I have a different password for everything I log into. When I give other people advice about how to have strong and easy to remember passwords, this is what I suggest.

First, use some numbers instead of letters. 1 for I, 0 for O, 3 for E, 4 for A, 5 for S, 6 for b, 9 for G. Don't use all of them, just pick one or two and use those in your passwords. So a person might pick 4 for A and 9 for G.

Second, pick two or three characters that have a meaning to you.

Third, use the above two with the site name. You can put the two or three characters anywhere.

For example: my password for SQLServerCentral.com, might be (it's not):

P9hSQLServerCentr4l

P9h = Pgh - abbreviation for the city I'm originally from.

It's easy to remember but not easy to guess; and meets all the normal requirements. 8 characters or more, one Uppercase letter, one lowercase, one number.

Following those three easy steps, you can make a different password for every site you use. And there's very slim chance anyone else will come up with that. If the site's name is less than 8 characters (MSN.com), you can repeat the name. MSNP9hMSNP9h

-SQLBill