The resounding answer to both of these questions is a big bold NO!
Now comes the important part, why you should make sure that there is a Computer Bible in your house! How do I get one and just what the heck is it? And do I really need one?
Please read on and I will explain it all, and I bet it will make a whole bunch of sense to you once you open your eyes and see why you should have this neat tool at your home or work space.
Since the boom of the internet and all the ways in which we use modern technology, one thing has become increasingly difficult for me personally, and I am sure I am not alone. As a matter of fact, I know that I am not alone, because I have asked many people what their one (most prevalent) peeve is about modern day life......
Inevitably, it will have something to do with computers, social media and the need for passwords to prevent or at least slow down the opportunities to Hack into your space on the World Wide Web. Whether you use social media to converse with friends and family, or whether you use social media to broaden your horizons or work and play together, Your ability to keep yourself safe and your information safe on social media is to have strong passwords to protect your property. Just as we have locks on our doors to keep out strangers, so we need locks on our 'CYBERSPACE" to keep it safe and secure too. We don't want to find that our BLOGS, FACEBOOK PAGE, WEBSITE, OR any other place where we work and play can be easily taken over by HACKERS!
This is where the Computer Bible comes in! My Computer Bible is a beautiful hand bound leather covered blank book where I keep a list of all my passwords.
What is in there? All of my logins, my accounts and every password to every social media site I use. My Twitter name and password, Facebook names and passwords, my passwords to courses I take on other peoples sites, my cpanel log in and User names. Anything that I do that requires a Username and Password is recorded in my Computer Bible! When a password changes, the date and new password are logged in as well.
You may ask, why do this? Well from experience, I know that as I get older, I don't remember things as well as I used to. One of my websites was lost, because I could not remember the password and has lost the page where the information was located. I was not very organized at that time, because I didn't have the need. I could remember these things and a whole lot more. Then came that inevitable day, when I could NOT remember and I wasn't organized enough.
Now I know and have been taught by several of my "computer guru friends", that keeping a Computer Bible is a necessity. And just like a Family Bible that has a special place in your home, so your Computer Bible should have a place that is safe, secure, and accessible should you need it.
You see for me this is very important, because I also use this book to keep all my Affiliate Logins and Passwords, my blogging Passwords, and anything that I do on the web for pleasure or for profit. Because I do a lot of blogging for pleasure, I donate whatever monies I make, to charities that mean something to me. If ever the day should come and I can no longer do this myself, there will be all the information there for someone else to take over should they want to continue doing what I do now. My Computer Bible is not only my #1 reference guide, but it is also all the information anyone could need or want should I no longer be able to continue. Like the family Bible, it has a special place and only a few people know where that is. You don't want all your hard work falling into the hands of someone who really doesn't care as much as you do.
Working in Cyberspace, has it's benefits and it's pitfalls, don't let forgetting passwords and logins be one of yours. Life is so much easier, with so many less things to remember. A quick flip through my Computer Bible, lands me in the place that I need to be, and gives me the information that I seek, without sweating bullets or trying hundreds of different passwords to unlock what you remembered you put there yesterday.....or was that last week or last month?????
This is a great idea. I like to use an address book for my "Computer Bible" then I can organize things alphabetically.
ReplyDeleteYes, that works too, I just like the idea of having them in a special place so that there is no losing them.
DeleteI use an address book too just like Mary Beth! It really is important to keep a journal or book on your log in information and passwords for every site. I would be lost without mine.
ReplyDeleteWell, I haven't been lost now for quite a while....glad to see it works for you too!
DeleteI would never be able to remember all my complicated passwords, and I don't really want to store them in the cloud. I currently keep them on a Rolodex because it's easier for me to use than a book.
ReplyDeleteGlad that works for you, I find that a little too open and available to anyones eyes....but that's me.
DeleteI'm debating doing this in book form, it's a very good idea. I'm using another system right now, but this has been in the back of my mind
ReplyDeleteI find that the book works really well for me. I don't like keeping my information readily available to anyone who might sit at my desk, so my Bible is in a drawer safely tucked away. I have tabs for those passwords that I know I need more often and different categories of tabs. One for my associates logins, one for my computer class logins, one for my computer information like windows logins, and different codes used for computer systems like my Windows logins, etc. I was once lost and I will never have that happen again. Age can be a cruel teacher.
ReplyDeleteOh what a great and simple idea, you would think that coming from an engineering background that I would be a more organized. I can't tell you how many times I had to use "Forgot My Password" as I have them scattered all over the place. Thanks for a very simple solution.
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