Password resets have always been problematic for helpdesks. Not only are there significant costs associated with the password reset process, but the helpdesk staff’s time could be better spent helping ...

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Apple provides a password reset utility that is very handy when you really need it. In versions of Mac OS X before Lion you accessed this utility by booting your Mac with the included restore DVD. Mac ...

Passwords increase security, but they can also increase your headaches if they're lost. When a password goes missing, don't panic: Just use the techniques and software detailed here to recover it.

For a general Windows user, resetting a lost or forgotten administrative password can be a bit troublesome if you don’t have the proper tools and techniques to reset it, depending on the underlying OS ...

A growing number of online business tools enable you to access them using an existing email account and password, reducing the number of different logins you must remember. Bing Webmaster Tools is ...

Lately, it seems the more Windows computers I work on, the more users have forgotten their password, or they didn’t tell me the password, and when I can’t reach them, I am stuck with no option to get ...

FileVault is OS X's built-in data encryption technology, and when enabled, as with an unencrypted OS X volume you simply enter your account credentials to get into your system. However, given Apple ...

These articles are brought to you in association with Pocket-lint and our partners. In the early days of the internet, creating and remembering passwords didn’t ...