Old Rasputin, North Coast Brewing, Stout - Monks kettle - Shared using Memorable Beers for iPhone/iPod touch - http://www.memorableapps.com

Great White, Lost Coast Brewery, White Beer - TEST POST - Shared using Memorable Beers for iPhone/iPod touch - http://www.memorableapps.com

Budini Malbec 2009 - Shared using Memorable Wines for iPhone/iPod Touch - http://www.memorableapps.com

Pretzels appetizer - Monk’s Kettle, SF. With mustard and cheddar fondue. - Shared using Memorable Meals for iPhone/iPod touch - http://www.memorableapps.com

Chicken Pot Pies, homemade - Shared using Memorable Meals for iPhone/iPod Touch - http://www.memorableapps.com

Homemade baked ravioli - Hand made ravioli using Tyler Florence’s pasta dough recipe, stuffed with veal, cooked in fresh pesto then covered in veal bolognese and baked in individual cast iron crocks for 40 minutes. - Shared using Memorable Meals for iPhone/iPod touch - http://www.memorableapps.com

Warning: Geeking Out Below

I’ll admit it, I use pretty much the exact same password for every web site I use. Be it small things like Twitter, to please be a little secure things like e-mail, even my bank accounts. I tried to mix things up using different prefixes on a static set of numbers, but really, neither of these methods are actually secure.

Recently, I’ve started to become a bit more paranoid over this method, mostly because my online use of password-requiring services has grown exponentially. And once I started tinkering around with things like Mint or PageOnce, I almost crapped my pants in paranoia and anticipation of someone breaking my <10 character password and suddenly having access to my cell phone, utilities, Amazon 1-click paradise, bank and credit card accounts… enough to pull the thread of my barely woven life fabric into oblivion.

I’ll Make This Short(er) 

So I finally broke down and dropped my ever-decreasing in value United States dollars on a license for 1password (if you hit them up with that link, you’ll get 20% off, thanks Your Mac Life!). So what does it do? Essentially it stores all of your online passwords in one place under military-grade encryption that you can access with a single, memorable, highly-secure password of your choosing.

How does this help if your passwords are still insecure and based on some silly algorithm concocted in the miniscule reaches of our human-memory? Because 1Password will generate new passwords for you—passwords made of random characters, as long as your web service will allow. For example: my bank account password is now 20 characters of upper-case and lower-case letters, numbers, and special characters. Something I wouldn’t be able to remember if my life depended on it.

But 1Password does remember. And with a single mouse click the software fills in the information for you, and you’re logged-in. There’s even a JavaScript Bookmarklet so that you can sync the information to your iPhone or iPod touch.

There’s a 30-Day Demo

So really, it’s more awesome than it sounds—considering I’ve been hearing about it for several months and never thought to check it out (20% off helps me try out anything)… but it is well worth it. Especially if, like me, you find yourself carrying more and more of your financial life onto the Internet. (It also creates virtual wallets, where you can store credit card info for 1-click filling in online store checkouts.)

This is just my opinion, I’m not paid for this, too bad… But it’s awesome, and everyone should try it. Also, it’s only available on Mac OS X. Exclusivity, gotta love it. 1password.com 

As with many things, boredom and procrastination do not mix very well. Insert into the equation a built-in iSight, iMovie ‘08, a propensity to waste time on the computer listening to Cake… and, well… I apologize in advance…