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Beating my head against the wall
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:30 pm
by Easto
My wife's sister is over at the house and setting up a gmail account. Should be no biggee but... I sit here trying to explain to them about secure passwords (she would have just used her birthday if I didn't step in) and then trying to explain about the "challenge" quesitons i.e. when they ask what high school did you go to, you answer green or something that doesn't apply.
They all just think it should be something easy like birthdays, phone numbers, address... D'oh!
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:34 pm
by Humboldt
Say your words and step back.
Advice can only be offered, not forced.
If nothing else, show her the google of "identity theft" and maybe that will help.
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 12:01 am
by Easto
No problem.
It just kills me seeing people at work and all over the place using their kid's brithdays and easy stuff like that as passwords. I've had a few people at my desk while I'm logging into this or that and they always comment that I seem to use really long passwords.
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 12:04 am
by Humboldt
Water on a duck...let it roll off.
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 4:16 am
by YARDofSTUF
Ya it took awhile for my mother to see the light but she finally did. The people that shock me the most are the ones that use password for their password.
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:14 am
by The Dude
And then you get the ones that actually use a complicated password but stick it to their monitor on a post it note so they don't forget it
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:55 am
by CableDude
One of the reasons I want to get out of the field.....the people.
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:59 am
by CableDude
My password is going to expire in 13 days....lol.
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:23 am
by RoundEye
CableDude wrote:One of the reasons I want to get out of the field.....the people.
That’s exactly why I got out of the field. Bikes don’t ask totally stupid questions when you work on them and they don’t get mad when you work on a black one.
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 12:23 am
by MissTynker2
Ain't it just tons of fun? Kinda goes along with the ones who repeatedly ask...and yes...I said repeatedly....where's the any key?? lolol!!!
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:57 am
by chimdogger
Easto wrote:My wife's sister is over at the house and setting up a gmail account. Should be no biggee but... I sit here trying to explain to them about secure passwords (she would have just used her birthday if I didn't step in) and then trying to explain about the "challenge" quesitons i.e. when they ask what high school did you go to, you answer green or something that doesn't apply.
They all just think it should be something easy like birthdays, phone numbers, address... D'oh!
What's her birthday? I will send her a surprise gift.
