How to manage all your passwords and keep them safe.

Written by Steve Garratt


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Clickrepparttar KeyPass icon on your desktop to run it then select 'New Database' fromrepparttar 103563 'File' menu. Enter a password forrepparttar 103564 database. Click 'OK' repeatrepparttar 103565 password and click 'OK' again.

Select 'Save Database' fromrepparttar 103566 'File' menu and select a suitable folder and filename forrepparttar 103567 database then click 'Save'.

You have now created a password database.

3. Add some entries torepparttar 103568 database

Right click inrepparttar 103569 left hand pane ofrepparttar 103570 KeyPass window and select 'Add Password Group' fromrepparttar 103571 context menu. Type "Test" intorepparttar 103572 box and click 'OK'. This creates a new group folder called 'Test' into which you can add entries.

Left click onrepparttar 103573 'Test' group inrepparttar 103574 left hand pane then right click inrepparttar 103575 right hand pane. Select 'Add Entry' fromrepparttar 103576 context menu.

Make up something forrepparttar 103577 Title, Username, URL and Password.

Notice that clickingrepparttar 103578 '...' button torepparttar 103579 right ofrepparttar 103580 Password field toggles between masked and unmasked view. Whenrepparttar 103581 password is unmasked you can copy and paste it into another application.

KeyPass automatically generates a password inrepparttar 103582 'Add Entry' dialogue so you can use this one if you wish or type in your own. Clicking onrepparttar 103583 'Gen' button underneathrepparttar 103584 '...' gives you KeyPass's 'Password Generator' where you can easily create a password without having to dream one up.

click 'OK' to commitrepparttar 103585 entry torepparttar 103586 database.

Add some more groups and entries by repeatingrepparttar 103587 above process.

4. Set options

Select 'Options' fromrepparttar 103588 'Edit' menu then clickrepparttar 103589 'Start and Exit' tab.

Check 'Automatically open last used database on startup'. Check 'Automatically save database on exit'. Check 'Remember last opened. then click 'OK'

5. Save and Close

Closerepparttar 103590 KeyPass window. When you open it again it will load up your database for you after you have enteredrepparttar 103591 master password.

Well that's all there is to it. You can now add all of your passwords into your new database and recall them whenever you want.

If you are still undecided whether to start using KeyPass then take another look at my review at: http://howdo-i.com/keypass.shtml

And take another look atrepparttar 103592 KeyPass tutorial over at http://www.codeproject.com/tools/KeePass.asp for a better understanding ofrepparttar 103593 application.

If you have any questions about this article or you have a request for a future "HowDo-i" please email me at mailto:steve@howdo-i.com



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How to get your business from the kitchen table to the boardroom

Written by Ugo Okonkwo


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A good example isrepparttar ‘tool-bar’ for Internet surfers. A tool-bar is downloaded for free. It is a plug-in for your browser and is designed to enhance and improve your browsing experience. Different tool-bars offer different functions. For instance, with a good tool-bar you can search for any item at all onrepparttar 103562 web or in your hard-drive without leavingrepparttar 103563 window that you are working in.

Most free tool-bars will also have a direct link torepparttar 103564 web-site ofrepparttar 103565 provider where you will find their other goods and services freely available on offer to you for purchase. A good toolbar will remain indefinitely inrepparttar 103566 surfer’s window and will be discreet yet clearly present for use. Discreet yet clearly present indefinite advertising.

Are you a businessperson? Does your business have a tool-bar for free download? Does every ‘cover-disk’ issued alongside computer related publications in your area feature your service as a freely available and useful download? Is there any place for a “YOUR-BUSINESS NAME Toolbar”? Should you aim to place your business tool-bar onrepparttar 103567 window of every computer user?

You can either programrepparttar 103568 software yourself, or buy, modify and distributerepparttar 103569 generic tool-bar software or just pay someone to do it all for you.

This is just one example. What other service can you think of that is generally useful and therefore in relative demand by everybody and will have a direct link to your web-site apart from tool-bars?

Articles You probably possess a wealth of information onrepparttar 103570 topic of Internet marketing or business. Do you have knowledge on a topic which you have a passion about which largely remains a mystery torepparttar 103571 average member ofrepparttar 103572 public. This puts you in an excellent position to disseminate this knowledge amongstrepparttar 103573 many that are willing to listen and learn

Write an introductory article followed by directions torepparttar 103574 source web-site. Your article would berepparttar 103575 key item. To create impressive results,repparttar 103576 medium in which it would be a feature would have to be carefully selected. An article on business could be sent to Home business or Internet business magazines,repparttar 103577 educational section of any business magazine or business section of any educational publication. On-line and Off-line. Have all national local papers featured an educational article on your own business if it has a national reach?

In Summary If you are truly ambitious and seeking financial security from your business, if you fantasise about being a millionaire through your business, then always know this: ‘I must be prepared to provide services or goods to a truly large number of people’ and always think this: ‘everybody must get to know about my Business’.

By Ugo Okonkwo Ugo works and trains as an Orthopaedic Surgeon. He also set up runs several successful Internet Businesses including http://www.businessomatic.com/, a resource and guide to any aspiring Entrepreneur. Copyright Ugo Okonkwo http://www.businessomatic.com/. Please reprint or reproduce exactly as is together with resource box.



Ugo works and trains as an Orthopaedic Surgeon. He also set up runs several successful Internet Businesses including http://www.businessomatic.com/, a resource and guide to any aspiring Entrepreneur. Copyright Ugo Okonkwo http://www.businessomatic.com/. Please reprint or reproduce exactly as is together with resource box.


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