Tips for Remembering Your Passwords.

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By Eric James


Everyone is increasingly growing dependent upon technology, the Internet and computers. Every single day, tens of millions of men or women surf the web for entertainment, work and pleasure. The time spent on the web is growing for all of us as many more applications become available. Everyone can now watch episodes of our favorite programs on the web, order groceries and pay bills. But, this means that we are storing more information on the Internet than previously. However, this also means that quite often you fail to remember your passwords, especially passwords that are complicated or have been given to us by website owners.

Should you do lose your password, the essential thing to remember is not to panic or fret. This occurs on a regular basis to everyone. If you do forget your password, nearly all websites allow you to send in a forgotten password ticket. This will allow you to register for a brand new password. This should typically be quite simple and automatic yet it is often a hassle. Occasionally you will have to contact the admin in order to request another password. However, this can create additional problems though, what happens if you forget the security questions and answers! Again, no one should get worried because website owners are used to people forgetting account information. You may have to contact an administrator and provide evidence the account really does belong to you.

What can you do if you keep forgetting passwords? Well, prevention is often called the best cure. There are a lot of ways to help. First of all, nearly all browsers offer the ability to save your username and password details to the browser. This is helpful as you will not have to fill in username and password information each time you want to log into a website. But this is actually unsafe and should only be done if you are sure the information is definitely safe (in other words you should not utilize this feature if you share a computer or it is in a public place). Furthermore, storing username and password information to your web browser can only be accessed from one computer. If you go to another computer and cannot remember your passwords, you will not be able to access the saved information from your home computer.

An alternative option is to use online password management software. These enable you to save username and password information just like with your web browser but instead you save them on a website. To do this, sign-up for a password manager service and start saving your password details. You will then always be able to retrieve your username and password regardless of where you are and regardless of the time. Many websites may also even have form filling functionality which automatically submits your username and password details. This takes out a lot of the annoyance that may impede your browsing experience. Many online password management services also feature book marking functionalities. You could use one service to bookmark favorite sites and then save username and passwords for them. This is an excellent tip at saving time. You may find that you waste a lot of time on the net and by using these services you can make surfing the web less of a chore.

It should be noted that is important to maintain safe password practices. You should never tell anyone else your password and you should make sure you have a secure password. Passwords should be 8 characters long or more and be created with a random collection of letters and numbers (if you want to beeven safer then you should include lower and upper cased characters and special characters such as ! or $). However, the safer your password is, the harder it is to remember it normally which is why password managers are useful. In conclusion, if you do forget your password or you worry your accounts are not secure enough then you should definitely try an online password manager to organize your passwords for you.




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