1Password is having a big week. The Windows version has arrived at version 1.0, and Google Chrome support has been added. In addition, there are a lot of new 1Password users this week, thanks to Agile’s promotion that let users give away free licenses to friends. Not using 1Password yet? New customers can save 20% right now. You can also get a free copy of “Take Control of Passwords on Mac OS X” just by logging into Agile’s Customer Center.
It seemed like a good time to share some of my favorite 1Password tips and hints.
First: Track your weak passwords. If you are like most people, you have a handful (hopefully more than one!) of passwords that you reuse at several different sites. 1Password can help by generating secure passwords for you, but at first, you might just want to tell 1Password to save your logins at all of the sites that you log into because you don’t think you have time to change them all.
If so, create a Smart Folder to track weak passwords. A “Smart Folder” will act much like saved Spotlight searches in Finder, Smart Mailboxes in Mail or Smart Playlists in iTunes: define some criteria, and 1Password will show you all the entries that match.
For example, let’s say that you use “billy1” as your password for a bunch of sites. Go to File » New Smart Folder, and tell 1Password to look for Passwords that contain “billy1,” click the “Save” button and name the Smart Folder. When you are ready to start making secure passwords, use that folder to keep track of all of the websites where you used that same weak password.
More tips after the break…
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