Accounts
How to Change Every Important Password in the Right Order
Changing passwords in the wrong order locks you out halfway through. The sequence that works, starting with the account that controls all the others.
8 min read
Passwords
6 guides tagged “Passwords”.
Mac
Mac Keeps Asking for Your Keychain Password
The prompt means your login keychain password no longer matches your account password. Here is why they drift apart and the two ways to put them back in step.
7 min read
Accounts
How to Safely Share a Password With Family
Texting a password puts it in two message histories and two cloud backups forever. The better routes, and which accounts you should never share at all.
7 min read
Accounts
How to Create Passwords You Can Actually Remember
Length beats symbols, and the substitutions you were taught add almost nothing. The passphrase method, plus what to do when the rules forbid it.
7 min read
Accounts
Password Manager vs Saving Passwords in Your Browser
Browser password saving is better than people claim and worse than a dedicated manager in four specific ways. Here is which of those actually affect you.
7 min read
How to Remove a Password From a PDF You Own
Two kinds of PDF password exist and they come off in completely different ways. Here is the method for each, using tools already on your computer.
7 min read