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By Ida Dorsey


A few years ago, when technology was nowhere nearly as advanced as these days, the need to remember access codes or numbers, were not part of your everyday lives. So, failing to recall a number to get information from a bank account did not pose a problem for the account holder and the need for something like a active directory password reset was very alien indeed. In today's world, one cannot live a normal life unless you have the protection of an exclusive way of gaining access to such an account or even to disarm the alarm to your own home.

You can now derive the benefit, safety and security of an electronic world that can be made as complicated or as simple as you choose. But there is a price to pay for this security if the vital password cannot be recalled by the holder because without it there is no way to gain access to the information needed or to your own home.

So, in this instance, fortunately there is always a safe back-up service that will be able to assist in re-setting a newly selected code or number which should then be remembered for future use. Involuntarily one thinks of the elderly that have to cope with the new technology without which they too cannot function effectively and safely as memory could fail and therefore create a lot of stress.

However, these days the hard of hearing or those with limited eyesight are fortunately catered for as keypads at self-help banks are enlarged and the operator will find that as the keys are tapped in, loud audio sounds accompany each one which will assist in a successful transaction. It is therefore not surprising that there is a constant need for upgrading the technology to cater even better and faster for the ever changing needs of the consumer.

Enlarged numbers of keypads and keyboards offer additional help in ensuring that a measure of independence can be maintained by those not as fortunate as the average member of society. Fortunately, in most first world countries, the improving and upgrading of technology forms a huge part of the economy and it is therefore constantly researched for viability.

Controlling authorized access to buildings and so on can be a major problem but can be very well managed and controlled by issuing personal codes and passwords to personnel, ensuring the security of the establishment and eliminating the need for guards to be in attendance.

The question of how you ever managed without cellular phones is a regular one as this is a ground-breaking means of communication, used by billions of people all over the world from all walks of life. Here also, the appropriate password is required in order to reach the person needed to speak to. An electronic self-help service is luckily available should the caller fail to remember the password.

Most invoices and statements are emailed to account holders, all of which will need a personal code to access. The benefit of such a means is obvious as the whole process of physically handling a posted item is ruled out, apart from the fast and efficient way of getting information to its destination.




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