Cheat for Remembering Research Passwords

I don’t know about you, but I have a zillion (only a slight exaggeration) passwords.  There have been some great tips on the technology side of this blog and at Slaw.ca for using password generators and technology assisted password management.

Today’s Tip: use the same userid and password formula for both Westlaw and Quicklaw. It is not your banking information [don’t use your banking password for anything else], you aren’t going to change it frequently, and if you do change one, change both. Keep it simple

As a side, I keep a private Outlook contact with my research and social media login and passwords – not the actual passwords but a reminder of the formula I used to create them. The contact is not labeled “passwords”, but it is available on my desktop and my connected to the office mobile devices for those moments when I have a brain blank.