Ever been on the Internet to a specific site and you can’t remember your password? This happens for many of us. There is no fool proof way of remembering all of your passwords. This will give you some advice on how to help you remember your password.
Ever remember the show Password? They would have a word, and teams of two would have to describe that word in order for the other person to guess it. While the contestants didn’t know the audience was told in a deep sounding but quiet voice “The password is” and the word that the contestants were trying to guess. I wish that when we register on sites that they really would give some hints as to what your password would be. Some do, but most do not.
What do you do to help you remember your passwords on Internet sites? I used to use the same password for everything, but many sites want a special character or a number. That doesn’t always work. Some people will put their passwords underneath their keyboard. Those will on occasion get lost. What is a good way?
I have a little bitty notebook that’s about the size of 3″X4″ with a hard cover. This notebook resembles an address book, but it is not. This notebook is only filled with lined paper. I tried to use an address book, but that wasn’t possible. I developed specific categories and wrote on the top of the page each category. These included: Catalogs, Books, Work, Business, Fun sites, Hobbies, and Personal. There may be other categories that you can think of to use, and that’s fine. These have helped me tremendously. I carry this book everywhere. I consider it my “little black book.” I keep this out of sight, which means I never leave it out on any desk even at home.
Under the different categories I put the website or the URL address and then I write a Capital U: for Username and a Capital P: for Password. I fill them out accordingly. I use this constantly, and it has saved me from many headaches of waiting for the website to e-mail me my username and/or password.
Look into creating this “little black book” for your usernames and passwords. Keep it safe, and let no one; do you hear me no one near it. This is your life, and people could steal your identity. That little book costs less than $5.00. So for those of us whose memory is fragmented, this is a good investment. Then when you can’t seem to remember your password then you have a place to look. “The password is: look in your book.”
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