Comments on: Why You Should Always FORGET Passwords

By: Elgin Stafford

Elgin Stafford — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:02:03 +0000

YES! I definitely feel your pain. It was just too hard trying to remember all of my passwords and it just seemed as if I kept getting more and more accounts for me to have passwords to. I think you should try Mitto! A free online safe and secure password manager.

I hope you get a chance to check us out.

Thanks!

Elgin Stafford
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By: Love

Love — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:12:49 +0000

My wife got on Roboform when she first really started using the internet a while ago and loves it. I was reluctant at first because it felt unsafe thinking that my passes were being saved.

But actually it works sweetly. I just keep one or two passes in my head. lol : )

Kenney

By: Dr. Ox

Dr. Ox — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:59:56 +0000

Great post, I have over 500 passwords and have them all stored in notepad, i’m constantly worried about my security, I have worked with Robo Form in the past but have actually had some problems with security.

I will try some of these other suggestions, thanks guys!

By: mblair

mblair — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:11:57 +0000

PasswordSafe is a rather nice free, open source program that is pretty secure and portable. I store about 2k passwords in it as well. While it doesn't have the robust browser integration of RoboForm you can quickly browse to a login URL from it and can do a quick copy/paste of usernames and passwords. Coupled with Mozy for backup and FolderShare or a thumb drive for portability across systems it makes for a pretty slick setup.

By: Slevi

Slevi — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 11:00:15 +0000

I must say that even if I don’t have 2000 passwords being used which personally I’d just see as way too extreme, I do go around with about 20 different passwords which tend to be unique username combinations to them as well and I’ve never actually needed any storage program to remember them.

Better yet, no matter how hard I try birthdates, phonenumbers, letter strings, etcetera are simply figures which after I have used them for a couple of times just don’t forget.

My first mobile phone number in example which is from 9 years ago by now, I still remember it clearly. My high school student number, no hard time recalling that either. The randomly generated keystring I got with my school mail account, it’s there alright. Birthdates of friends and family? I’m like a walking calendar.

Personally I would actually try not to rely too much on programs to store passwords, birthdates, etcetera. Although your brain might not be 100% failsafe at all times, especially when you age, to keep using it effectively is a way though to train it well. So by starting to store all your info into programs you’re not really doing your memory that much of a favor at all since it’s being reduced in how much it’s used.

Calendars, organizers, password storing, etcetera should simply function as a failsafe, not replace your brain.

By: FerRory

FerRory — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 20:28:39 +0000

I make combination of unique password. So it easy too remember.

By: Money Blue Book

Money Blue Book — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:39:15 +0000

I think I have more than 100 passwords for every conceivable website imaginable. I store all of them on my separate personal yahoo account using Yahoo email’s Notes function. It’s invaluable!

-Raymond (MONEY BLUE BOOK)

By: Janelle

Janelle — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:31:32 +0000

Hi Andy,

I am always very forgetful. Will try out the recommendations. Thanks!

By: Jonathan Armis

Jonathan Armis — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:59:32 +0000

Thanks Andy,

I read a post at http://www.JamesBrausch.com that said something about making life so that you never needed to keep passwords for yourself.

I ain’t that far along yet. Roboform (and now the back up of it) is fine by me.

By: Andy Beard

Andy Beard — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:20:25 +0000

I work on my recall on a daily basis but I prefer to do it on things which have a purpose