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Getting the Most From Your Emmortality account

 

Emmortality is not a blog.

Keep in mind that the content you are creating on Emmortality is not intended to be trivia. Nor should it be limited to the momentous events of your life. Rather it is a record of who you are and what life is like for you. It is a way for you to preserve the thoughts, feelings, and experiences that are most important to you.

Obviously, these things will change from time to time, so it is only right that you should add to or modify them as time goes on. But unless you are experiencing an accelerated growth period, generously highlighted with memorable experiences, a day-to-day record is probably not appropriate. Still, it is your site to do with as you see fit.

In the end, just ask yourself this: "Is this what I want someone to read about me a hundred years from how?" If your answer is "no," then wait until you find something that feels different.

Here's an idea--take a look at this page to see what it's like reading something that was written without the expectation that you'd be reading it 150+ years later. Then just turn the tables, and imagine your words being read a century or two from now by someone else.

Take good care of your passwords

All access to your Emmortality account is handled with passwords. So it is in your best interest to take good care of them. Here are some things you can do that will make that easier and more foolproof.

  • Write them down in more than one place, and keep them as secret as you feel the need to do.
  • Make some kind of arrangement for someone to get access to your passwords should anything happen to you. If you don't do this, some or all of the material you put on Emmortality could become inaccessible to anyone for a long time.
  • Use passwords that are appropriate to the content they protect. For example, you would not need to use a very complex password to protect the pictures of your summer vacation (unless is was particularly 'exciting'). But if you reveal the location of the Lost Dutchman Mine, you would probably want to use a password that was unbreakable.

    • While we're on the subject, here are some things that make passwords "stronger." Each of these things adds a level of difficulty for anyone trying to hack into your account.

  • Using mixed number and letters
  • Using mixed upper and lower case letters
  • Making the password longer (six characters are considered to be minimum)
  • Don't use any actual words that can be found in a dictionary, not even in the middle of a password

    • Proof read your work

    Always at least use a spellchecker on any text you put on Emmortality. Better yet, proof read it yourself. Even better, if the content is not too private, let someone else proof it for you as well. Remember, your words may well be around for a very, very long time. Do you want to be remember forever as an illiterate slob who couldn't even be bothered to use a spellchecker? Think about it.