Comments on Daring Librarian, The: 10 Super Geeky Tips for the New Year

Here is an actual article on passwords just posted...

2012-01-30T21:58:38.787-05:00

Here is an actual article on passwords just posted on Gizmodo.
http://gizmodo.com/5880448/giz-explains-your-passwords-suck

Thanks David! YAY you! I guess in the age of respe...

2012-01-16T11:36:45.694-05:00

Thanks David! YAY you! I guess in the age of respecting digital transparency when you have a passionate response, it's validated by singing your name to it. Otherwise could be spammish.
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Colin...LOVE the XKCD comic! Thank you! I'm gonna add that to the post because they also are Creative Commons!

Completely agree! Here is a comic on passwords by ...

2012-01-14T22:34:42.072-05:00

Completely agree!
Here is a comic on passwords by someone who IS an expert in this area.

http://xkcd.com/936/

Gwyneth-- My name's David. I don't feel...

2012-01-09T20:47:00.423-05:00

Gwyneth--

My name's David.

I don't feel like getting another username/password combination to maintain, and I'm not clear how giving you a name would somehow render the points more valid. Just sayin.

I'm glad you chose to post the comments nonetheless.

Dear "Healey Acquisitions" (really?) Di...

2012-01-08T10:40:23.524-05:00

Dear "Healey Acquisitions" (really?) Did you Google it? I know it sounds obvi but I did & found it right away. Google doesn't register the domain themselves but makes it easy for the purchaser! I added the link to the blog! Thanks so much for your comment!
----Dear Anon,
You make great points in your 6 paragraphs but I did mention I wasn't a security expert & I was giving tips...whether you take them or not is your call! :-) I would also take your arguments more seriously had you owned them & signed your name. Just sayin.
~G

I've looked into the whole password issue (Tip...

2012-01-07T18:33:05.583-05:00

I've looked into the whole password issue (Tip #1) for some time now, and I have to say that the typical recommended guidelines (such as you have provided here), while worthy, are generally unrealistic.

Torrents of anecdotal evidence underscore what many cognitive experts suggest: that human brains are not great at remembering random strings of text.

The proliferation of password-protected websites, user accounts, social media sites, etc., makes it increasingly unrealistic to expect every password to be random, long, unique and memorized. I just checked my own (incomplete) listing of such passwords in my password safe, and the number is 162. I don't consider myself an intensive user of technology; it's just that every website that wants comments asks for a username/password, and they all apply different rules.

It would be essentially a full-time job to maintain all of these passwords over time.

Even applying the "simple" rules you suggest will result in confusion: Have I applied all the rules the same on every pass phrase? Can I remember all the phrases? Which phrase did I use on website ZZZZ? What about for YYY?

Unfortunately, though, your comment about Facebook REALLY underscores the problems of the exercise: your passwords are only as safe as the weakest link in the chain, and realistically, NONE of us really knows what or where that weakest link might occur. Today, it might be Facebook; tomorrow it might be your bank.

Hi Gwyneth, My stupidity is about to show, but I ...

2012-01-06T10:53:10.359-05:00

Hi Gwyneth,

My stupidity is about to show, but I don't understand your note about buying your domain name through Google Apps for $10. Is there a specific app, and if so, what is the name? I've been searching the apps marketplace and I'm finding apps that ask for $99 for much more than just purchasing the rights to the name.

These tips are geektastic.... great tips for the n...

2012-01-03T22:26:10.403-05:00

These tips are geektastic.... great tips for the new year! Thank you!

Thank you Floyd for your comment & kind words!...

2012-01-03T19:27:26.701-05:00

Thank you Floyd for your comment & kind words! Psyched they can help!

Thanks for a great collection of ways to start the...

2012-01-03T11:58:52.018-05:00

Thanks for a great collection of ways to start the year. I think they will be great ways to start a class that begins next week on leadership.

Celtic! YAY! So glad you found it helpful, I'm...

2012-01-02T18:54:46.417-05:00

Celtic! YAY! So glad you found it helpful, I'm honored!
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Marie dear! You know, grrl you can use ANYthing I make to help you out, again...honored! I also like your suggestions for ypassphrasethatisverylong! Cool beans!
~Gwynnie

OMG Gwyneth this is all so fabulous! Thank you! ...

2012-01-02T14:52:22.491-05:00

OMG Gwyneth this is all so fabulous! Thank you! I have been working on a password lesson for my students, and your number 1 is definitely going to help support me! I really like this post that talks about length being a great variable in creating a password: http://blog.agilebits.com/2011/08/10/better-master-passwords-the-geek-edition/

HOWEVER, I hate it when Netflix won't allow more than a certain amount of characters and when some sites demand that it begin with a Capital letter. Also - I'm toying around with the concept of the same password but using fpasswordthatisverylong for Facebook and ypasswordthatisverylong for Yahoo. So you have the same password but the first word is different based on the site you are visiting (easier to remember).

I am trying to make a lesson for my frosh about this (about 3,000 of them) and I want to make a worksheet! May I incorporate some of your tips!!????

Great tutorial, think I may print this out and pos...

2012-01-02T11:43:40.552-05:00

Great tutorial, think I may print this out and post it in the teachers' lounge as well as our computer labs at school!