Passwords
May 8, 2008I counted approximately 48 things I frequently use, most daily, that require passwords -
Home and work PC
12 software programs for work
Work phone login
Work kitchen entrance code
4 private email accounts
3 forums
Blog
Online banking
ATM machine
Switch pin number
Mastercard pin number
Online card payment
Prayer facility code
2 online magazine subscriptions
Mobile phone customer service + online service
About 16 online shops (used at least once in the last 6 months)
I don’t have 48 different passwords, probably 15, but I change these every couple of months. Everyday repetitively typing the same meaningless randomly chosen words, an old password I once had was “butrosbutrosghali”?!! Anyone who has tried to learn a new language will know that repetition = memorisation.
So to utilise this banal action I thought it may be a good idea to change my passwords to words I want to memorise. Like difficult Arabic words I have trouble remembering, or even better, memorising words from a Quranic dictionary so as to better familiarise with the vocabulary of the Quran. Could use the names of famous sahaba, short du’a etc etc…
Just an idea, may seem insignificant but everything we do, every moment will be accounted for.
