Cool Tool: Passpack
Have you ever wasted time trying to remember a password for one of your accounts, only to get locked out and have to reset it? Then, once you get your new password memorized, you’re prompted to change it again?
We all have so many logins and passwords to remember on a daily basis. And even if you don’t follow best practices and create completely unique passwords for every login you have, it’s hard to remember what is what.
This is why Passpack is such a cool tool. It helps you keep track of all of the passwords and account logins that you accumulate during the course of doing business online. Here are some of the highlights of Passpack as a password manager:
- It’s web-based, so there is nothing to install on your computer and you can access your stored logins from any internet connection.
- It’s secure.
- It’s free for up to 100 passwords.
- You can share passwords with colleagues, co-workers, partners and even clients.
- There are upgrade options if you need more storage and group sharing.
I just signed up with Passpack, and I’m beyond impressed. It’s not just a simple little password manager that acts like a glorified spreadsheet. There are a handful of awesome features that I used within 10 minutes of creating my account:
- It’s searchable.
- You can make it even easier to find what you need with favorites and tags.
- It creates strong passwords for you.
- It scrambles fields to hide your passwords from over-the-shoulder lurkers.
- It automatically locks after 5 minutes.
And the best feature — you can access and login to any site on your list by clicking one button from your Passpack account. So you don’t need to remember anything (except your login for Passpack, of course!).
You can also download encrypted backups, set up “disposable logins” for access on public computers, and even download a desktop app for offline access.
I’m pretty excited to migrate all of my passwords into Passpack…just need to remember all of them one last time! But I can see hours of saved time and frustration once I get set up. If you give Passpack a try, come back and let me know what you think.
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