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1Password 3.0 out of beta
1Password 3.0 is available today for Leopard and Snow Leopard users, with a bunch of new features. Top of the list is 1PasswordAnywhere, which allows you to view 1Password data from any other computer --Windows, Mac, Linux, whatever -- with a modern browser like Safari or Firefox. (It should also allow you to use 1Password passwords on Mac browsers where the tool is not fully supported, such as Opera or Google Chrome.)I've been using the 3.0 betas since Snow Leopard was released, and they have been completely stable. It is also possible to sync your 1Password keychain data over Dropbox so that all of your password information is available on all of your Macs. (Dropbox users: you may want to read this article about slimming 1Password backups if you store your 1Password backups on Dropbox. It dropped my backups from 21MB to 1MB.)
For those who aren't familiar with 1Password, let me tell you, it does more than just store passwords. It will generate them for you so you don't end up using the same lame password on a whole bunch of sites because it is the only one you can remember. All you have to remember is the password for 1Password (hence the name!). It will also manage multiple logins on the same page. My favorite feature? It will store credit card information and autofill forms for you with your billing/shipping address. I use this all the time, and whenever a website asks me if I want it to save my credit card information, I can say "No" and not have to worry about their security being compromised and my credit card information being exposed.
Another new feature is the Vault for storing software licenses, as well as file attachments. iPhone sync has been redesigned, and 1Password items can now be edited in the browser. (See all new features here.) This is a very worthy "new version" release packed with a lot of bang for your buck.
Which brings us to the "How much does it cost?" information. Agile is having a sale on upgrade licenses as part of the release:
- If you purchased 1Password 2 on or after February 1, 2009 you get a free upgrade to 1Password 3. For bonus points: your current license should "just work" in the new version.
- If you bought a license for any previous version of 1Password before February 1 (even if you got it through a bundle deal like MacHeist) single user license upgrades are $19.95, and Family 5-Pack licenses are $29.95. Note that this price is only good through November 30, 2009.
- For new users can try a fully-functioning 1Password 3 demo for 30 days. New single licenses are $39.95, and Family 5-Packs are $69.95. A 30-day money back guarantee is offered.
If you haven't tried 1Password before, now is a good time to check it out.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Nicolas Chevallier said 9:16AM on 11-19-2009
Thanks for your review!
1password seems to be the perfect tool for web workers, especially for me : many websites, ftp passwords, storage logins, forum accounts, ...
Nicolas Chevallier
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DAJ said 9:59AM on 11-19-2009
I have been a huge fan of 1Password since the start and have upgraded through 1, 2 and 3. The addition of 1PasswordAnywhere (in combination) with Dropbox.com is fantastic.
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Cristiana said 10:09AM on 11-19-2009
I really want to like 1Password, but, there are 2 features of PasswordWallet that I could not find in 1Password that I personally find extremely useful. Can anyone tell me if 3.0 can do these? One is PW has an auto typing feature that will type your username, tab to the password, and type that out (you can also have it do other things, like multiple tabs and pauses). The other thing is something not as necessary, but something I like, it is the ability to customize the password generation, it is so flexible that I can say i want one letter followed by a number followed by a lowercase word followed by another number and a lowercase letter. Doing that makes it easy to create strong but memorable passwords.
I would really like to use 1Password, but, the ancient PW still does it for me.
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steve said 11:51AM on 11-19-2009
There is pro version that does the autofill for $7.99.
mentalsticks said 10:24AM on 11-19-2009
It's just so bloody ugly this version 3...
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Weydson said 12:26PM on 11-19-2009
I had to give up 1Password and switch over to Lastpass. I think that cloud storage is way more convenient. Besides, it's free and runs in pretty much any browser in any OS.
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iceblink said 12:56PM on 11-19-2009
1Password has some nice features, and should work well for most users.
If you're a web developer, or someone who happens to visit a good number of sites with subdomains, you'll likely run into trouble. 1PW can't intelligently match a password for www.sell.com versus one for www2.sell.com, or a passwords under the same domain but with different paths. 1PW has a potentially nice feature which SHOULD show you all possible passwords when you're on a site, but this sometimes fails to show you passwords which match the top-level domain and nothing else. In some cases, 1PW can do the wrong thing, and either fail to update a changed password, or update the WRONG password. For me, this is a >10% occurrence, and makes 1PW extremely frustrating.
1PW does NOT have a "Report a Bug/Request a Feature" Help menu item available, only a link to a Contact Us form, and links to post in their forums. I've never rec'd any feedback from requests I've posted there about 1PW troubles.
There may be some other nagging issues out there that make 1PW a nuisance for you (review the Agile user forums for more info). Like the previous poster, I too have a copy of Password Wallet, and have not been able to remove this app from my hard drive. But, Password Wallet loses big in the convenience department, since Agile has taken the time to create browser-plugins that integrate password auto-fill and searching, and allow you to easily create new passwords for a given form. Also, 1PW contains a solid dose of "eye candy" which I find mostly unhelpful, whereas Password Wallet is lean & clean. YMMV.
In conclusion, 1PW is a nice app, but check the fine print before taking the plunge.
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THJ said 1:48PM on 11-19-2009
Yeah, I've had a better time with sub-domain logins by using the right click context menu search feature (rt-click username field-> 1Password -> Go & Fill Login -> Search), but it would be nice if it were more tightly integrated into auto-fill.
Never had the lack of support that you mention though, my few comments posted on their forums were all replied to in
CHRiS said 3:23PM on 11-19-2009
Atually, all you have to do is make another entry for the difference in domains (e.g. www.domain.com/cat or www.domain.com/dog) --- but if you're having issue with the load balancing servers (e.g. www1 www2 etc.) simply remove that ... change it form www2.x.com to just x.com ----- also for the multiple entries for the same domain (for me I have 4 gmail IDs) create them all with the same domain, and when you press command+\ it will give you the option of all for IDs - click the one you want to log in with.