Comments on: Manage Your Passwords and Protect Your Identity http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/06/password_management/ Personal Finance for Geeks from the Debt Snowball to Homemade Air Conditioners Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:55:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hartmanhttp://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/06/password_management/#comment-12731 Hartman Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:02:34 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=75#comment-12731 Downloaded KeePass and is working fine. Cannot find an explaination of how to access protected sites from other computers. Can someone explain, I'm probably making this harder than it really is, Thanks...... Downloaded KeePass and is working fine. Cannot find an explaination of how to access protected sites from other computers. Can someone explain, I’m probably making this harder than it really is, Thanks……

]]> By: Bob MacLeodhttp://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/06/password_management/#comment-12554 Bob MacLeod Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:55:10 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=75#comment-12554 I have been using KeePass for two years now. Over the years I have downloaded and discarded lots of free tools that have promised to help me manage my life better. I honestly expected the same of KeePass. But here I am, two years later and using KeePass almost daily. In KeePass I have every bank account and credit card--including their websites and PINs. I also have every travel site and travel program, account numbers, and PINs. Of course I have every eCommerce site and their variety of logins and passwords. I have a lot of insecure sites too, like newsletters that are free but still have logins. And finally, though KeePass isn't really designed for this application, I have a list of key websites that I used to have as Favorites in Internet Explorer. Problem was that every time I crashed my hard drive or got a new computer, those favorites were lost and I had to re-search them. And now that I have a variety of browsers I use (IE, Chrome, Safari), it's nice to know that the site I need is not stored on them). Another major advantage for me is that now my wife at home on her computer can also have access to all those passwords. Before, she would have to call me and ask how to log in to whatever site. Now she can open KeePass, search for the name, and there's the URL, the login, the password, everything she needs. And she does not even have to type the login or password... just copy and paste them. I cannot speak highly enough of how helpful KeePass is. It's so helpful, I would gladly pay money for it... but it's FREE! I have been using KeePass for two years now. Over the years I have downloaded and discarded lots of free tools that have promised to help me manage my life better. I honestly expected the same of KeePass. But here I am, two years later and using KeePass almost daily.

In KeePass I have every bank account and credit card–including their websites and PINs. I also have every travel site and travel program, account numbers, and PINs. Of course I have every eCommerce site and their variety of logins and passwords. I have a lot of insecure sites too, like newsletters that are free but still have logins.

And finally, though KeePass isn’t really designed for this application, I have a list of key websites that I used to have as Favorites in Internet Explorer. Problem was that every time I crashed my hard drive or got a new computer, those favorites were lost and I had to re-search them. And now that I have a variety of browsers I use (IE, Chrome, Safari), it’s nice to know that the site I need is not stored on them).

Another major advantage for me is that now my wife at home on her computer can also have access to all those passwords. Before, she would have to call me and ask how to log in to whatever site. Now she can open KeePass, search for the name, and there’s the URL, the login, the password, everything she needs. And she does not even have to type the login or password… just copy and paste them.

I cannot speak highly enough of how helpful KeePass is. It’s so helpful, I would gladly pay money for it… but it’s FREE!

]]> By: Taterhttp://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/06/password_management/#comment-12228 Tater Fri, 14 May 2010 00:01:14 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=75#comment-12228 ......Because you are using windows and apparently your PC is 8 or more years behind. ……Because you are using windows and apparently your PC is 8 or more years behind.

]]> By: Friday Round-Up - Get Motivated Editionhttp://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/06/password_management/#comment-11563 Friday Round-Up - Get Motivated Edition Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:50:41 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=75#comment-11563 [...] alternating letters, numbers, symbols and case. I wrote a post on managing your passwords Manage Your Passwords and Protect Your Identity that you might want to reference if you need help tracking all of your passwords. And if you do one [...]

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]]> By: Quicken 2010 Software Review - Under the Hoodhttp://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/06/password_management/#comment-4991 Quicken 2010 Software Review - Under the Hood Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:22:25 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=75#comment-4991 [...] and it doesn't scale well if you are on another computer.  If you're looking for a good way to manage your Passwords we've got you covered with some other free [...]

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]]> By: john cestahttp://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/06/password_management/#comment-3614 john cesta Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:30:13 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=75#comment-3614 Well the downloaded program doesn't work. Why do I need net framework v2.050727? Well the downloaded program doesn’t work. Why do I need net framework v2.050727?

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]]> By: MLRhttp://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/06/password_management/#comment-200 MLR Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:06:40 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=75#comment-200 Hm, right now I have an excel file with an extremely complex password to keep people out. Will give this program a try! Hm, right now I have an excel file with an extremely complex password to keep people out.

Will give this program a try!

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