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  1. Archers Road

    Archers Road Urban Spaceman

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    <laugh> I learned that the hard way, a long time ago
     
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  2. Archers Road

    Archers Road Urban Spaceman

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    I have entire notebooks filled with the names of long retired Saints players, musicians and old movie stars.

    No idea what any of them relate to. Humphrey Bogart 42? Erm, is that something to do with Netflix?
     
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  3. Beddy

    Beddy Plays the percentage

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    Ironically my wife has just re-written our password book literally this week. It was so tattered and battered through usage and age. If it was lost anyone who got hold of it would still be hard pressed to figure out the passwords as they in turn are written in code. Sometime we have to remind each other what code goes with what but for us it works. Also a good tip to use a number of passwords..............
     
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    garysfc Well-Known Member

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    Very interesting question. Don’t know the answer but I bet some unscrupulous sites will use, to link you in. Anyone know?
     
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  5. Tupac

    Tupac Well-Known Member

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    I really recommend checking if your email address (and passwords) have been leaked in this link:

    https://haveibeenpwned.com/

    Also, make sure your passwords are unique to each site, as otherwise if one account gets compromised, your whole life suddenly becomes at risk of fraud.
     
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    sotonsaint Well-Known Member

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    I’ll be honest and say my iPhone pass code, my email and bank passcode are near enough all identical .
     
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  7. thereisonlyoneno7

    thereisonlyoneno7 Well-Known Member

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    Can I quickly borrow your phone. Oh and can I watch you unlock it?
     
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  8. Lemons and Oranges

    Lemons and Oranges Well-Known Member

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    Several times I've had someone ring to say that my computer has been illegally accessed, or I will be deleted, or similar. I have great fun putting on a West Country yokel accent, and engaging the caller in conversations such as "What colour computer would that be?" "OI've got a small red one, and a gurt big grey one. Which one is it"?
    After about five minutes of the caller trying to make me do something, which I always find very difficult to do, involving me asking them for help to find the switch for this electrickery, they give up and end the call. ;)
     
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  9. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    The trouble is that is normal when I discuss techy fings. The small amount of knowledge I have disappears as soon as I'm asked to do something. Press enter....what the hell's that.
     
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  10. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    The classic response is, when they ask you to right-click on your desktop, you write “click” on your desk top.
     
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