Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Tech Tuesday Tip


Tech tips for the non-technical folks:

Passwords.

Love them?

Hate them?

Think yours is foolproof?

Try this site: http://howsecureismypassword.net/

It estimates how long it would take to break or crack your password.

I tested a few old passwords that I used to use.

1. 30 seconds
2. 13 minutes
3. 3 days

And one of my current favs:

4. 38 days

Now 38 days is pretty darn good.

One of the keys to having a good password is that it is one that you will remember, but others won't be able to guess.

So I came up with a new one, which looks like it would be perfect:

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