Comments on Coffee Bean Goddess: Password Paranoia

Louise, good point. And you're right, of course. T...

2008-06-30T15:40:00.000-07:00

Louise, good point. And you're right, of course. Trouble is, we don't always have access to feedback, durn it.

Jo, you lil rascal -- I looked under the coffee mugs and everthang but did I see a recipe? Huh? Noooooooo. There you are, tantalizing us again.

Oh, say, Dee, to change the subject. Have you eve...

2008-06-30T07:21:00.000-07:00

Oh, say, Dee, to change the subject. Have you ever tried butter tarts? They are a Canadian treat and for the first time in 13 years since I married the Old Guy I finally made some. Oh, my. I have found his soft spot.

Oy, passwords! The bane of my husband's (Old Guy)...

2008-06-30T07:20:00.000-07:00

Oy, passwords! The bane of my husband's (Old Guy) existence. He is forever forgetting what password he used for what account. My system is easier. I use three different passwords interchangeably. I knew that I'd get lost in a maze of passwords if I had more and so far, knock on the computer monitor, I haven't gotten into any trouble.

I'm paper's number one fan but pen and paper doesn...

2008-06-30T06:05:00.000-07:00

I'm paper's number one fan but pen and paper doesn't always cut it -

I write for one of these little bit of (free) softwares/applications.
Sometimes you just need to see how trustworthy an application is before well...trusting it.And usually the best way to do that is hearing user feedback.

Louise

I'm laughing, John, but Graham is right. Don't you...

2008-06-30T04:43:00.000-07:00

I'm laughing, John, but Graham is right. Don't you hate that we have to be so wary? I'll tell you what, though -- as much as I love computers and where they can take us, it's wise to keep up one's allegiance with good old-fashioned paper records.

I thought I'd found the perfect solution in a litt...

2008-06-30T01:38:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd found the perfect solution in a little piece of (free) software that promised to manage user names and passwords for me, filling in forms and such on need.

I was just about to fire it up and use it for the first time when Graham saved me from my foolishness:

"Don't you know that's the worst bit of spyware ever, ever, ever, you silly old fool?"

So I reverted to my little green notebook, protected only by my awful handwriting... :-)

Maggie, I suspect you and I do the same forbidden ...

2008-06-29T20:14:00.000-07:00

Maggie, I suspect you and I do the same forbidden thing: we keep our user names and passwords in a handy little notebook, written down and vulnerable. Phooie, I say. Without that notebook, I'd be dead in the water should inevitable computer glitches occur.

Bonnie, that verification message from Windows Live does sound suspicious. Were I you, I think I'd email them, asking what's going on.

Wendy, you're right about the user names. Some sites really put you through a lot of hoops before you finally find one not already taken. What you end up with, of course, is usually ridiculous.

Maybe the devil really IS in the details.

Pesky passwords are tough, but those darned user n...

2008-06-29T19:10:00.000-07:00

Pesky passwords are tough, but those darned user names are tougher for me, since those are the ones where I tend to get fuddled, especially on sites where there are too many rules about those names. Of course, those seem to be the same sites that offer no help to discover that magic name. Fie on them!

Strange this should be the topic. Once again Windo...

2008-06-29T16:50:00.000-07:00

Strange this should be the topic. Once again Windows Live sent an email to my alternate box for me to confirm I wanted to change my password. I never try to change a password, or rarely ever anywhere.

So who is trying to get into my email account over there? Had I confirmed I sure wouldn't have gotten in as I wouldn't know what password someone is using.

Maybe I should of been carrying goodies.

Yeah, I think I will keep leaving you notes here. ...

2008-06-29T16:41:00.000-07:00

Yeah, I think I will keep leaving you notes here. Yes, I do just what people say not to with the hoards of passwords.