Have you ever been on a web site that you registered for a while ago, only to get there and realize that you don’t remember the username and password you had set up? Or have you ever needed pertinent personal information like your social security number, credit card information, or driver’s license? I used to write this information into a notebook, and it filled up very quickly, especially when I started putting web site information in it. This became frustrating when trying to find my user information. Now, I use a great 3^rd party app from Agile Web Solutions. I am talking about 1Password. This stand-alone application handles all of your usernames and passwords plus more! In fact, I use it every day when using new forums or online sites that require registration. It is an extremely versatile application. I have it installed on my Mac, my iPhone (yes, they have an app for the iPhone), Firefox and Safari. Check out the video to see what the program looks like first hand.

ABOUT 1PASSWORD:

1Password is a password manager, which also hosts a strong password generator. You only need to remember one password (as the name implies). That is the Master Password. All of your information is stored locally on your OS X keychain or in an Agile Keychain (created specifically for 1Password). This program allows you to store the following types of information:

Login Information:

• You can store this information manually via 1Password or
• You can use 1Passwords browser extensions, which will prompt you ‘Would you like to save this login for later use?’ In this prompt, you can change the save as name and add any notes within the prompt, then click Save to save the information into 1Password.

Wallet:

• Financial Information (Credit Cards, Bank Accounts, Credit Unions, etc.)
• Membership Information (Reward Programs or Memberships)
• Online Services (email accounts, instant messaging, FTP, MobileMe, iTunes, Amazon S3, or an ISP)
• Government Certificates or Licenses (Passport, Social Security, Driver’s License, Hunting License)
• Computer and Network Information (Software Licenses, MySQL Database, AirPort Extreme, UNIX Server)

Identity Information is where you store your personal information which include your name, sex, birth date, occupation, company information, address, phone numbers, internet information, etc.

A strong password generator in which you can change the settings for length of characters, how many digits it contains, how many symbols it contains, add hyphens, change letter-case, etc. and it will generate the password for you. Then you copy and paste the information where needed.

iPhone or Palm syncing. If you have the 1Password app on your iPhone or Palm, you can sync it with the stand-alone app on your Mac.

You can change the preferences and change the toolbar to adjust to your needs.

To purchase 1Password, you can go to the link at the end of the article. You can try it FREE for 30 days. Here is the cost:

Single License (single user license): $39.95

Family License (5 users): $69.95

Upgrade to Family (from single user): $32.95

If you have 1Password and want to upgrade to 1Password 3:

Single License (single user license): on sale for $19.95 (as of 10/11/09)

Family License (5 users): on sale for $29.95 (as of 10/11/09)

For the iPhone:

1Password: $4.99

1Password Pro: $7.99