Since we all know several thousand words and numbers to infinity,

[Paper Roses]

Why the heck is it so hard to think up new passwords?

Computer Doc's coming tomorrow to fix a mess and I know I have to change a bunch of passwords. You'd think I had an IQ of 40. Having the darnedest time thinking up new passwords.

Am I the only one?

[7wo7rees]

1. Try this

[Chan790]

2. Want great passwords? Never have to think about them again?

Use sentences, not words...then compress.

Example: "Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue in 1492." becomes "CStheOBin1492"

Much easier to remember, provided you pick difficult to guess sentences of personal meaning that you would never ever paraphrase or compress in another way. (Quotes from self-written wedding vows work great)...much much more secure. Practically unguessable unless someone knows that you're using sentence-compression to generate passwords.

Another way to do this is using a codex (a substitution key. You know {A=1, B=2...} or {A=Z, B=Y, C=X...}then we all moved on to more complex ones like A=7, B=X)...though that requires you to carry the codex or memorize the encoded password. Using A=1, B=2, C=3...1=A, 2=B...a simple password "25Apple6" becomes "y11616125f". Using A=Z instead...it becomes "26zjjov6".