As a blogger, so much of my life is on my computer. I write blog posts, I send and receive money on Pay Pal, I correspond with readers and guest bloggers, and I just have a good time on my computer. Between Twitter, WordPress, and my email accounts, I’m always typing in password after password to get to the site I want to visit.
I can think of so many different times where I’ve been “locked out” of a site because I couldn’t remember my password. I have so many different passwords and they’re all different, but similar.
I often get confused about which password goes with which login. It’s frustrating and it’s a waste of time. And then all the times that I’m shopping online. Yes, it’s probably too often, but that’s not the point. I shop online more often than I shop in actual stores. And entering my credit card information over and over again just gets old. And I can have accounts at all of my favorite online retailers, but that requires having a password. And I have to remember that password.
Before I was introduced to the Norton Identity Safe program, I had some of my passwords randomly written down on sticky notes in my planner. I had some of my older passwords saved into an Excel file. And how easy is it to actually access that Excel file? Not easy at all. Especially when I’m not at my home computer.
The Norton Identity Safe app allows me to store my passwords, credit card information and form information, and notes all in one very secure location. It helps me determine which websites are secure and which ones aren’t.
The software also tells me when my passwords are “weak” or when they’re “strong” enough. It allows me to fill out annoying forms in just one click. I can finally feel okay about making up new passwords for each account because I’m not afraid of forgetting the password.
Not only am I able to see all of my saved passwords in the Norton Identity Safe program on my computer, but I also have the Norton Identity Safe app on my iPhone and my iPad. I have passwords saved into my Identity Safe Vault and all I have to do is enter my “vault” password to access all of my saved passwords.
When I’m on the go and needed to access so many different secure websites and programs, this makes life so much easier. To login to the Norton Identity Safe mobile add, I have to enter my Norton account information. And then enter the vault password to access my logins.
This app is so secure and so helpful! I love that I can access this information from all of my devices and that it cuts down on so much time for me to locate the information I need.
I have two very exciting pieces of information for you!
1. Norton is offering Norton Identity Safe for free! Download by October 1, 2012 and enjoy it FREE of charge forever. No strings attached.
I encourage all of you to go there right now and download it so you can see how helpful it is! (It is Mac, PC, iOS and Andriod compatible)
2. You can be entered to win an Android Tablet! All you have to do to enter is comment and share a story about a time that you forgot or lost your password for a chance to win one of five Android Tablets (Samsung Galaxy Tab 2- 10.1-Inch, Wi-Fi) with Norton Mobile Security and Identity Safe installed! I hope you’ll all give this software a try and see how it helps make your life easier!
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Hey, y'all, I'm Erin. Thanks for stopping by! I'm a Believer, a boy mom and former event planner turned stay-at-home mom. I blog about our lives, my family, my faith, fun finds, and kitchen disasters. You can read more on my 'About' page 
I rarely forget my password, but I do often forget the security question answers because I do not want them to be “easy”. The biggest mistake people make is making their password security questions answers similar to stuff they post online social networking sites.
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I always used Roboform (a password/form filler) so when I lost my computer and got a new one a few years back. When I went to enter all my usual sites, I found that there were a couple that I had not saved the passwords for and on top of that, they were older sites I had visited for years and used a totally different email address for as well, I was never able to get back into one of those sites. Even with reregistering I could not get in because all the rest of my info was the same so it insisted I was already registered.
I tweeted https://twitter.com/eyzofblu63/status/229304105347186688
I have my passwords saved on my computer. Once my computer died and with it my passwords. I had a heck of a time remembering all my passwords when I got a new computer.
Thanks for the giveaway!
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i hate passwords! I’m always forgetting them and its really a pain having to reset them, answer your security questions and all!
i tweeted here:
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Honestly, I have forgotten a specific instance, but I’m so thankful for “Forgot password?” because without that, I’d be in trouble. I have forgotten one too many passwords…
I forgot the password for my bank account and had to call them to reset it.. and then it happened again a week later.
I was trying to sign into my MyCheckFree account and could not remember the last digit/letter of my password…one try from being locked out I remembered it! Phew!!!
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I lost my password to an online payment website. I had to call for a new one and wait days.
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I couldn’t log in to my paypal because I forgot my password. It was so frustrating entering passwords and not getting through.
I lose my passwords every time I clear cookies on my computer. I still haven’t figured out a few of them from the last time I did this…
I’ve been lucky since a friend told me about Roboform about 10 years ago. It’s been keeping my login and passwords safe and handy for that long. It also generates passwords for new sites.
Thanks for the contest.
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I am always forgetting my passwords, makes me want to make them all the same, but by doing that I would for sure get hacked. My most common oopsie I forgot is usually on my bill sites, because I only login once a month. sweepmorey at gmail dot com
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I put a pass code on my phone one time, yea big no no. I went to use my phone and I totally forgot I had put a pass code on it. I forgot it, had to sit there for hours trying to remember what I made it. Finally got it, thank god I didn’t have it to where after so many attempts would lock and delete everything LOL
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I used to keep all my passwords very similar but after one of my accounts was hacked I was sick with worry until I got all the other passwords changed. I’ve been locked out more than once because it’s so hard to remember passwords for so many different sites.
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I’ve been locked out on using my debit card with the wrong pin while traveling on business and it’s next to impossible to get back until you go back home. I’ve been stuck in a long line of coffee once which was not fun!
I forgot my password on my laptop for 2 weeks…I finally figured it out but it drove me nuts!
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I use several different passwords and one time used the wrong one. It locked me out and I had to contact customer support and get back on. Drove me crazy!
I forgot my password when I was on vacation. Luckily my dh was at home and he retrieved it for me!
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i forget my passwords all the time, most recently at work i had to call and have it reset to logon on to the bank for work to deposit the checks, it was embarrassing
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I was attempting to pay a bill, one that was late, and I kept inputting the wrong password until I was locked out. Ugh!
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always forget my bank password because it is so complicated. Got locked out after guessing too many times!
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I forgot a password for a bill I had to pay online. I waited 3 days to receive an email containing a link to reset my password. By then my payment was late and there was a late fee added to my account.
I got blocked from my bank account for trying too many times. What a mess that was.
At work I have 6 different passwords and I forget at least one of them daily! Wish they would let us just have one password for everything!
I try to make hard passwords but always forget them so have to click on the forgot password button. Then I tried to put them down in code to prompt my memory but that doesn’t work.
I am constantly forgetting my password. The “forgot password” button is my best friend.
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Forgetting my bank account password is not a one-time thing, unfortunately. Not only is this extremely inconvenient when I’m trying to settle bills, it’s also quite embarrassing (and time-consuming) to repeatedly call up the bank and have them reset my password for me. I’ll try Norton and see if they can’t help me…
I tweeted here! https://twitter.com/keyppa/status/230547012465086464
Almost late to the plane, I had to figure out my miles number. I had to keep using ‘forgot password’ with all kinds of email addresses and see which one it really was.
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