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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Create strong passwords!

If you use your computer to research, write, publish and promote your historical fiction, you have probably created a lot of accounts for which you need a password.
Tech experts tell us it is a good idea to change our passwords from time to time. You do that, right? How safe is your password? Microsoft offers tips for creating strong passwords at http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/passwords-create.aspx. The site recommends that you create strong passwords based on four variables: length, complexity, variation and variety.  At the site is a password checker tool that rates the strength (or not) of your passwords.



Thursday, June 6, 2013

Where to find primary documents for historical research

The Wilson Center Digital Archive recently published a new set of 73 collections of declassified historical documents. Sets include Chinese Foreign Policy, Berlin Wall, Intelligence Operations in the Cold War, and Cuban Missile Crisis documents. Writers of historical fiction looking to strengthen their settings by adding event details might find these documents useful.