[Tax-chick]

Howya, nully. Confusicating on the password thingy. I use the same password anywhere systems will let me, and then I have an “at least 8 characters”, a “must include numbers” password and a “must include non-alphanumeric” password for those occasions.

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I have one with capital letters, some numbers, a core word it's built on and a few letters at are website specific.

3arTichoke57IC might be something I would use. The 3 and 57 satisfy the must have numbers or special characters requirement, T satisfies the must mix upper and lower case requirement, the artichoke satisfies the must be a word I can remember requirement and the IC is the last two letters of Free Republic, so that satisfies the customized for the web site requirement.

That way if someone steals my FR password, they can't use it to get into my email or bank. I could pick a core word with an l, t, or o and drop in a 1, + or 0 for the letter. (Maybe I did, you'll never know!)

Anyway I end up with a password that is easy to remember, fits nearly everyone's password rules, and is different for every site.

Not as secure as correcthorsebatterystaple, but that isn't acceptable to most websites...

[Monkey Face]

As to passwords...

I have a little (5” X 7”) spiral bound notebook and have written my emails associated with each account, plus passwords and security questions, all in pencil. I put flags on each page, but only so I don’t destroy the pages with constant searches.

It has saved me lots of grief, for sure. (Just another of the numerous checks and balances to counteract CFIDS and make people think I’m always normal.)

Hi, UTers! I’m back! I managed to get almost 12 hours of sleep last night, which has helped, but I still feel a little on the puny side.

Still... :o])