I'm in Password HELL
It was a story on msn online, and I can sympathize...I began thinking about all the passwords I have to remember and wonder how in the hell I ever do. I have a bunch of them written down, but I don't carry that book with me, so then I have to remember them. And then there's the ones at work that I have to change monthly, two of them, and one of them does not permit you to use the same password twice. So I've been there two and a half years, I am running out of memorable passwords. They also say that you should not use family member's names or birthdates, etc, nor should you repeat your password...great, more stress. I wonder how many actually do that. So for another list, I'm naming all of the places I need passwords...but not the passwords, because that would be, uh, STUPID.
- my blogger account
- my classmates.com account
- my network account at work
- my DCS (department of community services) account
- my hotmail
- my sympatico dial-up
- my two debit cards
- not to be confused with my on-line banking passwords
- my voicemail at home
- my voicemail at work
- my QUEST password (from university of Waterloo, though not so much anymore, but if I want to print off a copy of my transcript)
- my Yahoo mail account
- all of my other hotmail accounts
- my secret words to talk to bank people
- my code word for Amber (back when she was younger, we had one so she would know if I sent someone to pick her up)
- my calling card PIN
- the security code for the door to my office area, which changes every 6-8 weeks
- the combination to my lock I use on my backpack when I travel...its hard to remember it when I only use it maybe once a year
I'm sure there's more if I just think about it longer...I'll be glad when the bring in fingerprint or iris recognition for general use...now THAT would be cool.
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