The Insomniac Coder

Image via Wikipedia What is proper email etiquette? : "Thomas Blaikie and Lucy Kellaway debate the proper way to address people in emails" Easy: Pedro's Rules of Business Email: 1. Must follow the same standards in place for WRITTEN communications. 2. Spell check the damn thing, please. It is embarrassing to all parties when an email has unnecessary typos. 3. Be concise. Be specific. Write in full sentences. 4. Check your tone. 5. Check the stupid carbon copy and blind copy lists! 6. If you are complaining about an error, make sure the error isn't yours. It makes you look stupid and somebody will eventually dig out the email to use it against you. 7. Provide relevant information. If you are sending a screen capture, also send the URL of the page, so others can replicate it. 8. Don't hit the send button if you are upset. I am sure 99.99% of all email clients in use have a draft feature. 9. Don't hey people, it's rude. 10. Always use a signature...

Image via Wikipedia Paranoia can be a harsh mistress. The problem is not memory, the problem is attitude. People are too god dam casual about these passwords until it is too late. Lose your password to your Google account and all of your Gmail, Picasa , Calendar , Address Book , Blogger , etc. are at risk. Some of those Google-secured connections are directly connected to money. For example, your AdWords account is accessed through a Google login. The more places you use these accounts, the more paranoid you need to be because it WILL happen to you too. And please, it is not just a matter of making the password long! Please STOP using real English words as passwords! There is something called a dictionary attack that allows a miscreant to quickly figure out a password. If you use a word that can be found in a common language, be assured that it WILL find yours. The article has good advice. Go for 11 or more characters, a phrase would be even better. And be wary of any websit...