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Originally Posted by LB2848
I have a new laptop with windows 7. It will not remember any of my passwords even when I check the box that some sites like this forum have. Can anybody tell me how to remedy that? Also, it seems like I have a password for every company and organization I know of. Are those online password saving web sites safe? Any suggestions on how to organize and keep passwords safe would be appreciated.
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LB2848,
I also have recently added a laptop to my collection of 4 computers and keeping track of what seems like hundreds of userids and passwords started to be a real pain. I was using a free product called KeePass but I had to keep it on a USB drive so I could use it on whatever computer I was using at the time. KeePass is a fine product and I can recommend it but I wanted more freedom from having to carry a USB drive, especially when traveling.
The solution that I found is another free product called LastPass. I have recently started using the product and so far I like it much better than KeePass. The big advantage to LastPass is that no matter where you are or what computer you're using, you have access to your userid/password file. It basically encrypts your data, uploads the info to the LastPass server using an SSL connection, and makes it available to you when you sign on to your LastPass account. LastPass also keeps a local copy on your PC in case you have no internet connection.
It would be much better for you to read about it on their web site than have me try to explain all the ins and outs of how it works here. It's actually pretty slick and seems to be secure... and did I mention it's FREE.
Anyway, good luck. Here is their web site:
http://www.lastpass.com/
Cheers... Dan