Does anyone keep a "little black book" (or maybe a password-protected spreadsheet)?

mrredcat43's Avatar
Thats just plain stupid
mtabsw's Avatar
Now that I have teens in my life I am sooooo glad I never kept any kind of records/correspondence etc on my computer.

I do have a private mail system I pay for which includes other encryption, VPN and storage. If I ever write the book, that's where you'll find it all.

Maybe I'm weird, but I can easily recreate most of the "best of" moments.
mrredcat43's Avatar
Yeah, I kept a black book detailing my rental car saga. Lol. I just kept receipts
Sasquatch's Avatar
simple text document buried deep in my desktop. stopped keeping track after I was able to recall the last 40.
Laura Lynn's Avatar
Yes, I have always kept a little spreadsheet. While it doesn't have anyone's personal information, it let's me see some "business" trends.
Busty's Avatar
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  • 09-17-2024, 08:14 PM
Thats just plain stupid Originally Posted by mrredcat43
you read my mind
Aonegonexx's Avatar
Yes, I have always kept a little spreadsheet. While it doesn't have anyone's personal information, it let's me see some "business" trends. Originally Posted by Laura Lynn
Interesting. Pls do share some trends if you are comfortable.
Don’t use spreadsheets or Word documents. Passwords are too easy to hack.
Get a good password manager (like eWallet). That security is encrypted, the app is already built, and it travels with you (if you get one that works for both iOS & Windows).
To answer the obvious question: create a custom ‘card’ with whatever fields you want. In other words, browse the available card types (which are normally used to hold bank info, credit card, website, etc) and either use that type or duplicate it.
The black book is outdated... put your precious data in a black cloud...if you don't know, ask me how $$$$
Sir Lancehernot's Avatar
The black book is outdated... put your precious data in a black cloud...if you don't know, ask me how $$$$ Originally Posted by AvaBoo

Whatevs. The point is whether people maintain a written record of their visitations. Since I posed the question, I put all that I can remember, bolstered by a some research here and in the Usenet archives, and built my own mini-database. I am shocked at how high the number has grown to. And there are probably as many as five names that neither my brain nor my research can dredge up.