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March Madness (Of a Totally Different Kind)


The time has come,
The time is now.
All PRC Employees,
Change your passwords now!

Ugh, I know. I feel your pain. I, too, have to change my password and struggle with muscle memory (also known as the way the password feels when I type it in). I also have to store my passwords in strange places that I may or may not remember how to find when I need them.

The good news is, we are not alone! When you are feeling stressed out about the password you created five minutes ago that now no longer works, peruse one of the videos linked here. You'll feel better (or maybe not) about your own password struggles when you realize just how many people out there are in the same boat.

Just a few quick reminders:

1. We have to change our Windows login passwords. You will be prompted to do so.
2. We have to change our Gmail passwords. You will be prompted to do so.
3. We have to change our SAM Spectra passwords. You will be prompted. . .

AND as an extra special, SUPER-DUPER bonus:


4. K-8 teachers also have to change their Renaissance Place (Accelerated Reader) passwords. You can imagine my surprise and dismay when I signed into my AR account this morning and received that tidbit of information! I can assure you this was not OUR decision--that decision was made by Renaissance.

So, add a new capital letter. Add a new number. Add a new symbol. Cry until the tears won't come anymore. Then, when the sun comes up in the morning and you are back at work, grit your teeth as you realize the password you entered may or may not be the one you remember from the day before. But please, please, please do not put a sticky note on your monitor. And just remember, if you tattoo yourself with your new password in a last-ditch attempt to remember it, the tattoo won't mean anything in 60+ days because we will be changing again!

***UPDATE - MARCH 2, 2017*** One of the videos I used in this blog was removed due to an inappropriate password in his rant list. I apologize for any feathers I may have ruffled. Even though I watched the video several times and even edited it for content, I missed that one!

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