I doubt that one really needs to worry so much about that kind of thing. If one has a decent spyware detection program, one need not worry about keyloggers, and even if one was installed, chances are the keylogger-placer wouldn't know what the password would be for. Besides, for the most part, people only bother to install keyloggers on computers owned by important people. No offense, but you wouldn't exactly be top priority on the internet.

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I've seen my friends accounts get hacked on forums and websites before - nothing too difficult, just some password crunching and viola, the site is spammed/gone. I really hate having to change my password for everything, and have it a mixture of supposedly random numbers and letters. I always try to do something that means something to me though - ie what tv episode I'm up to and the initials of the title or something.

Still, I would say if you can't remember it's best to just have it physically on a piece of paper (if you're at home). Anything on the net can be hacked. While I do like serverph's Gmail idea, you're kinda out of luck if your Gmail gets hacked and you have all your passwords in it >.<

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Hey,

Wow A topic that I can say a few words on LOL. I usually have a great memory but after I started working, I started either leaving all my accounts logged in or used those "remember your password" stuff resulting in a weird sort of memory loss. Where when I need my passwords the most they seem to not exist in my brains even though I was the one who set them in the frist place.

But after some serious short circuiting of the brain I remember my passwords. Previously I used to write my passwords in my personal diary or keep them in my mind, Now I keep them in a notepad file adn It is safe adn sound. But recently whenI satrted working on my desktop rather than the laptop, I had not made a copy of the notepad file nor had i emailed it to myself so I was stuck for a day or two without any important URL and usernames let alone my passwords.

Then the moment of frustration: I do get the notepad file sent by my dear boyfriend and the instant I opened it, Before reading them I remebered my passwords... One of my friends has a password that is 23 digits and he said that if he was allowed more numbers he would've dumped them too in it. LOL

 

 

 

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Passwords shouldnt be hard to remember.keep it short and sweet but absolutely unguessable.If you have a good memory,number combinations are suggested.The Fibbonaci[is that thr correct spelling?]sequence with modifications serves as an excellent password or perhaps even jumbling up phone numbers of loved ones might help.Or even commonly used sentences or signs serve as excellent passwords.But "password" is the most common password in the world because it is one word that you can see on the screen and can never forget.The best thing to do is to keep a common but difficult password for all of your usernames,that helps.as far as people with short term memories go,the password should be linked with something that is a part of our life,that can save them a lot of trouble.Or even random scribbling of the password on a piece of paper might help because even if its found,it wont make sense to anyone but the owner

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