Wouldn't Keychain Access, or saving passwords in Firefox, satisfy Stephen's needs?
Regards, Michael Hawkins. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Hinchliffe" <hinch...@multiline.com.au> To: "WAMUG Mailing List" <wamug@wamug.org.au> Sent: Tuesday, 29 March, 2011 8:28:42 AM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing / Hong Kong / Urumqi Subject: Re: Your opinions oregarding 1Password On 28/03/2011, at 4:19 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: > > Hi there folks, > > I am getting weighed down with logins and passwords, to the point that I am > having to write them down. > This concerns me as it defeats the purpose of having passwords ! > Has anyone experienced the 1Password application and what is your view on > this ? > > Regards, > Stephen Chape > There are two pieces of software out there that I regard as pretty much mandatory on any Mac that I own: one is 1Password, and the other is Default Folder (but that's another story). The true magic of 1Password shows itself when you access a web site that requires authentication. 1Password will capture your login and password (but only with your permission!) and automatically create an entry in its database for you. It also puts a very handy little icon in your browser's toolbar (works with all popular browsers) that gives you access to many of 1Password's features without launching the software at all. 1Password would be valuable enough for its password capture alone, but it also keeps track of all your software licence keys, credit card numbers, expiries, etc (with automatic fill-in on web forms), and even private notes. It is a bit of work to set up 1Password in the first instance with all your stuff, but it's time well spent. It does base its password directory on, and works in concert with, the built-in keychain database, so it pretty much becomes part of the system. The ability to sync with the iPhone or iPad gives a very handy and effective backup system as well. 1Password is pretty much perfect at what it is designed to do (not much good at word processing, though...) Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
