Do Not Change Your Password

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on April 16, 2010 at 12:06pm

At my last job, I felt that a lot of time was wasted by requiring password changes frequently enough that it became difficult to come up with memorable passwords after a while. It just got ridiculous.

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Permalink Reply by Lois Jacob on April 16, 2010 at 12:51pm

Anne,

Hi. I have a six page typed "cheat sheet" of all my digital names and passwords. Many systems require different formats, letters, numbers, characters etc. If I loose these sheets, I'm dead!

One easy solution for changing passwords, if one wants to (or must), is to add the calendar year, eg 2010 at the beginning or end of each established password. That way it gets changed once a year.

Learning how to use chainlink. Sent a couple notices to BBC members. Will see how they translate into emails to my regular account.

Merle & I are planning to come hear some jazz at Blue Moon tonight.

Cheers, Lois & Merle

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on April 16, 2010 at 12:57pm

My cheat sheet is an Excel spreadsheet with many entries. The year suggestion is an excellent reminder idea.

Have fun at Blue Moon! If I didn't have plans to meet a friend downtown, I'd join you.

Lois Jacob said:

Anne,

Hi. I have a six page typed "cheat sheet" of all my digital names and passwords. Many systems require different formats, letters, numbers, characters etc. If I loose these sheets, I'm dead!

One easy solution for changing passwords, if one wants to (or must), is to add the calendar year, eg 2010 at the beginning or end of each established password. That way it gets changed once a year.

Learning how to use chainlink. Sent a couple notices to BBC members. Will see how they translate into emails to my regular account.

Merle & I are planning to come hear some jazz at Blue Moon tonight.

Cheers, Lois & Merle

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Permalink Reply by Lois Jacob on April 16, 2010 at 1:08pm

Anne,

Hi. Still figuring all this out. My two messages to the BBC (of which I am also a member) were readable directly in my email account, without having to divert and login to chainlink.

To see your most recent message, I had to login to chainlink.

Can you explain the difference? How do I make it easier to read messages like yours?

Also, did my short message to you about updating passwords go to only you or to all the members of a different group H3N3 or whatever it was?

Thanks for any coaching. Also figuring out how to use the chainlink Edit function.

Lois

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Permalink Reply by Lois Jacob on April 16, 2010 at 1:11pm

Sorry - this may be a duplicate. Not sure how to know when a reply has been sent.

Lois

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