On August 28, 2009
Hide a Password on a Floppy Disk
If you’re the type of person who can’t remember passwords for love nor money, here’s an amusing-but-practical low-tech solution: Hide them on old floppies. No, we’re not talking about writing the data to the actual media (as if that was even possible in this post-floppy era), but rather a typed or handwritten piece of paper literally hidden beneath the spring-loaded cover. Check it out: Think about it: While it’s always a good idea to write down an important password in case you forget it, it’s a bad idea to write it where someone can find it. But an old floppy sitting on your desk? Who’s going to give that a second glance, let alone pick it up and slide open…
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