Tired of trying to remember website passwords? Does the thought of long, complex passwords intimidate you? Are you using \u201cIL0VeYou\u201d as your main password? Does the thought of a different password for every site bring up images of the Spanish Inquisition?<\/p>\n
How would you like to be able to choose (say) your banking website from a menu, and never have to enter your name and password? How would you like to have impossible-to-crack unique passwords for every single site, and -never- have to remember any of them?<\/p>\n
Sound like magic? Too good to be true?<\/p>\n
Nope. It\u2019s available now, both in free and paid configurations. It\u2019s software called a \u201cpassword manager.\u201d Once you start using this kind of software, the -only- password you\u2019ll need is the one that unlocks your account with it. From there on, it\u2019s all automatic.<\/p>\n
For example, when I want to log into The Center for Photographic Art website, I just choose it from a bookmark, as usual, but the software remembers my name and password and fills it all in for me. Even better, the software will come up with passwords the bad-guys will never break, like \u201cbjTArzcU4{73Ud28xDUgM\u201d. Of course I can\u2019t remember that, but the point is I don\u2019t have to remember it: the password manager software remembers it for me, and fills it in when it\u2019s needed.<\/p>\n
Stolen and hacked passwords are a reality. I\u2019ve lost money because some of mine ended up in the hands of evil dudes.<\/p>\n
Here are links to both free and paid password managers for both Mac and PCs.
If you are not using one of them\u2026 why?<\/p>\n
Top two recommended first in most lists:<\/p>\n
LastPass. Free and paid.
https:\/\/www.lastpass.com\/
and
1Password. Paid (with free trial)
https:\/\/1password.com<\/p>\n
Dashlane. free and paid
https:\/\/www.dashlane.com<\/p>\n
RoboForm. paid
https:\/\/www.roboform.com\/<\/p>\n
Sticky Password. free and paid.
https:\/\/www.stickypassword.com\/<\/p>\n
___________________________________________<\/p>\n
Finally\u2026<\/p>\n
Want to see if your password has been stolen? Visit here:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/haveibeenpwned.com\/Passwords<\/p>\n
Want to see if your email address is well known?<\/p>\n
https:\/\/haveibeenpwned.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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