From that account, I email myself my hard to remember passwords in an email. But in the email, instead of spelling out the password, I give myself a personal hint only I would be able to make sense of. I file them all in the same folder and whenever I forget, I just look for the most recent email with that account name that I’ve forgotten the password in the title of the email.

One further note, I had my identity stolen once because someone placed a cookie in my computer that allowed them to read my keystrokes. Thus it is never a good idea to manually input passwords. Having your browser remember them would solve this, but by putting your web address, login and password in an Excel file, you need only to click on the web address in Excel (it is a live link), it will open your browser and log on to the web page. Then copy and paste the login and password, thus no manual entry is needed.

I get much more complicated than that of course: my bank password is 20 key strokes but I know ‘where’ they are on the keyboard and how to start with the 1st one. I don’t look at the character I am typing, rather where the key is on the keyboard. I find remembering the ‘geography’ of where the keyasare on the keyboard is easier to remember than characters.

I use other memory aides also. My company requires a password change every 90 days. I make sure I start with the numbers 1 thru 4, for which quarter I changed the password. There are about 4 places in the company that a different password change is needed: when the 90 days comes up on the one I use most I set aside time and change all 4 to the same password.

Great post! I can relate as I ALWAYS forget the passwords that I only use a few times a year. I appreciate the info on password management software and will check it out.

With few updates on the integration at the start of the 2010, and only grapevine rumors floating around about the future compatibility it was a devastating blow to read Jobs’ anti-Flah manifesto from last week.

I think that Apple’s refusal to ‘make it work’ with Flash only hurts consumers and businesses who depend on readily available information in this data driven economy. As a trained web designer, I know how important Flash design is for modern companies, and how difficult it can be to create a site that is eye catching, aesthetically pleasing and compatible with mobile devices. Looks like these challenges will only continue until the next generation of Flash compatible smart phones become readily available to consumers. I will most likely be trading my iphone in when this day comes.