Think about all the online accounts and passwords you have. How do you remember it all? At first I was trying to keep things simple by using the same password for everything but then I read that you should definitely not do that. So I created new passwords that met all the new requirements: letters, numbers, special characters, etc. and I then when it came time to log on I couldn't remember which password I had created for all the different accounts I had.
I quickly started to realize that trying to remember everything wasn't the most efficient way to manage my online accounts.
So as soon as I was asked to review and write about Norton Identity Safe, I quickly installed it and started logging onto all the different accounts we have. Now all the information is easily stored in one place. All I have to do is log in to my vault and all my accounts are there. I don't even have to log on the that website anymore. I just need to remember one username and password and that is for Identify Safe.
First of all, I had no idea that we had so many different online accounts and I had no idea that there was a program that could make my life on the Internet so much easier.
And let me tell you - this could not have come at a better time! I’ve mentioned before that the hubby is about to deploy in a few months and we desperately needed to sit down together and organize all of our usernames and passwords. The last time he was gone I would have to email him for a password and wait a few days for him to email me back, which is extremely frustrating.
The program was easy to download and even easier to set up. It is such a relief to know that all I have to do is log onto one website and easily access all my other accounts!
But wait – there’s more! You can also use Identity Safe to store personal information and credit card information which makes filling out online forms and making online purchases super easy. I’m seriously wondering how I’ve survived this long without Norton Identity Safe! Thank goodness this program was so easy to use because it is something we definitely needed! I even installed the app on my iPhone so I can quickly access everything even when I’m away from my computer.
And please tell me I’m not the only one who forgets passwords all the time. Have you ever forgotten or lost your password? Share a story about a time you forgot, or lost your password, in the comments below. Each response will garner automatic entry into a sweepstakes to win one of five Android Tablets (Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 - 10.1-Inch, Wi-Fi) with Norton Mobile Security and Identity Safe installed on the device!
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This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw from all participating blogs, and will be notified by e-mail. You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.
The Official Rules are available here.
This sweepstakes runs from 6/21 – 7/31.
i have not had the problem of a forgotten password... yet
ReplyDeleteI always forget my passwords! And I'm always afraid I'll get locked out, so then I have to reset it, and the cycle continues...
ReplyDeleteI've got so many accounts on so many different sites, been locked out so many times. So now I've got it down to 3 variations. Kinda sorta. ; )
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Um, YES! I have forgotten my passwords more than I would like to admit. I have gotten locked out of an email address in the past (multiple times) and had to contact the company for assistance to get into my account. Oh my. Sadly, this still happens! Help is needed over here. ~Brit
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I have an account on my mac that has a password on it entered by me that I do not remember entering but don't remember the password as well.
ReplyDeleteEverytime I try to log in to pay my phone/internet bill, I forget my password. I once spent three hours resetting my password and paying my bill only to forget where I wrote the information down the next month when it came time to do it again! :(
ReplyDeleteI always forget my passwords for everything. I finally figured out to store all of my passwords for websites/forums/etc. on Evernote. I can access the file from any computer, so no more forgetting! I really just need to have one password for everything.
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I used to write down "code words" for passwords in a little address book. I used a tricky password that I didn't use for much else for being able to get on to my computer (what?!), and it took me 2 days to decode my password. This Norton Identity Safe sounds like an excellent invention - just hope you remember your user name and password to log onto that!
ReplyDeleteomg! awesome giveaway, please please let me win :)
ReplyDeleteLOL I def forget my passwords. I know you are NOT supposed to do this at all, but I write them down in a tiny notebook that is hidden in my craft room. So excited for this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI know its probably against password law and the password police will be at my door but I use the same two passwords just jumbled around a bit, so had no problem as yet :)
ReplyDeleteI read the official rules, thanks so much for hosting this awesome giveaway
ReplyDeleteGreat Giveaway! I think I have only forgotten a password once or twice. Fortuntely I keep a notebook with all of the sites and corresponding passwords so I can look them up, but as I add more it is getting harder to find them flipping through the notepad!
ReplyDeletei have to keep a list of sites i don't go to very often because i ALWAYS forget.. especially when they're starting to get so complicated (a cap/a character/answer a question) this sounds great! thanks for hosting a great giveaway!! :)
ReplyDeleteLose my passwords all the time ... luckily I eventually find them (after sifting through piles of notebooks)!
ReplyDeleteLose my passwords all the time ... luckily I eventually find them (after sifting through piles of notebooks)!
ReplyDeleteI put it on my facebook today. http://www.facebook.com/SilkwormYarnShop/posts/331302090286634
ReplyDeleteI have so many sites that have the same password, just not funny.
ReplyDeletei am that person who could use ginseng when it comes to passwords, almost daily i am using the "forgot your password" feature...just.cant.seem.to.get.it.quite.right.usually. this would come in handy for me.
ReplyDeleteThanks for a super giveaway!
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Thanks for the chance to win!
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Every. day. Every day I have to "reset my password" to SOMETHING! Right now I'm trying to figure out my iTunes password. That one is a doozy!
ReplyDeleteI can never remember my Yahoo password because its like some bizarre algorithm created by NASA...I have to keep it in an old address book I use as a password keeper.
ReplyDeleteshel704 at aol dot com
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I use 2 variations of the same password for everything, my husband however, uses a different one every time. This really annoys me when it's accounts we share access to like eBay or our bank -UGH!
ReplyDeleteI use variations of the same password for everything, but do forget which one is for which...
ReplyDeleteI tend to use variations of the same password, then decide to change then forget, then reset it and normally forget the password whatever you have to get into. So i get into a catch 22. Then I give up or get indredibly angry! x
ReplyDeleteI have several (many?) passwords all over the web! I'm going to have to look into this product as I think this would enable me to make more secure passwords and still be able to get into the sites!!! Thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteA couple of days ago I tried to get into an account that I should know the password to but I totally blanked. I kept trying and trying to log in but nothing. Oh well, suddenly I tried again and I got in but it is so frustrating.
ReplyDeleteMCantu1019 at aol dot com
I have been having problems with passwords lately...ones you don't want to lose or get compromised so this would be awesome.
ReplyDeleteWow, this is just what the Dr ordered for me!! I forget passwords like I lose cash- in fact, I currently cannot access my bank statements online because I can't get the password right. Two problems rolled into one. Typical me!
ReplyDeleteI'm just happy that I'm not alone....in not remembering and have to reset my passwords every month. I think I have at least 50 different accounts that require passwords and some that I don't log-in often enough, I just have to re-set the passwords every single time. Quite frustrating when you are in a rush trying to get things done. This sounds like the perfect product for me.
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I just lost my medical records user name and password today when I was trying to reorder Rx on a Sunday afternoon to avoid long phone waits on Monday. Oh well.
ReplyDeleteky2here at msn dot com
https://twitter.com/ky2here1/status/227195696099516416
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We switched to "another" and it just hasn't been the same.
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I have to keep a book too and have still been locked out. Never knew the password site existed, will have to try. Great giveaway, thanks
ReplyDeleteMy kids school has a parent site that gives you all info on the school, notices, grades and report cards. Recently I forgot the password and needed to get the school to help me reset our password.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much.
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I tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/227210735703429120
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It's so odd, I remember the password assigned to me that makes no sense in any way, random letters and numbers, better than I remember those I choose. I read an internet safety article that said not to worry about remembering them, keep changing them daily. Can you imagine the time that would consume? I have most of mine recorded, but those I forget, I change.
ReplyDeleteJanet
I do not currently know my email password, but my computer does. Probably not safe!
ReplyDeleteI often forget my passwords as I've often heard it's bad to have the same password for everything, so this sounds like it would work wonder's and I can feel secure about keeping up with passwords.
ReplyDeleteWhen they change the passwords at work, I have problems remember it.
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I haven't had problems forgetting a password yet - although occasionally I type old passwords into accounts that require me to change them often.
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ReplyDeleteI forgot my password for my email account at work as we had to change it weekly and could not get email until Monday when tech support could be reached.
ReplyDeleteI forgot the password to my email because it loads automatically. When I wanted to access it from elsewhere I couldn't.
ReplyDeletei change my passwords every month
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Forgetting passwords can be really annoying. I presently use Roboform and try to periodically back up my passes, but this setup from Norton seems to be pretty useful also. Great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI need the help with passwords
ReplyDeleteI need help too! It seems like every time I order something from Paypal I have to have them email a new password to me! I would love to win!
ReplyDeleteUmm it was after Sony was hacked and I had to change all my passwords AND ensure they were all different took a month before I got everything sorted out ((sigh)) I now resort to a little notebook :(
ReplyDeleteno19034770 @yahoo.com
I forget them ALL the time.. it's extra sad because I don't even use very secure ones.
ReplyDeletekaleidoscopequeen at gmail dot com
I forget online passwords all the time
ReplyDeleteI've forgotten mine for my banking website and had to call and go through a ton of stuff to get it changed. It was such a hassle. Thank you!!
ReplyDeletecrystalfaulkner2000 at yahoo dot com
I forget my passwords at work weekly.
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Once I forgot the password to my online billpay service and my bank locked up my account. I had to call in order to get everything reset...such a pain!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win!
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Almost every time I have to make an online credit card payment I have to reset password because I forget them and don’ t want to risk writing them down
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tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
I forgot my password for a work log in – I had checked “remember password” and one day…it was blank! I had NO idea what it was or how to get into the system!
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livinglifeinmotion at gmail.com
Great giveaway! I'd love to have one of those 'new fangled' Tablets! Ha ha!
ReplyDeleteI hate the fact that places make us only try three times before you are locked out. can never remember then and then have to wait for a reset
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I have an iphone and can access my email just by touching an icon. I don't have to enter a password each time I touch the button because I set up the information when I got the phone. For some reason or another I had to login to my email from my computer. I had no clue what the password was! I had to answer security questions and change the password and then change the password on my phone.
ReplyDeletestephanieteer at rocketmail dot com
This isn't my story, but I was just talking to my mom about it last night. My grandfather passed away a month ago, and since then my grandmother has locked herself out of her online bank account no less than 10 times (he used to pay the bills and now she has to do it). Each time she locks herself out, she has to call the bank helpline to unlock her, and it takes them an hour to walk her through resetting it. It's crazy.
ReplyDeletealittlenosh AT gmail.com
I forget my passwords all the time, esp for work. They make me change mine every 30 days and you can't reuse them in a 12 month cycle.
ReplyDeleteramilin2 at googlemail dot com
I always forget the password and have to call IT.
ReplyDeleteI am always forgetting my password to PayPal. I don't know why but I always have to go through the forgot password procedure. I try to use the same password for everything but it seems that each site has their own rules and it just throws me off. I once tried to log into my hubby's work site (to check his schedule, with his permission) and he must have changed the password because I got him locked out...yikes!
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ReplyDeleteI forget my blog passwords all the time. Its frustrating. I am queenesperfect at yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI have my passwords to my important accounts saved on Roboform on my computer. Once my internet was out for several days and I had to use a friend's comp to pay some bills. I had a hard time because I couldn't remember all the passwords.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
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i never forget passwords
ReplyDeleteI 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.
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ReplyDeleteI tweeted https://twitter.com/eyzofblu63/status/229281650238967808
ReplyDeleteI was just tired of losing my passwords and obviously you shouldn't write them on a sticky and put it on the computer which is what I did.. Hello breached facebook account
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I tweeted about this giveaway
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teechbiz at gmail dot com
I hate passwords! I’m always forgetting them and its really a pain having to reset them, answer your security questions and all!
ReplyDeletedebbiebellows (at) gmail (dot) com
Honestly, I have forgotten a specific instance, but I'm so thankful for "Forgot password?" because without that, I'd be in trouble ;)
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i tweeted here:
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/bellows22/status/229404827627692033
Between multiple accounts and passwords it's amazing I can get in to anything! Always putting the wrong passwords in!
ReplyDeleteTweeted: https://twitter.com/dollopsofdiane/status/229734608621694976
ReplyDeleteOuch, I'm always having problems with forgotten passwords
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My email account was hacked so I had to change my password to one I had never used before and when I went to read my emails the next day I totally forgot my password. LOL!! Thanks for the awesome giveaway :)
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Just last week, I not only forgot my password but my username and the email associated with the account! Crazy eh? Anyway, I actually had to set up a completely new account under a different email, username, and password to get into the site. INSANE! So now I have two accounts, one I use and one I can't access! Needless to say, I wrote everything down this time!
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14earth at gmail dot com
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/229935394752458753
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14earth at gmail dot com
I lost my password to an online payment website. I had to call for a new one and wait days.
ReplyDeletechrisdeglen tweeted:
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I am always forgetting passwords. 'Forgot Password' is a familiar click for me.
ReplyDeleteLuckyKrys AT Gmail DOT com
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.
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I always forget my passwords, it is so bad I have a sticky note on the desktop, and sometimes I still forget... sweepmorey at gmail dot com
ReplyDeletetweeted https://twitter.com/mommysdizzy/status/230152797478330368
ReplyDeleteAaaaah the life of being forgetful, I hate it. I am always forgetting my passwords, its insane!
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I have forgotten my passwords more times than I can count and sometimes getting a new password is not just annoying but frustrating and very time consuming. I'd love to be able to save all of my passwords in one place.
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Tweet - https://twitter.com/willitara/status/230201709639659520
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I finally got roboform I had to open so many new accounts due to forgotten passwords.
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https://twitter.com/dddiva/status/230334772235354114
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I’ve had my email hacked in the past and as a result, started sending my friends links to canadian pharmacies. It’s not fun to get a call from your boss to change your password!
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tweet: https://twitter.com/pauline15/status/230356716078891008
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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!
ReplyDeletesweepyhead at gmail dot com
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 forgot my password when I was on vacation. Luckily my dh was at home and he retrieved it for me!
ReplyDeleterunningmatey at hotmail dot com
https://twitter.com/LuckyDuckyToo/status/230388579451416576
ReplyDeleterunningmatey at hotmail dot com
I forgot my password when attempting to pay a bill, ugh! I was so frustrated!
ReplyDeleteI tweeted here: https://twitter.com/sottovocerocks/status/230437314449506305
ReplyDeleteThank you!
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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https://twitter.com/fdp4life/status/230441254662578177
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I've had accounts locked because I've forgotten the password, it's a pain in the neck because you have to call to have them unlocked!
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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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http://twitter.com/brich2222/status/230458997046665217
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SO FAR NEVER FORGOT MY PASSWORD.
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I have to retrieve my lost passwords from various sites AT LEAST one a day! holymoleynicoley@aol.com
ReplyDeleteAt 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!
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I wish my father had something like this. He passed away at Christmas and it has taken me months to figure out his accounts, deal with sites and companies.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteI lose my passwords all the time so nothing new there.
ReplyDeletesellcrystal2[at]gmail[dot]com
I am constantly forgetting passwords. The "forgot password" button is my best friend. (chelsea.n.daigle@gmail.com)
ReplyDeleteI forget my passwords all the time, especially at work. I get why we have to change our password every 2 months, but GEESH! I can't keep up with them. I am constantly having to call tech support to reset my password and I know when I call they are thinking, "Oh, it you AGAIN!" I need to start sending them donuts because they constantly have to help me. LOL!
ReplyDeletei always forget mine and have to do a reset
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