I’ve been using LastPass for a few months now and I have to say it Rocks! It’s one of the best tools I’ve used lately – it just works!. I find myself loving it more and more – and get this – they even have a version for the Palm Pre! (the betamax of smart phones) LastPass just seems to work – it integrates with your browser in a wonderful way – filling in forms and logins – handling multiple logins. It’s also great as it prompts you to create new passwords – which enhances your security greatly. It works across multiple browsers and multiple computers – so I have it on my laptop, my desktop and my palm pre phone. I can also look up my “vault” on other computers – so I’m basically never without it.
It also allows you to have “secure notes” – so it doesn’t have to be just logins. I find it an amazing tool – just so impressed with how it works. But there is a deeper reason why I wanted this tool – to protect against one site compromising others. The best strategy is to not use the same password on more than one site – so in case that one site is compromised they can’t know your password on other sites. But there’s a problem – who in the world can remember all those passwords? I don’t think anyone can (and I’m sure you never forget a user id either). LastPass fills the bridge – you just remember the one password – it takes care of the rest – filling in the logins on each website. And you can always look up the user ids and passwords – even on your mobile phone!
So I don’t know if I can say enough about how much I like this tool – it Rocks!!!! It solves a fundamental problem with passwords across the web – balancing security and usability. And since it’s free ($1 per month if you want to have it on your phone) – it’s hard to make a case why not to use. So try it today – be better with your passwords and logins…
