I was trying to login to post some comments on a blog or two, and realized what a crazy amount of passwords and user names I am expected to remember these days. Let's see, we have:
Facebook
2 Emails
Myspace- I can remember the password in order to cancel this, since I haven't used it in years
Blog
Bank
Quicken online
Amazon
Ebay
Kaiser
AT&T
Itunes
paypal
Not to mention the ones I use at work:
Issue Management - 2 different ones
Online bills - 2 different accounts
FedEx
Test registrations for different software we are working on- at least 5-6 username/passwords
What really gets me is when you request a password reminder and then are required to change that password to something completely different. Sometimes I have to wonder if my 'secret password' is all that necessary. In fact, I kind of wish every now and then we could do a spring cleaning to weed out all unnecessary online accounts and start with a clean slate. Or at least wipe out my memory of all passwords so I wouldn't spend 15 minutes going repeatedly trying to get the right password/username combo.
2 comments:
You should try and be 60 years old and remember all those passwords. It's only getting worse for me. Now I have to remember my password in order to post this comment. Sigh!
what if you list all your passwords in 1 password-protected spreadsheet? Then all you need to remember is 1 password...but, if you forget the 1, you're in trouble!
but, i'm with you - I always, always forget mine :)
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