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A few other ideas of what I use: Google Voice, getting a number and it’s use is like Skype, only FREE. Calls to ANY US number are free, and I judge the voice quality as equal to or better than Skype. I also use MajicJack with great success, and you can plug a regular phone into it or the latest model only requires a Internet connection- no computer required at all. Calls to US numbers are free on it, as well. Another little known fact about all VoIP call devices: US 800# not only work, but are free (even on Skype).

So the first element listed by Microsoft for passwords was length, but then that wasn’t really explained. In research I’ve done before supposedly of the “known” password cracking software programs that are out there, ALL will crash when getting up to around 14-15 characters is exceeded. So if I use a pass phrase with say 20- 25 characters (or 26 in the case of my Windows password), they then should be uncrackable? This seems to be true when trying that length of password on one of several password strength testing sites, therefore can those sites really be trusted as being a true test of password strength?