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To: SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) who wrote (80002)	11/14/2012 2:00:03 AM
From: Mario :-)	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110626

Doesn't browsers also have integrated password managers that are not getting info from cookies? When you get question, from browser, "do you want to save your password?" this password is stored in browser's password manager, right? If this is true, he can get passwords back with Lastpass. If not, Lastpass can help sometime in future. Because Lastpass once it gets and store password, you can delete cookie and no problem, Lastpass has them saved and encrypted.

To: SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) who wrote (80002)	11/14/2012 8:00:53 AM
From: Eric L	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110626

LastPass ... lastpass.com << Over the past week or so FireFox forgets my log-in information to sites when I restart the computer - only FireFox, not Explorer. ... If he's [Tom's] having cookie problems Lastpass will have problems as well. ... Lastpass uses cookies. >> The problem Tom described (and the similar one you subsequently described) would not have happened if passwords had been stored in a LastPass vault accessible from all your computers. With [free] LastPass which Mario recommended and which I also recommend highly [as does Gizmo Richards: see below], browser users can safely delete all their cookies on a regular basis which I personally think is highly advisable, and still have a way to automatically log in to websites they regularly (or irregularly) use. In Firefox (my primary browser) I use the "keep [cookies] until I close Firefox" privacy option in conjunction with the "use custom settings for history" option. IE9 (my secondary browser) isn't quite as straight forward but I clear all IE cookies and all temporary files and browsing history from both browsers regularly with Kingsoft's [free] PC Doctor monitor which runs at boot time. LastPass users need to remember a master password and will occasionally need to enter it (and they will at the start of a browser session if they have cleared cookies and want auto-login). It's also advisable to occasionally export a LastPass CSV or encrypted file to removable backup media so that it can be imported in case of catastrophic failure. I was a long time AI RoboForm (free and then paid) user and up until a few months ago until I replaced it with LastPass I was using Norton's Identity Safe, a component of Norton Internet Security instead of RoboForm. So far as I'm concerned, LastPass trumps all. >> A Free Password Manager that's Just as Good as Roboform Gizmo Richards Gizmo's Freeware 14 June 2012 techsupportalert.com I never thought I'd see it happen; a free password manager as good as Roboform and maybe even better. Unlike Roboform which is a utility that runs on your PC, LastPass uses a web service that works in combination with a program that runs on your PC. It's a smart approach: The webservice means your passwords are accessible from different computers: PCs, Macs or Linux boxes. The stand-alone program that runs on your computer means that you can access and use your passwords even when you are offline. But the thing I like best about LastPass is that, just like Robboform, it automatically fills in login forms as soon as you visit a website. This makes it quite different from other password managers that merely store your login information and require you to copy and paste your credentials. And LastPass stores more than usernames and passwords, it also stores webform infomation, in a similar manner to Roboform's Passcards. It also securely stores your notes. The security and privacy of your infomation is protected by strong 256 bit AES encryption. Furthermore your encryption key and master password never leave your computer so not even the folks at LastPass can read your data. Plugins are available for both Internet Explorer and Firefox so it will not only work on Windows systems but Mac and Linux systems running Firefox. Some other features: • Portable version available • Can import information from most other password managers including RoboForm • Can import IE and Firefox passwords • Has a useful "Favorites" list • Partial iPhone integration • Support planned for Safari and Chrome (but not Opera) All up, a lot to like here. Goes straight to the top of my list as the best free password manager. ### Cheers, - Eric -