Hi Tim, A big +1 for 1Password from me too.
I must admit when Peter talked about the problems that "this type of software" creates - I thought he was talking about AppCleaner (which deleted the keychain) rather than 1Password - though I now see it could be read either way ;o) Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 14/10/13 9:11, Tim Law at t...@peoplehelp.com.au wrote: > Yes it's a risk Peter. > > I balance that risk out by using a combination of Time Machine and Super Duper > backing up to two separate disks on a daily and weekly basis, > and the perceived benefits of using random passwords across all my logins > > against > > the risk of only ever using a few passwords across all the logins and risking > them all being hacked if one is hacked. > > How realistic that risk is unknown really, but I do appreciate how 1Password > makes logging in so easy. I will probably continue to sit comfortably until I > have a crisis such as Stephen did. > > Tim > > > On 14/10/2013, at 7:53 AM, Peter Hinchliffe <hinch...@multiline.com.au> wrote: > >> >> On 13/10/2013, at 11:44 AM, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi folks, >>> >>> I just installed the new 1Password 4. >>> Then I used AppCleaner to delete 1Password 3. >>> >>> Little did I realise that that would lose the "Vault File". >>> >> >> Precisely the reason I avoid this type of software as much as possible. The >> problems these programs can create can end up being far more serious than any >> perceived "problems" they purport to fix. >> >> 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> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
