That’s right, in an explosion of serendipity based on our discussion and all the talk of passwords, it turns out today is World Password Day, a day created by Intel and MacAfee to encourage people to change their passwords.

As the linked article states, the common password used last year was ‘123456,’ but that’s the most common password EVERY year! Don’t use that password!

And as much as I want people to have good, strong passwords, I will be the one dissenting voice and ask that you not actually change it until Friday, after we have talked about what makes a good password. If you read the linked article, however, there is a very, very strong bit of foreshadowing regarding the discussion we’ll have.

And really – if you’re going to change it, change it to something good!