Day 17 of the Ghacks Christmas Giveaway. The giveaway is slowly reaching the end with another week to go before it closes its door for this year on December 24. Today’s application is the popular password manager, note taking and form filler RoboForm.
RoboForm is available for Microsoft Windows operating systems and can be installed directly, on a USB device or on mobile devices such as Windows Mobile, Symbian or Blackberry. The software integrates nicely with web browsers like Firefox, Internet Explorer or AOL / MSN and displays a toolbar that provides access to all the application’s functions and there is also a System Tray icon providing the same.
The password manager will automatically catch data that is entered in password forms and provides the means to store those passwords in the application so that it can be used to automatically log into the website or service.
Information are stored in so called passcards which do not only contain information like the username or password but additional parameters like cookie length or emails. The information can be protected with a master password which is similar to the feature of the same name in Firefox. The data is therefor protected and save from prying eyes until the master password is provided.
Keyboard shortcuts speed up the process further by providing access to some of the functions and menus. The password manager is only one of the features of RoboForm. It will also aid the user during registration.
It is not a problem to use very long and secure passwords since all passwords are stored in the application. The password generator helps the user by generating a secure password for the website or service.
It provides options to select the length of the password, the allowed characters and the minimum amount of numbers. The password generator will also display the bit strength of the password to give the user an indication of the strength.
Passwords are only one type of information that have to be provided during registration. RoboForm makes use of so called identities that can be used to fill in the other information automatically as well. Identities are data sets that contain information such as names, email addresses, phone numbers and any other type of data the user likes to add.
These information can then be used to automatically fill a registration form which can be a huge time saver for users who regularly sign up for new services on the Internet. Different identities are available to distinguish different users or different environments such as work and home.
Another useful feature of RoboForm is the note taking module. It can be used to store notes securely on the computer. Notes can also be protected by the master password so that no one can access them without providing the master password first. Notes are simple text documents that contain information saved by the user.
RoboForm is an interesting application for users who spend a lot of time on the Internet. If you ever had to register to 20+ services on a day you know how much time it takes to fill out all the information over and over again. Using RoboForm this could have been done in a fraction of the time since the data would have to be entered only once by the user.
We got five RoboForm Pro licenses. If you want one leave a comment below.
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i hope i win!
Good to see that Robo Form is given away Ghacks. Love your site!
id like a licence.
At first, I’d like to thank you for a DriveCrypt license. I just hope, I still have an opportunity to win some more software here.
Sign m eup please. great giveaway.
I’d love this, please :-)
hell ye, i want one :-)
brill, just ideal for the times!
please please would love one of these please
I wish!! If I won this It would save a forest, I use so much paper writing notes, passwords and all sorts. I would also save a lot of stress when I forget where I’ve put these notes. Santa I really have been good.
I just love this software. Please pick me .
Pick me! (jumping up and down )
Pick me! (jumping up and down )
Pick me! (jumping up and down )
This look’s great (my old password mamager was realy bad :( So I hope I winn this :D )
Would love to win a licence please as my trial version has just run out and I am lost without it :(
please please please
I need this
With this my ironing mountain could be tackled!
huh???
Oh wow! Amazing software – I’d love to win this!
I love Roboform and would really love to win this, I could really, really, really use it!
Thank you!
Here’s my entry, I would love to try this program. Thanks!
I have the free version and I think Roboform rocks! I can only imagine how much better the pro version must be…unless I win, then I won’t have to imagine any more. :D Happy holidays!
Count me in! :-)
My subscription is coming due soon, so I’d love to win.
I’ll take one. I’ve never had the paid version yet.
I’ve never had the paid version. Thanks for the giveaway!
Hellou
I use free version in the two USB – have many of password, and limitation of free version is so bad…
Please send my license…
Thanks
Respect
(Sorry for my english)
Great giveaway i have never had the paid version
Would love a copy of Robo. Have needed for sometime now.
The actual full version, of this would be amazing … sign me up!
Thanks!
Couldn’t live with out Robo
Thanks to Martin & GHacks.net!
Wow , would love roboform pro for all the forms i fill in daily.
I have been using the free version for 3 years to enter sweepstakes and have won quite a few. Best software there is for filling forms!
Thanks for the opportunity to win and best of luck to all!!
Happy Holidays!