08-05-2021, 09:05 AM
Regarding passwords, Nick says use a different one on each site but this means having to remember dozens of passwords. Often recommended are passwords with random letters and symbols but remembering them is impossible, I usually use test gear for mine EG HP3903b!£ but still have a book stuffed full of passwords and user names .I often have no idea what username i've used in the past, nevermind about the password, as i often have to get creative to come up with a different unique one; my mind can jump to some odd places, so am often gobsmacked at the weird and wonderfull names I've come up with in the past.
Some sites ask for your birthdate, I often get emails saying for example "Happy Birthday Algernon Precipice" from The Brotherhood of Compound Steam Engine Fanciers on random dates having put in any old date into a site form years ago. Security questions are another source of confusion, most are straight forward and easy to remember like birthplace but as I get older am often stumped when asked questions like "what was your mothers uncle Neds favourite cat?" which is a head scratcher.
Andy.
Some sites ask for your birthdate, I often get emails saying for example "Happy Birthday Algernon Precipice" from The Brotherhood of Compound Steam Engine Fanciers on random dates having put in any old date into a site form years ago. Security questions are another source of confusion, most are straight forward and easy to remember like birthplace but as I get older am often stumped when asked questions like "what was your mothers uncle Neds favourite cat?" which is a head scratcher.
Andy.
