Do you ever forgot your password?

Indonesia
April 1, 2009 4:53am CST
Hi there, meet me again Do you ever forgot your password? Automatic Banking Machines, E-mail, or even mylot passwords? Well i once forgot my banking machine password, and almost loose my card at final attempt, luckily i got bang on my head, and realized that i'm entering wrong card so that's why i cannot login into my bank account do you have this kind experiences? Have you ever had bad experiences about it?
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60 responses
• United States
1 Apr 09
I am usually good with passwords. When i make a password, i say it over and over again for a while, and sometimes write it down. Only once have i lost a password, but it wasnt to anything important, only an instant messenger, so i didnt loose to much out of it.
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• Indonesia
3 Apr 09
you have a good memory, it's rare to meet people like you who have good memories Have a nice day
• Philippines
2 Apr 09
Yes I am forgetful on some things and I have these problems as I use different usernames and passwords on some sites. Thats why in my primary email address, I have a folder of "Passwords" because sometimes I requests my password. There was a time that I can't really remember the pin number and my atm card has been blocked so the bank has to replaced my atm card.
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• Indonesia
3 Apr 09
waa as long as I see ... there's a lot of mylotter who has this same problem, forgetful ... including me it's like a blank screen in the head
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
2 Apr 09
Hey maxi! I am always forgetting or getting my passwords confused with each other! I have to write them down for each account or I totally will not know one from another! I just have too many different account with too many different ID's and passwords to keep them all straight in my head! I have almost been locked out of some important account so I have finally learned to keep them all in a little book!
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• Indonesia
3 Apr 09
switching passwords? It's a commonly things happen to everybody, including me, that's why i'm also got wrong switching password with my banking cards well at least we learn something from the mistakes Happy mylotting Opal
@itsme_cha (504)
• United States
1 Apr 09
yes it happen to me many times that i forgot my password. its so frustrating if you forget your password because you need to re do it again. i think its better to have an easy password where you wont forget something that easy to remember. happy posting!!!
• Indonesia
3 Apr 09
ya it's better to have an easy password for ourselves, but not as easy for everone, so it is really secure
@eselmaro (208)
• Philippines
2 Apr 09
Always. I have a lot of accounts and I want to thank you "forgot password and hint" for being there as always. It is really hard to find to protect your email and account especially if it is money matters. Thus, the only way I can do is make different password for different accounts. I have been a victim of this already and I don't want it to happen again.
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• Indonesia
3 Apr 09
victim? lol i think it's because of your own fault, so why did you called yourself as a victim? hehe but yaa the "button" is really helpful
@xhaylea (361)
1 Apr 09
Ohh i always forget my passwords, well sometimes, I think im gonna have to start writing them all down in order to remember them, Some of them are all the same though so thats easy enough, and most of them ive now put on remember lol
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• Indonesia
3 Apr 09
You'd better start it from now on but keep it in secure place, and change it a little bit hard to spell
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
7 Apr 09
There are times that this has happened to me, and it can be annoying. I try to always use the same password of forms of that password on all of the sites I am with, but you never know from time to time when I do forget and then you have to wait until later to get into a site or something due to it as well.
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• Indonesia
9 Apr 09
In a waiting time really feels like it takes forever ... i mean a long time awaiting
@jdyrj777 (6530)
• United States
4 Apr 09
I have the simplest solution. I just dont remember to begin with that way i can not forget. Lol!!! I have a loose leaf address book made by Cambridge. I not only keep phone numbers and addresses but also ID's and passwords.
@jdyrj777 (6530)
• United States
6 Apr 09
No way its gonna get lost. LOL!!! It constantly remains at my deskside. In my bedroom. Nobody goes there except me and my cats. I use it all the time everyday. Right next to my sims2 game. They are going no where.
• Indonesia
9 Apr 09
good to know, that it is safe at the place alright then have a nice day jdyrj777
• Indonesia
6 Apr 09
Ouuww my ... so you lose your book contains ID and passwords?is this what you mean?that's dissaster, i wonder why you still can be laugh
@CJay77 (4438)
• Australia
9 Apr 09
Hi maxilimian! I can't remember if I ever forgotten my passwords, I don't have much anyway and I pretty much used the same in everything. I guess that's very lucky that you bang your head, lol.
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• Indonesia
10 Apr 09
Hello CJay, LoL maybe haha, but i must remember or i cannot withdrawn my money now i remember, it's important things hehe
• United States
6 Apr 09
I know you're suppose to memorize your password, but when there are so many things that require a password it's hard to keep up with them all. I have mine written down and the only ones I committed to memory are the ones I use almost daily, like email. I did forget one of my passwords once and couldn't find where I'd written it down. I just followed the instructions the site gave for retrieving it.
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• Indonesia
7 Apr 09
The problems we might find if we write down on a paper is lose it and it can be found by other people, so they will know our passwords .. i guess the safe way to keep it os on electronic gadget
@prajnith (941)
• India
1 Apr 09
i don't know any of my email,mylot,paypal,orkut.. passwords.. everything is managed by roboform but i have to change my password to something that i can remember as i might face problem later in case am working on system and i don't have roboform and my saved data..
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• United States
1 Apr 09
yikes! I've also been really reliant on firefox to manage all my web passwords, to the point that I've forgotten some of them! When I try to log on from school, I am greeted with an empty password field, haha.
@prajnith (941)
• India
1 Apr 09
ya am thinking of changing all my passwords i don't wanna end up doing trail and error in password box
• Indonesia
2 Apr 09
what do you mean by roboform? is it somekind of software to manage the passwords? well the risk is when they got error, you will completely lose all of it becarefull
• United States
1 Apr 09
I recently forgot my online banking password. They had this extensive requirement for passwords, where it had to be over 12 letters, PLUS 2 numbers, PLUS a mix of capitals and lowercase letters. Crazy! This is for an account that I rarely use, and when I tried to log in a couple of weeks ago, I completely drew a blank. I couldn't remember it for the life of me! I had to reset the whole thing which required a ton of verification documents and the like. On a funny note, I was sitting in my professor's office the other day and he had this Microsoft Word document open. He explained that he kept all his web passwords in the document, and was bragging how he's never forgotten a password in his life. I cringe at how NOT secure that method is!!!
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• Indonesia
3 Apr 09
Really crazy how can it be so hard! hehe, but considering as hard things to remember, it is very secure for your account, but you are right, it is not less secure to keep password on the computer, the only things secure in this world is only in our brain
• China
2 Apr 09
I am never worried my PW because i back up all my PW (network,bank,life)in the safe place,for example in notebook,mobile,computer.But your backup should be protect. If i forget my PW i could find them conveniently.
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• Indonesia
5 Apr 09
Did you also make a password for your notebook, mobile, computer to make it very secure?
• China
2 Apr 09
maybe that's not a safy way,especially writting the bank secret codes on the notebook or mobiles.a small advice.
@kingpong (166)
• Philippines
4 Apr 09
i think every one has lost or has forgotten their passwords at one point in their life. if you own your own computer, you can download software to save your passwords. I have tried using one software before and it thus work. I also save important information including account names in my GMAIL Docs so i can access it anywhere if i need it. Dont ever write your passwords on a piece of paper, its not safe.
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• Indonesia
6 Apr 09
At this time, i don't need a software to manage my passwords, i just don't feel it suit for me, especially the important one
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
2 Apr 09
I did forget my bank password and a few other passwords. That is because I deleted my password manager and went to look for it, but it was no longer made by the author. I did have the passwords in a file on my computer, but could not access it. So I looked for a new password manager and then had to go back to the sites, etc. and ask them for the passwords. And some i had to practically jump through hoops so that I could get new ones. Luckily Pc Magazine had a copy of that old password manager and then I got my passwords back. Banking machines are easy as the passwords are usually just four words.
• Indonesia
6 Apr 09
You are very lucky i never use password manager to protect my passwords on computer, it's more easy to me to keep it on cellphones with passwords protection to make it secure since computer can be attack by virus or can be damage, and cannot always bring it to everywhere i go
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
2 Apr 09
I do not forget my password for my email accounts and ATMs because I keep using the same quite regularly and when you continue to make use of your password, they somehow automatically get stored in your brain. Else, I keep a digital diary with me to remind me of my pass-words for various opertions, in case my memory fails.
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• Indonesia
6 Apr 09
There's rare meet people who has strong memories like you, but electronics gadget can be a helpful things for people likes me
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
3 Apr 09
Hi friend! Yes, that happens to me, due to the many passwords I have to keep. There are times when my password for my BPI ATM card is being mistaken for my EON Card. Ha!ha!ha! Also my passwords in my online activities would jumble sometimes. So now I am just using one password so that I will not forget anymore, except for some sensitive account that I really have to protect with unique password to make sure it is really secured.
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• Indonesia
6 Apr 09
Hi Salonga! Same things happen just like me! yep we do need to make one unique passwords for the most important account to prevent from unwanted things ...
@nanajanet (4436)
• United States
2 Apr 09
My banking one, and email one I never forget, but still have them written somewhere. My sister, husband and daughter all have my PWs, too, just in case. I use Roboform (downloaded it for free and upgraded it this year) for my computer ones and have copies of the list elsewhere, too, if I need to retrieve them and am not on my own computer. I do not use words for passwords, I use randomly, generated ones from Roboform that are very secure. Most passwords that are stolen are words or a part of a person's life like a phone number, address, birth date, which is not good.
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• Indonesia
6 Apr 09
yep, what you mentioned above is not safe to keep as a passwords, just make it a little bit complex so it is difficult for everyone to know your password nice tips nanajanet
@frygirl (382)
• United States
2 Apr 09
thats so funy because that sounds just like me i do that kind of stuff all the time i even forgot my password to my ebay account the other day i mean how stupid can i get and the sad part about some of them is its accounts that i use all the time so i should know the passwords and its not like i have a lot on my mind because i dont have to worry about getting to wor on time or getting kids ready for school because i dont have those things in my life.
• Indonesia
6 Apr 09
Well sometimes we could have a blank things on the head, and suddenly we forgot all of the important things we routinely do
@csrobins (1120)
• United States
2 Apr 09
Yeah! I used to all the time! There just becoming too many places that require passwords that I cannot keep up...I started keeping them in a log. I thought about making them all the same but I am scared someone will find out one and I will be very screwed. I have way too many online accounts-it's out of control.
• Indonesia
6 Apr 09
Your worried is reasonable, bad things can be happen anytime, so it's better to prevent it from unwanted event