Wow, no connection and bronchitis

and so far behind.  Somehow between a Friday nite and Sunday morning I lost the network adaptor in my laptop.  Not the one that attaches to it but the one built in to it ( that is a whole other post that just drives me crazy but we will not go there).  While dealing with my computer I lost most of my sanity and  I also was diagnosed with bronchitis and  as a result  am very behind.  Part of what was tried to bring my network adaptor back was a reboot, I mean I lost 3 years.  Do not get me wrong I did get a  chance to do some backing up but at the critical time I did forget a few  items.   I  realize looking back that there were things I should do differently from backing up,  to security etc.  but hindsight is 20/20. 

By the time I thought I had it all figured out and was back online,  I realized one thing I forgot to back up was my passwords.  I am not sure about you but I have about 150 sites that need a password.  I do not use the same password for everything.  In this week or two of reconstruction I realize one of the few things I did correctly was Roboform.  I even sprung for the pro version as I wanted unlimited passwords remembered and ability to personalize the identity I could/would choose to save.  What does it do? 

 RoboForm is an award-winning automated password manager and web form filler with some serious Artificial Intelligence. This is what it does:
• AutoSave passwords in browser.
• AutoFill passwords to login form.
• Click Login button for you.
• Fill personal info into online forms.
• Save offline passwords & notes.
• Generate Secure Random Passwords.
• Encrypt passwords and personal data using AES, Blowfish, RC6, 3-DES or 1-DES algorithms.
• All personal info is stored on your computer only.
• Take RoboForm with you on USB disk for ultimate portability.
• Sync your passwords and notes to Palm or Pocket PC.
• Backup & Restore, Print your passwords.
• More features: drill down for more.
• It is well-behaved: NO ADWARE, NO SPYWARE.
• Works under Windows as an add-on to IE-based browsers.
• Works with Netscape, Mozilla, Firefox under Windows.

I love it, I would even go so far to say that it brought back 70% of my sanity.  I was able to log in to reconstruct my passwords to most if not all of my links. One of the   Roboform also suggests a product called GoodSync which I had not explored fully.  In backing up my favorites I had two lists that had some stuff on one and some stuff on another.   It was annoying and I knew that in the long run it would cost me more time to keep both list without some coordination,  on the GoodSync site it states ;

“GoodSync synchronizes and backs up files such as photos, financial documents, MP3s, e-mails between desktops, laptops, servers, and external drives.

GoodSync is the latest software in a series of highly reliable, easy-to-use products from Siber Systems, the makers of RoboForm. It uses an innovative synchronization algorithm that offers true bi-directional synchronization.”

I gave it a try.   I will not say I used it perfectly as I lost some bookmarks.  As I had way tooo many any way  I am okay with that.   I will do better about backing up in the future and making sure the bookmarks are better organized.  But I can say that as with most things I try to determine what am supposed to learn from this experience.  And for the next few weeks things may be behind or slower as  I continue to reconstruct but hopefully I am building a more solid foundation and a less time consuming process.  

Always progressing…

P.S.  remember there is a free version you can try with both of the programs.   Also if you are on the road a lot or travel without your pc and want to take you information withyou look into the Roboform togo ,  I love it!