I generally follow my own advice when it comes to creating somewhat memorable passwords. I have a phrase that I abbreviate to create the base of my passwords then I add a few additional characters based on the system I’m creating the password for. With this system, if I’m unable to remember the specific password I’ve used to log into a particular site, I can probably guess the correct one within one or two attempts.
However, in the past few days I’ve been forced to “integrate” two of my log-ins with the site’s parent company: Yahoo! in the case of Flickr, and Google in the case of Blogger. I already had log-ins for both Yahoo! and Google but those passwords reflected those services. Now my Yahoo! password is my Flickr password and my GMail password is my Blogger password. My system is now broken as those passwords don’t follow my rules.
Maybe I’m complaining a bit too much but I do find it bothersome. Anyone else?
