When it comes to computer passwords, we all have our own little techniques in their creation. For example, I obsessively memorize things and use them for my own good. So instead of creating my own accounts, I merely memorize the passwords of other people's and use theirs instead.

Oddly enough, as I was reading through my brother's work email, he wrote a letter to his boss regarding company passwords. So if you're in need of a new password, you might want to follow a suggestion from a "professional." Here is the content of the email:

From: David Lee
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 4:27 PM
To: Alan; Joe; Marc; James
Subject: passwords

Should I try to make the passwords good and complicated (for example: _*E!q(M#, `:}(1BE`, BoL`FDL5, gj=)wfIG, etc…) or have it follow a pattern such as: aaa1111 where a is a random letter and 1 is a random number?

Or… should I just make the passwords purely for simplicity (for example: kittens, ilovebirds, puffpaint, knitting, etc…) or use those but append numbers or whatever.

I personally like the first example, but it is quite the hurdle to remember it. I'm open for opinions, comments, or suggestions.

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David Lee

Poor DLee.    

Poor? Do you know how much money that boy makes?