Taking passwords to the grave

Family members are increasingly unable to access important data because their loved ones have not left passwords behind.

William Talcott, a prominent San Francisco poet with dual Irish citizenship, had fans all over the world. But when he died in June of bone marrow cancer, his daughter couldn't notify most of his contacts because his e-mail account -- and the online address book he used -- was locked up.

Talcott, 69, a friend of beatnik Neil Cassidy, apparently took his password to the grave.

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I guess a lot depends on what else you have on your hard disk.

A friend of mine went into hospital recently for a heart bypass.

Before going he transfered his contact list to the public area of his disk, just in case.

He keeps most of his data in encrtypted containers.

Get an Extra Gmail account, transfer all the contacts you want in it and give the password to a trusted friend.

No need to worry about people poking around in yr regular email account.