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QUESTION -
I am now using http://www.dashlane.com - the free version. You once said to be careful as they take a lot of information without my permission. Do you consider it a dangerous (to me) practice?
If it is a problem, what is the best (for simple home use) password manager. 1Password is much recommended with many features. At $50 for the use of the entire family and all of my devices the price is not too bad.
ANSWER -
Dashlane is free and is pretty nice. It is the closest competitor to 1Password. It is safe I think. There was a rumor that suggested not to use it to upload your passwords to their system in order to sync. This may no longer be true, but they were supposedly found to use your personal information to spam and otherwise sell your stuff. On the other hand, that is what all free and not so free software makers do to make ends meet.
1Password is considered the Cadillac of password managers - https://agilebits.com/onepassword/mac
My experience was that it takes a while to learn, and some users never manage to really grasp it.
http://www.LastPass.com is also free and really good. I have many customers who love it.
The WSJ “reviewed” password managers with high notes for Dashlane here:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303647204579545801399272852
Here is a proponent of 1Password:
http://thesweetsetup.com/apps/best-password-manager-and-why-you-need-one/
Now, I only use these things since people like you ask me about it. I used 1Password for some time a few years ago when they gave me a free license, and since I am too impatient, I never 100% got my head around it.
Today I use and have installed Dashlane, and am at times, confused since the helpful password fill dialogs seem to come from the Keychain Access, included in OS X — or maybe it is Dashlane after all? One day I will figure it out. What I believe I’ve found is that iCloud Keychain and Dashlane are working together. I enabled iCloud’s Keychain and iCloud saves the password as well.
This is nice because I can still use Dashlane but am now able to have auto login on my iPhones and iPad browsers.
Maybe I should just trust Apple and use only what is build in and only switch on Keychain synching! It has limitations like only Safari, and not all passwords are captured, depending on the web page or application however.
I am not so sure that this helped you, but I tried.
~ Bob • http://www.yotek.com
I am now using http://www.dashlane.com - the free version. You once said to be careful as they take a lot of information without my permission. Do you consider it a dangerous (to me) practice?
If it is a problem, what is the best (for simple home use) password manager. 1Password is much recommended with many features. At $50 for the use of the entire family and all of my devices the price is not too bad.
ANSWER -
Dashlane is free and is pretty nice. It is the closest competitor to 1Password. It is safe I think. There was a rumor that suggested not to use it to upload your passwords to their system in order to sync. This may no longer be true, but they were supposedly found to use your personal information to spam and otherwise sell your stuff. On the other hand, that is what all free and not so free software makers do to make ends meet.
1Password is considered the Cadillac of password managers - https://agilebits.com/onepassword/mac
My experience was that it takes a while to learn, and some users never manage to really grasp it.
http://www.LastPass.com is also free and really good. I have many customers who love it.
The WSJ “reviewed” password managers with high notes for Dashlane here:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303647204579545801399272852
Here is a proponent of 1Password:
http://thesweetsetup.com/apps/best-password-manager-and-why-you-need-one/
Now, I only use these things since people like you ask me about it. I used 1Password for some time a few years ago when they gave me a free license, and since I am too impatient, I never 100% got my head around it.
Today I use and have installed Dashlane, and am at times, confused since the helpful password fill dialogs seem to come from the Keychain Access, included in OS X — or maybe it is Dashlane after all? One day I will figure it out. What I believe I’ve found is that iCloud Keychain and Dashlane are working together. I enabled iCloud’s Keychain and iCloud saves the password as well.
This is nice because I can still use Dashlane but am now able to have auto login on my iPhones and iPad browsers.
Maybe I should just trust Apple and use only what is build in and only switch on Keychain synching! It has limitations like only Safari, and not all passwords are captured, depending on the web page or application however.
I am not so sure that this helped you, but I tried.
~ Bob • http://www.yotek.com
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