Friday, June 6, 2008

I recently encountered a free Password Manager product called Cute Password Manager and I just loved it. I have always been a Roboform user and to be frank, the product still has some way to go compared to Roboform, but in general it satisfies my needs and it is free.

First checkout some of their tutorials on how the product works. I linked it here for easy viewing:

I have yet to try some of the advanced techniques recommended on their website, but I'll post what I think of them in the future. I am particularly interested in their auo-fill function as I do a lot of online shopping and I am really really sick and tired of typing my address information endlessly. Roboform does a great job at auto-filling; I'll see how Cute Password Manager works.

Here's a list of features copied from downloadsquad where I first downloaded the software:

- AutoSaving passwords in your browser saves time. Firefox and others has this built in, but it's nice to have something outside of the browser in case it crashes and dies.
- Cute will generate really strong passwords for you to manage. So you could unify all of your passwords with one that's solid. And you don't have to remember it.
- Encrypt passwords and personal data using AES.
- Info is stored on your PC only (No Macs though...boooooo)
- Backup & Restore, Print your passwords.
- Fights Phishing by filling passwords only on matching web sites.
- Imports & Exports your passwords with text and csv format file.

In general, at a first glance, here's what I like personally about Cute Password Manager over Roboform:

- Great for non computer savvy users. I am able to use the product right after installation without any configuration or a bunch of setup.

- It's FREE.

I'll continue to use the product and rate its use-ability more in the coming weeks.

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