** out of since I got here?

"Yes Mr Helix, I can fix this problem for you"

*secretly stashes virus and trojan in fake "toolbar-fixer" program*

"Here you go, just install it and away you go....... Muhahahahahha... ahem, sorry"

[ben franklin]

Finally joined and thought I'd say hi. I learned a little about picking away back in 1985 during a summer job in highschool. One of my co workers had done time for b&e and knew how to pick low end padlocks using improvised picks. I got him to teach me and I've never tried any else til recently. It's been a usefull bit of knowledge to have when a key or bolt-cutters are nowhere in sight. A few months ago I saw a news article on picking as a sport and it got me intrested in picking and locks again. While searching for info on the subject I found this site and was slightly overwhelmed by the amount of info posted. After lurking around a bit I thought I'd finally register.From what I've seen so far,it looks like me and the search button are going to get well acquinted. Great site, keep up the good work!

[helix]

One of my co workers had done time for b&e and knew how to pick low end padlocks using improvised picks. I got him to teach me

I hope he also taught you that he is an idiot for being
a burglar and that his well deserved time was not long enough.

Enjoy the site, pick only your own locks, and we won't wish
Bubba on you.