What I Don’t Like About Storing Passwords.

Tim Stringer said:

After much research into various alternatives I chose 1Password to keep track of all of my web passwords as well as information such as credit cards, memberships, etc. that I would normally carry in my wallet.  It’s well integrate into just about every browser available for the Mac and syncs up to both Palm Pilots and iPhones (I’ll be getting the latter when they’re available in Canada later this year .  1Password works and it works well.

For keeping track of serial numbers I use a program called License Keeper.  I’m a big fan of this application as well.  One of my favourite features is e-mail integration.  When I register some new software I can use the “Attach Email” feature to import any e-mails that are selected in the Mac OS X Mail program.  It’s even smart enough to extract the serial number.

My two cents

EnergizerE2 said:

I use 1Password. It has a plug-in for all the popular browsers so you can use it right from the toolbar or a handy right-click. It will automatically add passwords for new sites, after asking, of course. And it uses the Mac keychain, so it can be synced across multiple macs using .Mac syncing. I have the 1Password keychain set up with a different, secure password and it automatically re-locks every hour for security. It does notes - great for credit card numbers - but I think there are better apps out there for collecting and storing serial numbers. It even has a Palm reader, though it is rudimentary, it’s functional. They recently added the ability to store your passwords (encrypted and password protected to be sure) on their server so you can get at them from any computer, Mac or PC, from anywhere on the Net. I haven’t used this feature, but it could be great for those who use several Macs or a mix of Mac and PCs on a regular basis.

Greg