Ian McKenzie has posted some sensible ideas for setting passwords. Unless you use some sort of password generator, these rules are a great way to go and probably more meaningful as well. For all the benefits of knowledge sharing there are some things you need to keep private.
Here is a fun way to choose a secure and easy to remember password. Take a phrase that only you would remember and create a password from that phase. Let’s try it:
For my coffee today a latte = 4mc2dal
My dog is 12 but still strong = mdi12bss
I love pasta I eat for two = ilpi842
My grandchildren are 3 - Jennifer plus two boys = mgr3jp2b
U2 is my favorite group for now = u2imfg4n
2000 is graduation for me = 2000ig4m
Passwords should not be convenient as it means they are convenient for others to guess as well. Most login dialogue boxes protect you by masking all password data, but you should play it safe and choose a secure password to help protect yourself from account theft.