Ask Technigal: “Hey TechniGal, can you tell me my password?”
Oh, friend… I wish I could.
Pixel and I get this question more often than you’d think. You juggle passwords for email, banking, apps, portals, Wi‑Fi, and that one system you only log into twice a year. It’s a lot. I get it.
But here’s the truth:
I don’t know your password.
Not because I’m keeping secrets—because secure systems are designed so only you know it. That’s how your accounts stay protected from villains, hackers, and that one coworker who “just wants to check something real quick.”
Now, while I can’t tell you your password, I can reset it—as long as I have access to the system you’re trying to access. And when I do, here’s the part that always trips people up:
The password I give you is now the Old Password.
Yes, even though you’ve never seen it before. Even though your actual old password is lost to the digital abyss.
Pixel calls this “password time travel.” I call it “just trust me.”
So when the system asks for your Old Password, use the one I just gave you.
When it asks for a New Password, that’s your moment to shine. Make something strong, unique, and impossible to guess. (Pixel recommends avoiding “guineapig123.”)
Security rules aren’t here to annoy you—they’re here to protect you. And your tech‑heroes can only do so much. The rest is up to you and your mighty, memorable passwords.