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Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Year in Review: Open Source

I am a big fan of Open Source software and Cnet has posted a Year in Review for Open Source.

If you don't use any Open Source here's a couple to get you started:

PDFCreator: PDFCreator easily creates PDFs from any Windows program. Use it like a printer in Word, StarCalc or any other Windows application.

KeePass Password Safe: KeePass Password Safe is a free, open-source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager for Windows. You can store your passwords in a highly-encrypted database, which is locked with one master key or key-disk.

Check out SourceForge.net for more.

posted by Veign at 12:00 PM

2 Comments:

  • At work we use a free password manager, CyberScrub KeyChain Password Manager http://www.cyberscrub.com/keychain and we really love it. here is some info I copied from their site:
    Manage ALL Passwords with One Phrase. When you log on to KeyChain with your Master Pass Phrase you will have instant access to all of your password protected websites. Select your destination from a special list you have created- then simply "Click & Go". It's that easy! Each time you visit a site requiring a user name and password KeyChain auto enters this information and logs you in. It even prompts you to add these passwords to the program if you have not already done so. Never manually fill in credit card details again. Online shopping is a snap because KeyChain automatically enters your selected credit card details, Shipping and Billing address and more. All of your data is secured with strong encryption. Only you have access to the sensitive data within KeyChain. All information, including passwords, credit cards and other data, is protected with strong encryption algorithms. The USB flash drive also synchronizes with your host computer to back up your encrypted password list. This is an important feature should your PC crash or fail. You may also utilize the USB flash drive, if desired, for Dual User Authentication. This requires the user to not only enter the Master Pass Phrase, but also to plug the USB flash drive into their computer. Easy to use, backed award winning CyberScrub Customer Support.

    By Blogger Podcast Manager, at 12:08 PM EST  

  • I wouldn't exactly call this free since free only allows for 5 password accounts. Now how many people can actually use the free version?

    If you are tech enough to use such an application you would surely have more than 5 password accounts.

    So, free its not...

    By Blogger Veign, at 12:19 PM EST  

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