throw a ? or a ! on the end of your current one... makes them much more secure

oh i always use characters - learned that shit from working at the bank. they made us change all our passwords every 2 freaking weeks!

suuuuuuch a pain xD

winces oy

kinda all tapped out on the new password ideas and want something fresh instead of just a character # or letter change. hrmph.

pick an obscure character from your favorite book?

Omg me too. & I have to every month at work for pos & time & labor. So freaking annoying. Did I mention that even after you change it you -

Can't change it to previous ones?

I had to do that for online banking at work as well as use one of those token generators. Every two weeks I had to come up with something

new, so I created a nonsense word X0tzblarg and then add MMYYA or MMYYB after it (first half A & second half

I used that nonsense word only for that one purpose, so it's not in use any more. it had to be something I would not write down since

writing down passwords is insecure.

JDikes: omg yes! the not being able to recycle ones does suck - especially if it's been a long ass time.

CajsaLilliehook: sounds like a good method! i might have to try those tricks myself c: