Why Yes! You Can Manage My Passwords!

I never thought before about how much of my day I spend logging into websites and entering contact information. Surprisingly, I have not suffered any major meltdowns over this considering I have no patience (ask my managing editor); I even get antsy and irritated at red lights. Enter password management software. Hallelujah!

We have gotten so used to logging into websites that we do it absent-mindedly. We also know that for security reasons we do not want to stay logged in all of the time. So, we just do it and don't think about it. Well, after looking at this software I started thinking about it.

I am sure not everyone needs to manage as many passwords as I do. I am online and connected all day. First thing in the morning, I login to Pandora to listen to music and I check my personal Facebook account. Upon arriving at the office, I login to my main workstation, Outlook, Spark, our intranet, our wiki, Google Reader and TweetDeck (if you are counting that is nine logins and I have not even started working yet).

Then I start to work. After logging into a test machine in the lab, I download and install ten software products for review. Each download requires me to submit contact information such as email address, telephone number or address to acquire the software. Additionally, to use the software each requires a user name and password. I am up to 19 logins and 10 form-fills before lunch. For lunch, I go to a local coffee shop and I have to enter my PIN to make a debit card purchase.

After I arrive back at the office, I handle some social media business and post article links to Twitter and two Facebook accounts, add three logins. My workday proceeds in this fashion for the rest of the day. After work, I check my personal Facebook account (about five times), Google Voice, Gmail and two online bank accounts. I also check Hulu to see if any of my shows have posted. I end the evening with Netflix. I need a password manager.

Just the mentioned logins total over 30 logins. The actual number is more likely 100, easy. In addition, I am constantly filling in online forms. A password manager can manage all logins with one button. One button! I am flabbergasted by the thought of tedious tasks that could be managed by one button.

A password manager can manage all of my contact information (several versions), login links, required login information, credit cards, personal contacts and PINs securely. I can even go to a site that I have never been to before and click my persona button and it will automatically fill-in registration forms with my information. It can also securely save private non-internet type information such as my bike lock combination, cell phone pin number, Kensington lock combination and credit card PINs. Just think about how much of your day you could reclaim with one button. You may decide you have to have a password manager too.

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