App Of The Week: 1Password

I recently got locked out of a Finance web site I use a lot. With the tons of username and passwords I have to remember, I just forgot my details with this one. Usually I don’t like writing down my finance passwords for fear of losing the piece of paper. Thus, it took me a long phone call and several tense moments before I was able to log in again.

By sheer luck I was gifted with a single license of 1password. I’ve been thinking of buying this app but wasn’t really convinced I needed it. Since it’s free, I said “why not”. So off I went to download the application and give it a go.

I must say I’m generally happy with the app. I’m thinking it’s worth the $40 price tag.

It’s just plain easier to have an app remember your passwords but not only that you can create identities and have it fill up the fields that you need to fill up when signing up for a new service. It can also generate new passwords for you. Cool.

One of the drawbacks I’ve seen is that it doesn’t work too well with some AJAX driven sites such as Digg or Flash driven sites such as Picnik. I don’t know if it’s just me but I had trouble logging in to both using this app. Apart from that it’s been good.

There’s a free iPhone/iPod Touch app that you can use in tandem with the desktop app.

Check out their video here. Download a trial version here.

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