Password Manager
Before
personal computers and the Internet existed, there was
essentially not a need for passwords. If you think about it,
you may have needed to remember the combination to a safe, or
for a lock that protected your personal papers but there really
weren't many other passwords that you needed.
Now that personal computers are
everywhere and nearly all of them are connected to the
Internet, we suddenly need passwords for just about
everything. Passwords are needed to logon to your PC, to access
your e-mail, to login to your favorite forums, websites, and
applications. In fact, if you are an active PC user, it is
pretty easy to accumulate hundreds of passwords that you must
remember.
If you search the Internet, the odds are
very high that your PC will be infected by many forms of
spyware, adware, viruses, and even keystroke loggers. It is
unfortunate, but it is a fact of life that there are many
dishonest people out there with all kinds of sneaky ways to
steal and exploit information they find out about you. Thieves
are alble to hack into your system and cleverly steal your
passwords. So to protect ourselves, we must find intelligent
ways to manage our passwords and keep them secure.
A common mistake that
many of us do, is to use the same password over and over.
Although we are aware that this is a bad idea, we often
continue to do it just to make it easier to manage all of our
passwords.
So what can we do to
manage all of our passwords and keep them secure without
causing a real hassle in our routine?
There are several password manager
programs available that will take care of this. They will
safely store and manage your passwords for you. The
good ones are designed not only to protect your passwords, but
to make it quicker and simpler to have them readily available
when needed.
One of the absolute best Password
Manager programs I have come across for this purpose is called
RoboForm. You are always just one click away from any
password you need.
I highly suggest you give it a try, I'm
sure you will love it.
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