PC utilities: Poll: How do you keep track of all your passwords?
- 3/13/09 2:14 PM
Excel for Photobucket, my brain for everything else
by reynald_g - 3/14/09 2:56 PM In reply to: Poll: How do you keep track of all your passwords? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Since I have many albums on Photobucket, it's hard to keep track of the different albums passwords. However for everything else I use the same password with a little change/extra to them.
written and stored
by DLDBlana - 3/14/09 3:54 PM In reply to: Poll: How do you keep track of all your passwords? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Since I carry from house to office and use with desktop & laptop it helped me to keep a copy written and stored on an external hardrive, so any glitches I dont lose them Phew!
Keeping up with my passwords.
by carkinalred - 3/14/09 4:26 PM In reply to: Poll: How do you keep track of all your passwords? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
This may or may not be a good idea but I could not keep up with my passwords either. I solved my problem by using the same password for all of my programs that I use on a regular basis.
Angellove
Roboform2Go
by scarletgem - 3/14/09 6:54 PM In reply to: Poll: How do you keep track of all your passwords? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
http://www.roboform.com/pass2go.html
password protected
How do you keep track of all yours passwords?
by chuckie01 - 3/14/09 6:58 PM In reply to: Poll: How do you keep track of all your passwords? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I enter my passwords on my pda.
KEEPING TRACK OF PASSWORDS
by DANIELNEUMAN - 3/14/09 7:06 PM In reply to: Poll: How do you keep track of all your passwords? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I burn them on a CD and keep it in a very safe place.
Email them to OutLook Express
by 01archie - 3/14/09 7:38 PM In reply to: Poll: How do you keep track of all your passwords? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Should the OS crash, I can still access Outlook Express. I put the the password/ID and email add. used for that particular site on one email titled "Logg In ID's" in a special folder which I constantly email as "forward" to myself.
has saved me lotts of hassle.
Another thing Ive learned about 'Creating New ID's for Yahoo, Drop your Cookies level to the Lowest setting before going thru the entire process of resetting the new ID OR password.
I keep them in a file on my computer
by russtuttle - 3/14/09 7:46 PM In reply to: Poll: How do you keep track of all your passwords? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I keep all my user names and passwords in a file on my computer. I use Microsoft Excel and use an entry password. My data is backed up weekly on an external drive, and I keep another copy on my laptop. I also use Microsoft "Windows Live Sync" to move files between my computers.
combination of brainpower and email dbase storage
by dlynwild1 - 3/14/09 8:05 PM In reply to: Poll: How do you keep track of all your passwords? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
THANKS for posting this topic - I learned some great tips from others here!
Brainpower and naming conventions -
I use different password "categories" for different security levels. I use a combination of elements to build my passwords: acronyms for phrases, philosophies and dates that are meaningful only to me; upper case; lower case; symbols (when sites allow); I interchange numbers and symbols for letters (eg., 3 for E); I have old GIS/network passwords and several 6-digit numeric telephone passcodes from a job 15 yrs ago that I'll never forget, so I intersperse them with acronyms; sometimes I use a sequence of numbers from the telephone keypad, to spell a word. I use general themes for categories of passwords and usernames. I make up user names that are different from the handles in my email addresses (which don't have my name in any of them).
Storage and retrieval -
I haven't made the leap to a smartphone yet (I love my 3.2 mp cam-phone too much), so I just use MS Outlook as my password database because its always running when I'm online; email is involved in password setup and reset for most online accounts and activities; and, I use Outlook as an my inital info manager when browsing/searching a new topic.
In a Draft email to myself (I never actually mail it), I type or paste in the password, username, secure login URL, answers to any secret questions (without the questions), etc. The subject line has the name or acronym for the account. When I reset a password, receive a confirmation or activation email, I'll paste in any info needed for updates. Also, anytime I come across a link for direct contact with live help chat or customer service (which is often deeply buried in a site's help section), I open the draft and paste it in for easy future retrieval. If I later have correspondence or transcripts for resolved (or unresolved!) issues, I set up a sub-folder for that account, and store it there.
The email drafts are all stored in an "accts" folder with sub-folders by category, so I can just scan the subject lines to find the account. I periodically copy the "accts" folder's data file ("accts.dbx") to backup media and an external hard drive, which are stored separately in secure locations. Of course, my pc is password protected and my user account is separate from the admin account.
My laptop is home most of the time, but if I take it somewhere, or I leave home for several days (or any other time theft is a risk), I simply move the "accts.dbx" file out of the Outlook folder on the pc (after backing it up), on to a flash drive on my key ring. When I need a password on the road, I just plug in the flash drive, and change Message Stores in Outlook (Tools - Options - Maintenance), to open the "accts.dbx" file in Outlook. When done, I delete the .dbx file from the laptop, for the remainder of my travel.
I considered setting up this folder scheme in my yahoo or gmail accounts online, but if someone hacked into their servers they'd get my entire repository of security secrets!
Roboform to go
by dkreiss - 3/14/09 11:16 PM In reply to: Poll: How do you keep track of all your passwords? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I use Roboform and Roboform to go - there is a version to put on your flash drive that you can use on any computer - best thing I ever did for passwords.
tracking passwords
by searcher14 - 3/15/09 11:11 AM In reply to: Poll: How do you keep track of all your passwords? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Some time ago, I composed a two collumn 16 page duel sided alphabatized list (I'm formatting a new one now). It has worked fine for me! I also leave plenty of blank spaces for new entries. You dont have to type all of that, type once and cut-n-paste your pattern. The biggest thing is doing a manual 'bubble sort." 
Memory and Levenger.com's Web Address, ID & Password Book...
by NorthBeachnik - 3/15/09 1:26 PM In reply to: Poll: How do you keep track of all your passwords? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
...made of the most exquisite paper and very small, easily fits in jacket pockets, hidden compartments, secret drawers and home safes, bank safety deposit boxes, etc.
Certain passwords I change often ( e.g. online banking, Paypal and eBay accounts. Other passwords I change rarely (e.g. the password to access my computer itself and to access admin rights).
I keep my I.D. and Passwords updated in my book designed for this from Levenger's mail catalogue (or website, www.levenger.com). Levenger also has an Outlet Store on eBay but it takes patience to wait for exactly what you're looking for. Many private sellers seem to sell a lot of new, unused Levenger products so that's another option.
The book is kept hidden in a place that my partner knows about and has access to so that she can deal with things in case I die or am incapacitated.
Easy system for secure passwords.
by jcord51 - 3/15/09 2:18 PM In reply to: Poll: How do you keep track of all your passwords? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
What I do is have a standard word, say a 6 digit name which I use as the base for all passwords simply adding the first 2 or 3 letters of the site name to differentiate them. Simple, effective and safe with the option to add numerics or whatever an easy option. Try it.
Passwords
by bushta - 3/16/09 8:02 AM In reply to: Poll: How do you keep track of all your passwords? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I keep them written down, not locked up, but not in plain sight. They are hand written in Kanji and even if you can read them you have to figure out the system. I also have numbers included in the passwords which replace or separate the alphabet characters that are used since most of the sites I go to don't allow Kanji to be typed in. Some are written in English so you would have to translate the word first.
Tracking passwords
by sparkyg55 - 3/16/09 3:43 PM In reply to: Poll: How do you keep track of all your passwords? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
i do write them down but i never write the entire password. Using names only i know and corresponding numbers . For example alexander 1234567 would be written al67. Hope that helps
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