5 tips to avoid "forget password"

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Web 2.0 is fun. So many websites, so many accounts. But…

it can be sometimes difficult to remember passwords. More so, if you don’t use same password on all sites. In addition to this…

every site has it’s own rules, some do not accept numbers. Others want one capital letter. Or minimum 8 letters.

It’s difficult to remember all passwords. Sometimes people end up in creating a new account all over again!

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Here are a few tips that can help you save your time and avoid going to “forgot your password” link again :

Write down your passwords in your e-mail drafts
We rarely forget email password. As it is used daily. And it is not used by anyone else.

It’s a good idea is to store passwords in a draft e-mail. As a reference point to access your passwords.

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Site Variable
Want same password on all websites? That could be risky! One trick to avoid the risk is to add site name in front of the common password for example
For digg : mypassdigg
For gmail : mypassgmail
For yahoo : mypassYahoo

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While opening your account
Most of the sites offer “hints” and secret questions to your password.
Think twice before you set a hint or secret question. Try to keep an easy hint that you can remember. Spend 5 minutes at this time to avoid any hours of problems in the future.

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Use Simple passwords for not so important websites
The simple passwords like 123456 or 1234 can be used on simple classified sites like craigslist etc.
Or any site where you don’t have any important info. This could be like your master key for all the sites.Never use them for your e-mail though!

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Co-relate your passwords
Our mind stores information in relation to things. For instance,
if you have a password “Asia” you can easily remember, if u think of “biggest continent in the world”. Or if your password is “5897″ last 4 digits of your cell number.

Make your own relations with the password. And even if you forget them. You can co-relate to remind yourself quickly!

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