1Password Screenshot courtesy of Agile Web Solutions

That being said, Agile Web Solutions, the maker of 1Password recently launched the much awaited version 3 of 1Password. The new versions brings us a fancy new interface as well as some great features such as 1Password Anywhere.

1Password Anywhere allows you to view your information via web browser from Linux, Windows and of course the Mac. All you need is Safari or Firefox as well as access to your agile keychain. You can do this via USB stick or save your agile keychain in your DropBox account and your good to go.

Other great features of 1Password 3 are the ability to attach files to your item, editing your information via web browser, using tags to organize your items, the ability to organize software license and others. A total of over 50 new features that will make using 1Password all the better.

Syncing 1Password to the iPhone or iPod Touch also got better. You can now select the items that you want synced to your mobile device.

1Password is definitely a must have. I’m saying that from experience. So check out the new 1Password 3.0 here. Grab your copy if you don’t have one yet. It’s worth the money. Trust me. If you’re on 2.0, upgrade now!

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1Password: It Just Keeps Getting Better

Here are three problems all twitter users are likely to face on Twitter:

Phishing: Twittersphere is abuzz with tweets about phishing, which prompted me to make this post. There is a phishing attack spreading across Twitter at this moment. It began with what is being called “DM Deception”. User A receives a direct message from User B asking them to check out some URL. You know what happens next. I didn’t face this yet, but I have seen compromised accounts among my followers tweeting messages like, “Check out this cute pic of yours, LOL…” with another URL.

If you suspect that you may have become a victim to a phishing attack, change your password immediately. If it is beyond salvation, bite the bullet and report the user as malicious. Twitter has so far been quick at suspending suspicious users.

Shortening URLs: I am not complaining but I expected this to be more rampant than what it is now. More URL shorteners like TinyURL, Tr.im, Snurl are crowding because of the growth of Twitter. A long URL is shortened to take fewer characters so that it can be shared through tweets. The trouble is that you have no idea about what you are clicking at. It could very well be some link spreading malware. What makes this worse is that these shortened URLs are too similar to be distinguished or remembered; you could click on the same bad link twice on your bad day.

A solution is to enable the preview feature. Tinyurl, e.g., provides a cool preview feature which when enabled shows what the URL redirects to (the original URL that was shortened) and then asks you whether you want to proceed to that site. I wish that all URL shorteners implement the feature.

Twitter Apps: Hundreds of apps are being developed around Twitter. Take a look at this list of Twitter Clients being used and you will know. All these expect your Twitter username and password to login. You might come across a new app that asks you to enter your Twitter username and password to be able to use it, and what if it steals your username and password? This might seem far-fetched but I don’t see why it can’t be done.

I tend to give any new app a day or so before using it, and I keep my ears open to listen to the grapevine until then. When my work depends on trying such apps I try it with a secondary account first.

As of now, I believe that the elite Twitter users are more prone to these attacks and have more to lose. That said, having started using Twitter only a couple of months ago, I find it immensely useful and would like to be prepared to face all possible annoyances. So what other problems do you think we might face?

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3 Problems We Will Face on Twitter

Which account do you use to log into your system?

1. Administrator (or equivalent)

2. Guest (or equivalent)

3. I don’t know.

4. I don’t care.
 

You will find a widget called “That Damn Poll” in the side bar on the left where you can take this poll. If you wish to vote for any other option, feel free to shout using the comment form below. For the poll, I am not interested in your identity and therefore not logging your IPs. You may vote more than once, for each of the systems you log into: home, workplace, lab servers,… The poll will be open for your votes until 5th Jan, 2008. It takes less than a minute and the more votes I get the better.

Please vote and share the poll with your friends. Thanks in advance.

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That Damn Poll: Which account do you use to log into your system?