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Post by cats4jan on Dec 7, 2015 3:05:58 GMT
I use code words for my passwords. I write down the password code, but not the password. But, as things change, I am getting confused as to what exactly I was trying to say.
That being said - it works most of the time. Except, of course, that I can no longer get into my laptop.
When I started using my iPad as a replacement for my laptop, I took the battery out of my laptop, (I heard that was better for the battery and laptop than leaving it in the laptop) and threw the laptop in a drawer and left it there for three years. I've had it out a few times in the last three years and used it, but recently, when I got it out, I could not remember the password - couldn't decypher the hints I have written down.
Now, I have a very nice, almost new, piece of junk. I may be able to remember how to get in it in the future, but for now, I've given up and have thrown it back in the drawer.
Did I mention how much I hate all this security crap? I'm about ready to let the bad guys have their way with me. My brain cannot take another minute of this password mania.
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Post by Andy on Dec 7, 2015 3:10:31 GMT
I use code words for my passwords. I write down the password code, but not the password. But, as things change, I am getting confused as to what exactly I was trying to say. That's a good system, but you found the one risk - if you forget your system it doesn't work. That is a reason that password managers are worth looking at. You only have to remember your master password, nothing else. |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Dec 7, 2015 4:12:41 GMT
KeePass sounds like a good piece of software, but looking at the site they offer a Classic Edition and a Professional Edition. From what I am reading they do not explain what the difference is between the 2. Charles,
I believe they do explain the difference. Click on the download link Julie provided. Then, scroll down to "Unsure which edition to choose?" and click on "Edition Comparison Table". This chart will come up.
keepass.info/compare.html
Thank you Sepiana. I did not see "Unsure which edition to choose" when looking before. I do not understand everything in the tables here either, so I will keep using what I already am doing....  |
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Post by BuckSkin on Dec 7, 2015 6:30:16 GMT
sargenta1 and bobh, I appreciate your concern for my security and your advice is not new to me and I have long considered it. I am convinced, though, that a paper record in my own home is safer than anything on a computer or on someone else's server, which of course is where the "cloud" hides. So far I haven't heard of a burglary in a private home where the object was to steal the files. If I had kids, I would hope they were the kind who could be trusted with my secrets. And if I ever reach the point where I cannot trust the friends I invite to my home, I think it will be time to shoot myself. Rita
That is pretty much the way I see it, except I would shoot the sticky-fingered friend instead of myself.
Anything is secure from theft in our house; this place is in such a mess that I defy even NCIS to find what they are looking for.
If I can't find it, I know a thief, with or without a warrant, is not going to have any luck either. 
Now, my workshop, barns, and personal trucks are a different matter; every thing has a place and everything had better be in it's place; but then, I am the only person with any business in my workshop, barns, and trucks. (I have never in my life owned a car, although I would not turn my nose up at a 1950s or 60s Crown Vic or 1960s Olds Vista Cruiser)
On EDIT:
As for the post-it notes stuck to the computer, that reminds me of my father; he ran his retail business until his demise at 80-yrs. old.
He paid a big monthly fee for some useless "security" system that had triggers and various sensors all over the huge many-doored building.
This completely annoying "little boy that cried wolf" system had a big brain-box with a key-pad located right next to the main front door --- the one the customers went in and out --- ; if the alarm was armed, you had about two seconds to enter a code in the key-pad before sirens started going off and the cops were called.
For the last thirty years, my father had the code written in big black bold numerals right above the key-pad, right where every person entering or leaving could see.
Now that he is gone and I think about it, I wish I had of taken pictures; it was actually hilarious.....
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Post by Squirrel2014 on Dec 7, 2015 23:07:04 GMT
I do not understand everything in the tables here either, so I will keep using what I already am doing.... Inspeqtor, I use the basic version, v1.29, and it does everything I want it to. I've used it for years without problem. I really would recommend it. With such a bad memory, I couldn't be without it. I also keep notes of software product keys, warranty dates, phone numbers, absolutely all sorts Why not download it and just enter a few passwords in, then see how it works before spending time to put all your entries in. Or, if you prefered, download and try the other version and just give it a test. I've been using the same master password for ages so I think, even if I got dementia, it would be so ingrained in my memory, especially as it's a password associated with something so long ago, so 'short term memory loss' probably wouldn't be a problem Anyway, if it was a problem, I wouldn't remember, would I?  |
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Post by WayneS on Dec 8, 2015 3:46:29 GMT
I also use Dashlane, and wouldn't want to go back to a book or to possibly try to remember passwords! In my case, I have in excess of 110 totally different passwords, and they contain various combinations of small and large caps, numbers and symbols, and all I have to remember is one Master password. It is known only to me, and if I were to lose or forget it, even Dashlane can not tell me what it is! I am using the free version, and there is also a paid version which you can link multiple devices. When I started looking at Password Managers, I read several reports on the various managers, and Dashlane seemed the most suitable to my demands. But I'm sure any of the major password managers have their benefits.
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