Five applications for easy password recovery

Few things in life are more frustrating than needing to open a file, but not being able to remember the password that will allow it. Thankfully, there are a variety of utilities designed to help crack forgotten passwords.

1. Ultimate ZIP Cracker
2. Free Word Excel Password Recovery Wizard
3. Word Password Recovery Master
4. Wondershare PDF Password Remover
5. Windows Password Recovery Bootdisk

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Choose a Strong Password

Your digital private life has a weak point that can unlock all your secrets: your password. Whether you use a single-sign-in solution like OpenID, or have separate passwords for every account, your accounts are only as secure as your passwords.

Based on what limited data is available, the vast majority of us choose very poor passwords. A MySpace phishing attack that netted some 34,000 actual user names and passwords, revealed that the No. 1 password was password1.

While we admire the stab at security -- throwing a number in the mix -- in today's world that's not going to cut it. Here's some tips for choosing a strong password.

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