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Have You Chosen Your Password Yet??

Here's a great list of tips on how to choose a really safe, secure password:

1. Start With a Base Word Phrase: Choose a word phrase that says something about you. The phrase might reflect your hobby interests or a personal passion of yours. You could try using your nickname, your personal taste in music or food, or even a favorite saying.

2. Lengthen the Phrase. Passwords start to become strong at 6 characters long. While a long password can be annoying to type, a long password really helps to slow down brute force hacker attacks. Tip: lengthen your password by adding the website name or computer software name to the base phrase. For example: IlovecatsGmail , SoccerMamaVista.

3. Scramble the Phrase: Scrambling creatively uses the shift key, punctuation marks, the @ or % symbols, and even semi-colons and periods. Using numbers as substitutes for letters is another strong scrambling technique. Examples of scrambling: !7ovecatsGmail , So((erMamaVista

4. Lastly: Rotate/Change Your Password Regularly: You should rotate your passwords as a matter of good computer hygiene. Note that rotating parts of the password, not the entire passwords, will help deter hackers from stealing your phrases. If you can memorize three or more passwords at the same time, then you are in good shape to resist brute force hacker attacks!

We talked to Patrick Harris, a structural engineer from Engineering Design Consultants, about what kind of house would cope best in an Earthquake...

Here's a great checklist of how to prepare your house for an earthquake from http://www.mygreathome.com:

• Learn how to shut off gas, water and electricity in your home in case power lines are damaged.
• Check the stability of chimneys, roofs and wall foundations. If you're living in a home that was built before 1935, make sure the house is bolted to the foundation. If your home is on a raised foundation, make sure the cripple , or short stud walls between the floor and foundation, are replaced with shear , or vertical walls that are used to stiffen the structural frame. If you have questions, contact a licensed contractor.
• Secure heavy furnishings.
• Secure your water heater and other appliances that could move and disrupt utility lines.
• Store breakable and heavy objects on lower shelves. Also, use latches on cabinet doors.
• Keep all flammable and hazardous liquids, such as paints, pest sprays and cleaning products, in cabinets or secured on low shelves.
• Maintain emergency food, water, medicine, a first aid kit, tools and clothing for earthquake aftermath.