I have to vent somewhere, right?

[cdrn1]

Passwords. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH. At work I have to have passwords. One for my email. One for my documentation. One for event reporting. One for blah blah blah. In my real life. One for my email. One for Amazon. One for disboards. ad infinitum.

I have Dunkin Donuts coffee sent to me, four bags a month. I had lots of company over Xmas. I need my coffee sooner. I DON"T KNOW MY STINKIN PASSWORD. Why do I have to have a password????? Someone's gonna hack my account and HAVE EXTRA COFFEE SENT??????

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH.

Sorry. Just had to vent. You all have been there.

 

[TriMom]

You do know that Kroger sells Dunkin Donuts coffee, right?

OHHH! You could change your password to "n0t Kr0ger!" That way it has the required alpha, numeric, caps, and odd character. Because Dunkin Donuts is very concerned about your online security. The perp might CANCEL your coffee order!!!

BTW: I heart Dunkin donuts coffee!

 

[graceesmom]

Amen. Amen. We have to change our banking password every 60 days and it can't be a password you've used before. I'm out of ideas for passwords that I can actually remember.

I couldn't remember the cell phone account password when I had a question about my bill -- not to be confused with the account pin number or the voicemail password. I asked if they could just tell me how many characters it had to be and they said no. Finally they had to call me back on my cell to reset the password. At that point it was reset and I had to submit a new one. Then the customer service rep told me all the parameters (# of letters, numbers, characters, etc.). The customer service rep laughed when I reset my password to the old password that I couldn't remember.

 

[minniecarousel]

Now, don't any of you get the crazy idea of breaking into my house to steal this, but....I have one of those old-fashioned address books with the company name and my user name and password. I do it in pencil so that I can change things if I need to.

We currently have "Identity Safe" set up on our computers at home. Once we sign onto it, it automatically signs us into any site we visit. You just set it up one time with passwords, then the Identity Safe signs you in once you sign into Identity Safe (did that make sense?)

 

[graceesmom]

Now, don't any of you get the crazy idea of breaking into my house to steal this, but....I have one of those old-fashioned address books with the company name and my user name and password. I do it in pencil so that I can change things if I need to.

We currently have "Identity Safe" set up on our computers at home. Once we sign onto it, it automatically signs us into any site we visit. You just set it up one time with passwords, then the Identity Safe signs you in once you sign into Identity Safe (did that make sense?)

Had not heard of Identity Safe. I'll have to look into that.

 

[Joyciemc]

I can relate! I have a mental block when it comes to a couple of very important passwords. I had to have them reset a couple of times and like a PP, had to pick different ones. They are now so far away from what I might remember. So I wrote them down. Now I have to keep track of that paper. And if someone breaks in, they can find it and have these really important passwords. So I am less safe than ever!

I also forget the answers to my security questions... it's almost like I am trying to trick my future self when I set this stuff up.

 

[cdrn1]

I also forget the answers to my security questions... it's almost like I am trying to trick my future self when I set this stuff up.

I KNOW!!!! I tried to pay my utility bill online...forgot my password, of course. The security question: Where were you born? Now that's an easy one. Except....it's case sensitive. Did I put Laporte, LaPorte, or laporte? Used up too many tries. I wish someone would hack in and pay my utility bill!

Apparently I have that "Identity Safe" thing but it annoys me by popping up all the time so I don't use it.

I'm just too old for all this technical stuff.

 

[luvsJack]

I KNOW!!!! I tried to pay my utility bill online...forgot my password, of course. The security question: Where were you born? Now that's an easy one. Except....it's case sensitive. Did I put Laporte, LaPorte, or laporte? Used up too many tries. I wish someone would hack in and pay my utility bill!

Apparently I have that "Identity Safe" thing but it annoys me by popping up all the time so I don't use it.

I'm just too old for all this technical stuff.

I can totally relate to the security question thing. My bank even does the security question when I call them (different question than the on used online). Ok, except apparently they misheard what I said, because I have named ever school I ever even considered going to and they still say its the wrong answer!! Usually a nice employee finally gets my info using a different security thing, but they still haven't told me the answer they have to that question.

And then on my utility bill's site, I have to choose from a huge list of questions. Fine the first time, but the same list comes up every time and I have to remember which one you set it at. I have a hard enough time with the answer!

 

[lovesmurfs]

We have to change our password to the server every 45 days, and it cannot match ANY previous passwords (at my previous office, I would just switch back and forth between two passwords). Sigh. I just use my son's name and add a new number after it, then keep a post it with just the number on my computer.

It's probably not safe, but I keep Outlook notes of all my logins and passwords (one for work, one for personal). It keeps me sane.

 

[golfgal]

Then you get the passwords that have to have a capital letter, a number a symbol, etc. I know, they are more secure but then you aren't supposed to write any of them down, sorry but my photographic memory is broken this month .

For non-sensitive ones-Facebook, etc., I put the user name and password in the title of the bookmark so I can remember what the heck they are. I don't do this for any banking related ones.

Then I think, if I die, NO ONE will be able to use our computer because they don't know any of the fricken passwords

 

[wendy46001]

I can totally relate, i have 12 different passwords at work
(some get assigned randomly and we cant change them...ugh)
but i have one account that resets ever 45days, i only long on once a month
so i basically have to pick a new password ever time i log on
eight letters, one number and a symbol
I'm out of nice words, swear words, Disney characters etc etc etc…

 

[golfgal]

I can totally relate, i have 12 different passwords at work
(some get assigned randomly and we cant change them...ugh)
but i have one account that resets ever 45days, i only long on once a month
so i basically have to pick a new password ever time i log on
eight letters, one number and a symbol
I'm out of nice words, swear words, Disney characters etc etc etc…

TOO FUNNY--we have in our "password requirements" that we can't use vulgar language--like the computer cares .

 

[figment52]

TOO FUNNY--we have in our "password requirements" that we can't use vulgar language--like the computer cares .

0hpooh! is not a swear word

 

[manning]

I use one that is simple to remember and is secure. Don't even have to write it down. After a few beers I remember it

F6NrQ4x3X5js8eYvUHku

 

[luvmyfam444]

I can totally relate, i have 12 different passwords at work
(some get assigned randomly and we cant change them...ugh)
but i have one account that resets ever 45days, i only long on once a month
so i basically have to pick a new password ever time i log on
eight letters, one number and a symbol
I'm out of nice words, swear words, Disney characters etc etc etc…

I hate to come up with a new one like that...but to help you with the 8 letter one I'd buy a scrabble dictionary - the words are broken up by # of letters - you can just start in the A's & pick a new word - just check them off as you go along in the book & then add the same # & symbol each time.

 

[luvmyfam444]

I also have an address book that has all my userids & passwords in it & my kids (webkinz & such)

I though often take a food & use it often with a # attached or I make up something that goes along with that site. - like here it could be luvingallthingsdisney2010 or something easier like luvmickey0704. Pick a # from an event, ur b'day, kids b'day, favorite holiday or just a year - you can use that tagged @ the end of everything if you want.

WHen you need a symbol use an apostrophe - so your password would be she'sluvinmickey1225 on this site for ebay it would be i'mgettinadeal2day

just take some time to think & you can come up with some that are pretty secure that you can remember

BUt don't do what I did & use your favorite bad food (fried chicken, brownies, chocolatechip cookies) for a password if you know you'll be going on a diet soon you won't want to type it in daily & think about what you're missing out on!

 

[golfgal]

I read somewhere, maybe here , that you should pick out a sentence that you use a lot and use the first letter from each word as a password:

"If you don't stop whining I am going to send you to your room" would be: IYDSWIAGTSYTYR.

 

[Northstar]

The passwords that are permanent are no problem (well, not much of a problem). It's the ones they make you change every 90 days that drive me insane.

I guess they're more worried about people hacking in with powerful password-discovery software than they are about people close to you finding where you've written it down.

My problem is that I need to remember to change what I've written down when I change the flippin' password.

 

[wdwfan16]

Sounds like somebody needs her coffee.

 

[kimmar067]

Passwords. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH. At work I have to have passwords. One for my email. One for my documentation. One for event reporting. One for blah blah blah. In my real life. One for my email. One for Amazon. One for disboards. ad infinitum.

I have Dunkin Donuts coffee sent to me, four bags a month. I had lots of company over Xmas. I need my coffee sooner. I DON"T KNOW MY STINKIN PASSWORD. Why do I have to have a password????? Someone's gonna hack my account and HAVE EXTRA COFFEE SENT??????

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH.

Sorry. Just had to vent. You all have been there.

...ease up there on the coffee.....



























[.... - yes, been there, done that......not a fan of the password, either....]


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