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Part 2 of 2: Testing Password Strength with PasswordMonster.com
Introduction This article represents the continuation of a 2-part series on testing password strength using the website PasswordMonster. In the first part, which you can find here, we discussed using the auto generation feature in accoca to effortlessly create various passwords for testing. While I hope most readers understand without my stating it, please DO…
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Part 1 of 2: Testing Password Strength with PasswordMonster.com
Introduction It would not be an exaggeration if I stated that every single, or nearly every single, article involving accoca talks about password strength. At this point, logging in to various websites and apps with usernames and passwords happens daily for almost everyone in the world. In fact, for a future article, I’m taking it…
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monoca 2’s Barcode Update
Introduction monoca 2 recently received a major update to its Barcode feature that allows the user to instantly capture and search for product barcodes. Right from the monoca 2 item creating screen, users can look up the items on Amazon, eBay, and via a Google web search. The Amazon search feature is not completely finalized…
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Free Version of monoca 2
Introduction Recently, Sola made an investment in the monoca 2 organization app and rolled out an impressive update. In the next posted article, we’ll discuss one of those update features, which allows the user to scan and look up barcodes on Amazon and other providers. As a result of the investment, the price of monoca…
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Retro Revival: Essential Tips for Organizing Your Classic Game Collection
In the world of retro gaming, your collection is more than just a hobby—it’s a passion, a time capsule, and often a significant investment. Whether you’re proudly displaying your CIB (Complete In Box) treasures or hunting down that elusive factory sealed variant, proper organization is essential for both enjoying and protecting your classic games. The…
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Reorganizing the Garage with monoca 2
Introduction It’s May now and Spring is in full effect! That means throwing away, decluttering, and reorganizing everything from the past year. Living in a smaller house, it’s necessary to use the available space efficiently. About 6 months after my wife and I moved in (this is several years ago now), it quickly became apparent…
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Budget Wedding Memories with Bouquet
Introduction When my wife and I got married, we paid for everything in cash. Not in literal bank notes, but we didn’t run a high balance on credit cards or take out a personal loan. We cut back on the monthly expenses, took on some extra hours at work, and saved as much as possible…
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Autofill Passwords with accoca
Introduction Password vaults help facilitate two functions. The first function increases the user’s account security, which can span tens if not hundreds of usernames and passwords. The second function combines the increased security from the first function with convenience. Specifically, the convenience of notattempting to memorize all those unique combinations of usernames and passwords. Full…
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Level Up Your Storage: Creative Ways to Organize Your Video Game Collection
Collecting video games is more than just amassing titles—it’s about preserving nostalgia, celebrating beloved franchises, and showcasing your passion in a way that truly inspires. Yet the practicalities of organizing, maintaining, and expanding a collection can become challenging. As your library grows, you may find yourself struggling to locate certain titles, unknowingly purchasing duplicates, or…
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monoca 2 Presets
Introduction Copy and paste, or copy/paste, in English, is コピペ or コピペスト, koh-pii-peh, or koh-pii-peh-su-toh, in Japanese. Copying and pasting a sentence, paragraph, or maybe even an email you’re sending to several different people individually, saves time. In fact, the copy/paste technique is so convenient and saves so much time, I often think about what…
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Grocery Shopping with monoca 2
Introduction While grocery shopping, I am constantly reminded of the episode in One Punch Man where Saitama fights Carnage Kabuto in the Combat Experimentation Room. If any of you reading this article watch the series, that’s the episode where Saitama gets distracted while fighting and forgets what day of the week it is. When another…
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Tracking Restaurants with monoca 2
Introduction Eating in a restaurant, in this economy?! That’s a fair statement to make. In my defense, my wife and I try to avoid dining out or ordering takeaway except for a few times a month. Just like in English, there are specific terms for those concepts in Japanese. Gaishoku (gah-ee-show-koo) 外食 （がいしょく）is dining out.…
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Warranty Registration with monoca 2
Introduction A recent issue with a major appliance for my home motivated me to write this article. It is my sincere hope this content benefits at least one reader. I recognize if this will at least benefit one person, is cliché, but in this instance, it’s wholeheartedly true. Without going into too many details, a…
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Editing Piece Images for Bouquet
Introduction In our last article about Bouquet, we showed Portland, Oregon’s beautiful cherry blossoms at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park. As the reader, you don’t necessarily have to live in Portland specifically to enjoy the cherry blossoms blooming. I’ve seen them all over neighborhoods in Portland, Vancouver, up in Seattle, everywhere. The climate in the…
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Bouquet and Portland’s Cherry Blossoms
Introduction At the Tom McCall Waterfront Park there are what feels like nearly 100 cherry blossoms lining the walkway. Ushering in Spring, the cherry blossom, or simply Sakura (桜；さくら) in Japanese, has long been considered a symbol of life’s natural cycles. The weather in the Pacific Northwest being somewhat temperamental, a spectacular blossom is not…
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OTPs and accoca
Introduction In cybersecurity, the term O-T-P stands for One Time Password, and it’s a powerful tool. OTPs can perform a variety of functions, but one of the most common examples is as a form of 2FA, or two-factor authentication. At this point, many banking, investments, or other apps that house sensitive information require some form…
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Better Quality Mosaics with Bouquet
Introduction Welcome back! It has been a while since we’ve talked about Bouquet—Sola’s photo mosaic app. In our last article vTuber and Bouquet, posted on February 18th, 2025, we talked about using Bouquet for content generation. It’s a frequently heard message from vTuber’s, YouTubers, and content creators in general. The need to constantly produce fresh…
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Embracing the Digital Age of Collecting: Smart Ways to Organize Your Manga & Game Collectibles
Hello everyone! My name is Mari, and as a lifelong fan of manga and retro video games, I’ve spent countless hours hunting down rare editions, first prints, and those unforgettable classics that bring back so many memories. If you’re a fellow thirty-something collector, you might relate to that thrill of discovering a forgotten game cartridge…
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We Want to Hear from You – Instagram & Facebook Pages are Live!
Introduction On December 31, 2024, right before New Year’s Day, we posted an article called New Social Media Pages Coming Soon! In that article we talked about how Sola of America, Inc. the U.S. division of Sola K.K. (Japan), was in the process of creating profile on both Instagram and Facebook. Part of the reason…
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monoca 2 and the Search for a Good Bottle of Wine
Introduction You may be able to tell from the title that this article is about alcohol. Disclaimer: if you’re reading this article in the United States and under the age of 21, substitute any alcoholic beverages mentioned with non-alcoholic beverages. If residing in another country, respect their laws. Now that the disclaimer is out of…