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Store your important information and log into Web sites automatically.

Version:  3.0.1

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Essential for OS X Users, Mandatory if You're Over 40

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Contributed by: marmaladewanker Monday, July 02 2007 @ 09:25 AM PDT

Product Platform: MacOSX

Used Product For: 1-6 months

Recommend Product: YES

(Full-Disclosure: I've had a few email conversations with the developers and I find that they are both responsive and interested in improving this product. In short, they seem like good guys. And just so you know, I don't work for them or any competing product. )

1Passwd is the best password manager out there. The best. You should definitely buy it. Think of 1Passwd as a one-stop secure location to put all the info that you value on your machine. So, it's perfect for everything you don't want available for prying eyes.

To give you an idea of what type of 1Passwd user I am, I currently have 58 Web forms and 49 secure notes stored. I'd call myself a medium user of this software. I'd say I buy about 5 things online every month, for which I try to use 1Passwd to help me out.

Improvements needed? A few:

  • There's no other way to say it, 1Passwd is still a little too "geeky" for some. I've been in the tech world for over 20 years, and I still had trouble using it for the first few weeks. In fact, I tried to turn others on to 1Passwd, but they couldn't figure out how to use it. It's clear: 1Passwd needs some improvement in the usability department.
  • An even better form filling routine: 1Passwd is sometimes unable to fill in areas where there are multiple "pull-down" options. For example, it may be able to fill in your credit card number, but it might not select the right card type. It rarely enters your card security code properly, I've found. It also sometimes chokes on your City name if the City part of the Web page is a "pull-down" option, too. Obviously, bad coding on Web pages may be partially to blame.
  • A software serial # template that includes username, serial #, etc...
  • A banking template for all of your banking information
  • A credit card template for all of your card info
Although I'm sure they're working on an iPhone version of 1Passwd, I hope they'll consider improving/adding these features first.

I use 1Passwd at least a dozen times every day and I hope it continues to evolve into an even more effective password/form filling/serial #/credit card/personal info utility. Judging by the developers, they are well on their way.   
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