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Can't believe this one today! I have had a business account with my bank for over 5 years. I do internet banking most days sometimes many transactions in a day. I used it this morning 3 times, every transaction requires the usual 4 digit PIN into the little machine and never had a problem. This afternoon I tried to do a bank transfer and couldn't remember a single number of my PIN and got locked out of the account. I waited a couple of hours to see if my memory returned .....NO! I had to go into my branch and request a new PIN.:mad:
 
It wasn't on a postit note on your monitor? :p

I must admit I drew a blank once as well but I didn't continue and it came back to me an hour later.
 
beyond the blue said:
Can't believe this one today! I have had a business account with my bank for over 5 years. I do internet banking most days sometimes many transactions in a day. I used it this morning 3 times, every transaction requires the usual 4 digit PIN into the little machine and never had a problem. This afternoon I tried to do a bank transfer and couldn't remember a single number of my PIN and got locked out of the account. I waited a couple of hours to see if my memory returned .....NO! I had to go into my branch and request a new PIN.:mad:
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Scary......
Try using a number fixed in your memory from way back. they are not easily forgotten.
I can even remember my grand fathers and our own phone numbers from1940. but none of my own much later ones. both the numbers were four figure ones with an exchange.
Other numbers that stick are army service numbers. Mine was 8 digits long.
 
I have a poor memory. And with mobile pins and puks and all my online passwords are too much for me. So I use an offline password manager to store them and all the pins. Which also has the benefit of encouraging me to change the important passwords more often without fear of forgetting.
 
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Terrywoodenpic said:
Scary......
Try using a number fixed in your memory from way back. they are not easily forgotten.
I can even remember my grand fathers and our own phone numbers from1940. but none of my own much later ones. both the numbers were four figure ones with an exchange.
Other numbers that stick are army service numbers. Mine was 8 digits long.
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OOH - thanks - that's just given me a brilliant idea for one :)
 
For PINs, I use words that I relate to the organisation, so if I had a Barclays account that needed a PIN, I might use HUNT (yes, I know that should be Berkley!) then use the alphanumeric keyboard to tap in 4868. Passwords are a problem for me - I have enough trouble remembering names! Non sensitive ones tend to be similar and whenever possible, I use a different means of identifying myself (and things are made a little easier by me not doing internet banking so my millions are safe...)
 
6/7 hour's later and I'm still no nearer, I know one number is repeated in the middle and you would think that would make it easier to remember, but no, it's still a fog.
 
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Lots of people remember the keypad positions pattern instead of the number. So an L shape represents 1478. Or a zig-zag might draw 7856

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4 5 6
7 8 9

But maybe that only works for "visual" type people?
 
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Myself & my moneyboss used our birth dates & year for our cards, but swapped over & used each others. (so no excuse for missing her b/day :LOL: )
 
Terrywoodenpic said:
Scary......
Try using a number fixed in your memory from way back. they are not easily forgotten.
I can even remember my grand fathers and our own phone numbers from1940. but none of my own much later ones. both the numbers were four figure ones with an exchange.
Other numbers that stick are army service numbers. Mine was 8 digits long.
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Tis strange, but I think it's the same for most of us.

I never forget a face, but names? .................. :thinking: :wacky:

I remember our first phone number ( from being 4 yrs old) MAIn4848
I can remember my dad's Austin A35 reg number TET 841
I even know my dad's old RAF service number (7 digits)
I remember our old addresses up to about 18 yrs old, but these days I can't remember stuff from 10 mins ago! :LOL:

I'nt old age fun. :rolleyes:
 
..... I was about to reply ...
f***ed if I can remember what I was going to say now :(
 
Now they say it's better to have long passwords made of real yet non related words, than trying to remember shorter passwords that contain uppercase and numbers mixed in. Which are easy for a computer to crack yet harder to remember. And I heard of one guy who uses the 3 word map reference system to generate memorable passwords.
http://what3words.com/
Every point on the globe can be described by a 3 word coordinate. You tell someone you'll meet them at "unless tuck boom" for example, and they can find it on the 3 words map. And find your exact position.
So to help remember a password, think of a physical place that only you relate to the site. Later, if you forget a password, think of the location, and you can easily find out the 3 words that defined your password.
 
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Ive done this a few times and learnt to just walk away from the computer and not think about it. It usually then comes back to me subconciously next time I log-in.
 
I did that once, at the garage after some repair work, I had to call my boss and pay him back later!

I was once told a way to keep numbers you need, make a contact in your phone you'll remember as being associated with whatever it is (but not obvious) and use the last part of the phone number to hold whatever you need to remember
 
I was once told a way to keep numbers you need, make a contact in your phone you'll remember as being associated with whatever it is (but not obvious) and use the last part of the phone number to hold whatever you need to remember
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I think that was my husband's system - he had this huge long list of 'phone numbers' which were his various passwords - but he never told me what they were - it did give problems later when I needed to know. There were listed as Barclays , Santander etc etc BUT they weren't the banks etc we actually banked with !!
 
I did a temp contract for a firm years ago, and they used to have to renew passwords on the PC's and accounting system (lots of supposedly secure data) every three days, or a certain number of login's (whichever happened first), so they kept the passwords written in a book - next to the accounts manager's PC:thinking:
 
As already said, use words not numbers. You can use a long word and just use the first four letters. There were some machines that had only numbers but the layout is the same and it's the same as your phone so you can always recall it that way. Since very few people use words it is fairly safe to write them down concealed in a string such as a name and address etc.
 
ianp5a said:
Now they say it's better to have long passwords made of real yet non related words, than trying to remember shorter passwords that contain uppercase and numbers mixed in. Which are easy for a computer to crack yet harder to remember.
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You should use correcthorsebatterystaple. It's the only password you ever need.

https://xkcd.com/936/
 
Cartus said:
My late father had a fool-proof method of remembering the PIN on his debit card, he had it written on the strip on the back of the card! :eek:
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when the pin system came in on valentines day I was in a queue at asda, a woman in her 70s put her card in the reader then a blank look, the assistant said, it's changed from today you need the pin

Oh yes I remember, she fishes about in her bag and comes out with 1/2 a sheet of A4 paper, unfolds it, holds it up so we can all see the 4 digit number written in black felt tip the speaks every number as she types it in.

I wonder if that featured on the increased security surveys
 
wack61 said:
when the pin system came in on valentines day I was in a queue at asda, a woman in her 70s put her card in the reader then a blank look, the assistant said, it's changed from today you need the pin

Oh yes I remember, she fishes about in her bag and comes out with 1/2 a sheet of A4 paper, unfolds it, holds it up so we can all see the 4 digit number written in black felt tip the speaks every number as she types it in.

I wonder if that featured on the increased security surveys
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:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 
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