[NSC] Qustion

[Hillian1]

I need to change my password and e-mail address as I'm about to move jobs.

Thing is, as I'm always logged on I cannot remember the current one.

Any ideas?

 

[Greg Bobkin]

There is often the option to have a code sent to your phone or a reset email sent to a different (already selected) email account?

If that fails, then try contacting the email client to find out. Or stick a reply message on your old email (unless you're losing it) directing people to your new email address.

People more tech-savvy than me can probably offer better options, but that's a start...

 

[Dave the OAP]

Ask bozzakins to send you a link to change your password before you move jobs. Then change your password to something you can remember.


Oh sorry I thought that was for here.

 

[CheeseRolls]

I need to change my password and e-mail address as I'm about to move jobs.

Thing is, as I'm always logged on I cannot remember the current one.

Any ideas?

You are always logged on? or always automatically logged on?

If it is the latter, does your current employee have some single sign-on software? If so you should be able to access this and get the passwords, before you leave.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Look up your saved passwords in your browser.

 

[symyjym]

Close your account and go Hillian2?

 

[Hillian1]

Look up your saved passwords in your browser.

This sounds like a plan.

Next question:

How does one do that?

 

[madinthehead]

This sounds like a plan.

Next question:

How does one do that?

Do you use chrome?
Go here: https://passwords.google.com/?pli=1

Firefox:
In Firefox, select the “Menu” Menu Button button located at the upper-right corner of the window, then choose “Options“.
Select “Privacy & Security” on the left pane.
Select the “Saved Logins…” button.

 

[CheeseRolls]

This sounds like a plan.

Next question:

How does one do that?

If you know the login details for the browser, where your passwords are saved, you can just login to the browser on a new computer and carry on as before. Why your current company would allow you to do this I am not sure, seems a little slack to me.

 

[Hillian1]

Close your account and go Hillian2?

This is now looking like the most likely outcome.

 

[symyjym]

This is now looking like the most likely outcome.

Serves you right for having NSC open all day at work

 

[KZNSeagull]

This is now looking like the most likely outcome.

What browser are you using? Seeing your saved passwords should be straight forward

 

[Hillian1]

What browser are you using? Seeing your saved passwords should be straight forward

Chrome

Please bear in mind you are talking to the biggest technophobe on the planet.

I am a clockwork man living in a digital age.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Close your account and go Hillian2?

With bigger moobs

 

[Justice]

This is why I chose Brighton

 

[KZNSeagull]

Chrome

Please bear in mind you are talking to the biggest technophobe on the planet.

I am a clockwork man living in a digital age.

ok. Do you know your google username and password? Hint: It is usually your gmail email address and password.

If so, in the top right corner of the browser screen is either a little picture of you or a letter in a circle. Click it and choose passwords.
You will then see a list of sites with saved passwords asterisked out.
To see the password, click on the little eye icon next to the website you want.
It will then ask for your google username and password. Enter it correctly and the password will magically appear.

(actually forget this bit if you dont know your google username and password as you need that here too)
You can export all your saved passwords by clicking the 3 vertical dots next to "saved passwords".
It will then ask you for a PIN.
Enter it, then choose where to save the file and off you go.

If you don't know your Google username, password and PIN, then I suspect you will have to pursue other avenues of enquiry.