Quick Blogging Tip #7: Save time by using a password management program.
Let’s face it, memorizing a dozen or more passwords is tough to do and it’s not very secure to use just one password for every website login. I can’t count the number of times I’ve had to fill out the forgotten password form on a website because I couldn’t remember which one of the passwords I used or if I happened to use a brand new one. This is a process I hate doing and is the primary reason why I started searching for a password management program. Also, I certainly wasn’t about to switch to using just one password for everything because that would not be very secure.
My journey to find a good password management program has been in the works for a long time. In fact, I tried a program called KeePass a couple of weeks ago but after using the program for a while I found an unacceptable defect in the program. There were several websites that no matter how I set up the program it would not perform an automatic login. While it’s helpful to have a program that remembers all your passwords, it’s certainly not efficient to have to copy the password off of a password entry and paste it into your browser because the auto login feature doesn’t work.
After getting fed up with that program (I never really used it a whole lot because of the defect mentioned above), I set out on another quest to find a great password management program. This time I finally found something that works wonderfully, RoboForm. The program ties in with internet explorer or firefox and saves your login information every time you log into a new website. All passwords are then managed from a master password.
The amount of time I’m going to save in the future while at the same time keeping my websites more secure will be substantial (lol 
yes, I really do fill out way too many lost password forms). I highly recommend this program and while I’m only using the trial version for now, from various reviews I’ve read the trial version should work out well enough for me. Granted I am still in the trial period which offers me full program functionality and I may end up paying for the full version after this period ends. It may be worth it so long as I don’t have to ever click another link to reset my password, then click a link in an email to reset the password, then login with the random password and have to change it again only to repeat the process later on down the road. For such a simple concept I really am excited to be using this program and highly recommend it.
Here is a Direct download link or if you want to read more reviews on cnet first check out this link here.
While this week’s blogging tip isn’t entirely related to blogging it will help you save time that you can put towards blogging and not filling out forgotten password forms.
Do you use a password management program yet?
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This seems like a great idea. I kept using firefox’s saved password. This is os much better, so I can delete my stuff without worrying.
Yah, I just like the ability to use really random passwords that are hard to remember because I don’t have to remember them.
I love Roboform. I have been using it so long, I can not remember using anything else. I have over a hundred different passwords and roboform handles it all.
I have thought of using such but am not so sure. What happens if an unauthorized person manages to access it?
There is a primary password that you have to use to gain access to the passwords that are stored on your PC and it’s heavily encrpyted so I wouldn’t be too concerned about it.
I guess it aint so bad if it is highly encrypted. I will give it a go.
Knowing it takes a primary password and is encrypted, I am definitely going to check this out!
I use Roboform’s handy little portable version designed for USB Keys.
I’ve always been worried about security but if this new app is encrypted then I would be tempted to have a go.
That is a great piece of software and nice tip. I once used a password management program that enabled you to drag passwords into boxes, quite liked how that worked.
sounds good to me, it’s good to be able to use different passwords and still be able to get them quickly and keep them safe. encrypted and easy is great, i’ve been keeping a map for different passwords but it’s a bit of a hassle sometimes…
Yeah man, I use roboform…and I love it. If you have a lot of websites you’ll want to get the full version, as after the trial the auto login won’t work for all your sites. I filled the limit up very quick, but I found out a way to get it for free through trial pay or something like that.
All I had to do was setup an account a wamu…and I got it for free! You may want to look into that.