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veronica_mars) wrote2006-10-03 03:49 am
veronica_mars) wrote2006-10-03 03:49 am
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Here’s a little bit of advice from me to you – I won’t even charge you for it. Password-protect your computer. And if you do, do yourself a favor; I know your cat is special to you and that maybe the name of your boyfriend is so obvious that nobody would ever guess it, but pick something that has absolutely no meaning whatsoever. Here are some examples of passwords that I would never ever use:
Backup
DuncanKane
KaneDuncan
LoganEcholls
EchollsLogan
LillyKane
KaneLilly
Do you see a pattern? Besides, if my password was “DuncanKane” and someone happened to crack it, people might think I was just the eensiest bit obsessed – which is never good. Here are some of my discarded passwords, however, which will help make for a secure computer:
!lb1qvux?p7
222x-qsvu7t,
#9^^vlp/\09
8z86uilm09+++
Don’t use those. Random combinations published on the internet are never the safest bet.
It’s also a good idea to password protect your screensaver, preferably with a different code than the first one. This ensures that if you have to leave your computer for any length of time, and logging out or shutting down is not your favorite option, your files will at least be protected from prying eyes.
Your hidden secrets will remain hidden and nobody will be able to use them against you. Trust me when I say that I learned this the hard way. If I’d password-protected my computer, then Duncan probably never would have run off to Cuba. Then again, Dad probably wouldn’t have chased after him… oh, and mom wouldn’t have run off with our fifty-grand reward.
Leaving your computer unprotected is pretty much equivalent to airing your dirty laundry. Nothing good can come of either.
Muse: Veronica Mars
Fandom: Veronica Mars
Word Count: 283
Backup
DuncanKane
KaneDuncan
LoganEcholls
EchollsLogan
LillyKane
KaneLilly
Do you see a pattern? Besides, if my password was “DuncanKane” and someone happened to crack it, people might think I was just the eensiest bit obsessed – which is never good. Here are some of my discarded passwords, however, which will help make for a secure computer:
!lb1qvux?p7
222x-qsvu7t,
#9^^vlp/\09
8z86uilm09+++
Don’t use those. Random combinations published on the internet are never the safest bet.
It’s also a good idea to password protect your screensaver, preferably with a different code than the first one. This ensures that if you have to leave your computer for any length of time, and logging out or shutting down is not your favorite option, your files will at least be protected from prying eyes.
Your hidden secrets will remain hidden and nobody will be able to use them against you. Trust me when I say that I learned this the hard way. If I’d password-protected my computer, then Duncan probably never would have run off to Cuba. Then again, Dad probably wouldn’t have chased after him… oh, and mom wouldn’t have run off with our fifty-grand reward.
Leaving your computer unprotected is pretty much equivalent to airing your dirty laundry. Nothing good can come of either.
Muse: Veronica Mars
Fandom: Veronica Mars
Word Count: 283