TechByter Worldwide 2011.04.17: Creating Secure Passwords and Keeping Them Secure; The Long Journey for Thumbs Plus; A Koobface by Any Other Name; and Short Circuits.

Published: April 17, 2011, 4 a.m.

Good passwords are hard to remember; now there's an easy way. Cerious Software is about to launch an improved version of Thumbs Plus. A worm that started life on Facebook has wiggled away. In Short Circuits, RIP Flip, downgrading US technology, and Ipads in kindergarten.