Good article, thanks, I learned something in the second half when the article discussed 2 and 3-word passwords. I guess a space is a character that's hard to decipher.

Here's a more difficult technique I have used. Make a password. Then, mentally encrypt the password to generate an encrypted password in your head. The encrypted password should look like gibberish. Use such an encrypted password for important stuff. Don't write down your encrypted password or your encryption technique.

The human element is almost always the weakest link in computer security.