Here are a few programs that can help:
- The one I use is called RoboForm (www.roboform.com). It is installed in your browser and saves logins and passwords for you. It works on any computer, tablet, or smartphone, with any browser. It can generate extremely difficult passwords for you if you want (like krClD7yK). You can use it locally (on just one computer) for complete safety, since it never transmits your passwords beyond your computer. Alternatively, you can use Roboform Everywhere, so you can access your passwords from multiple computers. It costs $30 for the browser plugin and $10/yr for Roboform Everywhere.
- 1Password (agilebits.com/onepassword). Like Roboform, this program has versions for all operating systems, though the Android and Windows Phone versions are still in beta. Unlike Roboform, you have to purchase the versions separately. A Windows or Mac version costs $50; the iPhone/iPad version costs $17. 1Password does not have its own synchronization; instead it makes use of DropBox to share your information between devices.
- LastPass (lastpass.com). This is the cheapest of the services, and one of the most popular. The free version works on Windows or Mac computers and keeps your information shared between desktop or laptop computers. If you want to access your logins and passwords on a mobile phone or tablet, you'll have to pay $12/year for their Premium service.
