The Password Trick: How To Use a Different Password for Every Website

by Thomas MacEntee

What if you could create a different password for every website you used and still remember those passwords? The Password Trick explains an easy-to-use formula for all your password needs. You’ll have strong passwords that are easy to remember and 99% of the time you’ll get in to the website on the first try!

Genres: Nonfiction, How To, Technology

14 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2013

About the author

What happens when a “tech guy” with a love for history gets laid off during The Great Recession of 2008? You get Thomas MacEntee, a genealogy professional based in the United States who is also a blogger, educator, author, social media connector, online community builder and more.

Thomas was laid off after a 25-year career in the information technology field, so he started his own genealogy-related business called High Definition Genealogy. He also created an online community of over 3,000 family history bloggers known as GeneaBloggers. His most recent endeavor, Hack Genealogy, is an attempt to “re-purpose today’s technology for tomorrow’s genealogy.”

Thomas describes himself as a lifelong learner with a background in a multitude of topics who has finally figured out what he does best: teach, inspire, instigate, and serve as a curator and go-to-guy for concept nurturing and inspiration. Thomas is a big believer in success, and that we all succeed when we help each other find success.

Reviews

[Liander (The Towering Pile) Lavoie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The strategy suggested in this book would certainly be an improvement for a lot of people who currently have bad password habits. But, it could definitely be improved upon. The part about having something like your birthday as the core part of your password is probably not the best advice, even if the other parts of the password make it harder to guess.

There are also plenty of articles illustrating similar strategies that can be found with a quick Google search.

[meir golan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The trick is nice but it is not perfect. This days you need to change your password every few month. The trick in the book suggest to add a number to the password that you can change each time you need to change the password. The problem Is that you need to remember that number or to write it down. The purpose of this book is to let you remember your password for each site without writing it down. Other then that its not a bad trick.

[Jeanne Hedge · Rating 4 out of 5]

I Don't Forget

This very short book outlines a system for creating and remembering strong-level passwords. It probably wouldn't stop someone who really wanted in very long, but there's not much that would. Still, I haven't forgotten my passwords since I stared using this system.

[Lynn Houston · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am SO pleased with this book -- an easy solution to a problem that has plagued me since I first created a password.

No spoiler here -- pay the little bit and get a simple answer for creating a different password for every website.

[Lillie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting concept

I like this idea. I cannot even remember half of my passwords right now,. If my password spreadsheet fails then I am in trouble. But I could reset all my passwords then.

[Jeanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Uhmmmm

Interesting... We'll have to see how it works. Could come in very handy. Better then my flip chart! Give it a try

[Bobby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy

This is an easy system to remember. It is simply put together with your favorite things. It would work for me.

[Cristy Harts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great idea!

[Lori L Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Password

A quick and easy read. I’ve been following this format somewhat. I’m glad I was on the right track. I’m going to tweak my passwords.

[Leslie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting.