For those who didn’t catch it the first time, Carley did an awesome writeup on Passpack a few months back. SO awesome we jumped at the opportunity to have her represent us at BlogHer. Here’s just one of the videos she did up for the conference:

Check out the all three Passpack videos on Carley’s blog.

Carley is a life coach who helps frazzled families embrace technology and simplify life. So if you’re in NY this week, look up Carley at BlogHer – she’ll be the spunky girl geek defrazzling her fellow event-goers while demoing Passpack on her shiny new iPad.

… hey wouldn’t it be really cool if Passpack unveiled it’s mobile version at the show? Hmmm….

Pre-populated Accounts

Having a hard time getting staff on-board? This idea is for creating shared accounts for them, from inside your paid administrators account. No more waiting for replies to invites.  Vote for it here.

(tip: Download the Getting Started Guide for Administrators PDF)

Suspicious Activity Alerts

Get an email or sms when someone logs in from outside a designated IP range. Vote for it here. If you like this, you might also like the Logs & Audit trail idea.

Password Reminders

Set an email alert when it’s time to change a password or for other “things to do regarding this entry”. What do you think? Let us know how you would use a feature like this.

Account Beneficiary

Delegate a person (or people) that can recovery your account in the event you get abducted by aliens. A fancy alternative to saving a print-out of your Passpack login. Vote for it here.

Passpack OpenID Provider

So you have some OpenID accounts, each with it’s own password, which are stored in your Passpack. Cool. If Passpack were an OpenID provider, would that save you some clicks? Vote for it here.

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Now you folks go off and vote. It’s head’s down working on the mobile version for me. Coming soon to a smart phone near you.

You can access the forum directly by connecting to Uservoice. Or from the Suggestions & Feature Requests link in the Help Center, or from the Feedback tab on the main website.

Your Votes Are Counted

We surveyed all the suggestions you’ve made to date, across our various systems – suggestions box, help tickets, personal emails. The votes you’ve cast have all (hopefully) been migrated. No need to re-vote.

Guess What, We Do That Already

The main reason we opted to switch was so that we could actually reply to you about your ideas – especially when you suggest a feature that Passpack already has. Here’s a few ideas that we didn’t migrate over to the new system.

“It would be nice to be able to organize passwords in folders or something” – “organize password in a multi-level folder tree” - “create password categories”

No folders, we have tags. We even have related tags for an easier drill down. You can view them as a cloud, or a list, or inline in your password table. This should cover all your folder and sub-folder needs. Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi!

“Allow import of tab-delimited text files”

You can use the CSV import option. On the second screen, change the Choose the field separator option from “comma” to “tab”. And you’re ready to go. We’ll change the term “CSV” to make that a clearer.

“On the startup options page, if I choose Password as my primary tab, please add a sub option: Show only Favorite entries. “

Um, that’s there.

“Create a user voice site for Passpack”

Done.

Have Mercy!

We take all your suggestions seriously into consideration. Serious consideration takes lots of time, and planning. We are a two person team and sometimes get bogged down. So bear with us: we’re listening, working and will keep truckin’.

Thanks everyone for all your support and suggestions! You folks are truly fantastic.

For the past 5 months or so I’ve been traveling, while Francesco has been preparing some important Passpack changes. Let’s ignore the traveling since you can read all about that on my personal blog, and jump right into the exciting new stuff.

“Groups”

Just one small word, but chock full of Passpack power. The next update you’ll see to your account is the ability to share not just with single people, but with entire groups. This is incredibly useful for provisioning passwords, for example, to an entire department.

Right before the official release, we’ll stock up the Help Center with how-to articles for you. But here’s the gist:

• Add a shared user to a group and their account gets populated with all the password entries that have been previously shared with that group.
• All changes are automatically propagated across the group.
• Remove someone from a group and all group-shared password entries will disappear from his/her account.

Localization Tool

For those of you wishing you had Passpack in your own language – your moment is coming.

Following the Groups release, we’ll be finishing off a few smaller features to round out the both the free and business packages. The next big thing you can expect though will be a localization tool. We build the tool, and you (the community) can translate until your hearts delight.

Until then, welcome me back, and get ready for 2-3 months of intensive development.

Since you won’t get any reply when you leave a suggestion – write into the help center if you need a reply – but here are a few interesting things we caught in there that I wanted to respond to:

Please allow sharing of logins/passwords with multiple people for free.

We do that! The free account allows you to start active sharing with 1 person AND you can receive passive sharing from an unlimited number of people. Read this article for a how-to.

The mobile app (for the iPhone) should be free.

Hm, well, we don’t have the mobile interface rolled out yet – but it’ll be free.

When I register at a new site, I want save it to Passpack at the same time, rather than having to go back and retype all the info into an entry.

Yup. That’s coming in soon with Auto-login 2.0 (in private Beta testing now).

“Copy password to clipboard” button for logging in to sites without the standard auto login.

You can do that now from your password list, here’s how. Also, the Auto-login 2.0 will extend that feature greatly.

Also, don’t forget that we use the number of votes a feature request gets to help us prioritize the development schedule. Right now, the mobile versions and Desktop improvements are leading the pack – so use the checkboxes on to vote for your favorites.

Possible Link to Twitter hack – GMail Vulnerable to Password Cracking
How was Hacker Croll able to break into accounts that were compromised during the Twitter attack? Here’s a look at a possibility.

GottaBeMobile.com

GBM Poll: How Often Do You Change Your Password?
A look at some common sense tips about passwords and just how important it is to change them and protect them.

ZDNetUK

Does Twittergate Point Towards Bigger Cloud Security Issues?
Why should we pay more attention to security on the web? One reason could be the recent headlines of Twitter co-founder Evan Williams’ having his Google Apps account hacked.

GBM Poll: How Often Do You Change Your Password?

With Passwords, Simplicity Can Equal Strength
We all know that ‘remembering’ complex passwords can be a bit troublesome, which is why we use password managers, but if you insist on keeping a few passwords to memory you may want to hear these tips.

Cleveland.com

Tips For Fighting Identity Theft
With all the info out there on how to protect your identity online, there’s no reason to keep your sensitive info unsafe anymore.

Michael Jackson X-file Scam Steals Passwords
It’s no surprise that the death of the King of Pop has brought about a lot of media, but be careful while clicking on the latest links of Michael Jackson stories. Some of them may be password scams.

Mail Online

So why is the U.S. so eager to lock up the Asperger’s Syndrome hacker?
Here’s a look at the “biggest military computer hack of all time” and the man who has caught the eye of President Obama’s new security tsar.

Examiner.com

Online Scams and Fraud Warning
When economic times are tough, new scams arise which is just what the FTC is warning Internet users about in a newly released video about web safety.

Who Should Reimburse ID Theft Victims?
One in five victims of identity theft are not reimbursed for their losses but who really pays the price of getting your personal information compromised.

delaware online

To Curb Identity Theft, 10 Tons of Documents Shredded
There are many ways to protect yourself against identity theft but here is an example of the tried and true method. Result: the shredding of 10 tons of documents!

Star-Telegram.com

Tips to Help You Spot Phishing Scams
Hopefully you are the one out of ten Americans who can spot a fake website or phishing scam and if you are not, here are a few tips to help get you there.

Bozeman Demands Internet Passwords

Job applicants with the city of Bozeman are asking job seekers for the user names and even passwords to Internet social networking or Web groups they belong to. Is this policy going way too far?

Thestar.com

EBay Enthusiast Shaken By Online Fraud, Tardy Response From Bank

Protecting your passwords is vital especially when they access your bank information. That´s what the fraud victim here learned the hard way when someone got access to her PayPal account and put through 22 transactions worth $5,325 in a single day.

Computerworld

Men Are Less Security Savvy Than Women

The battle of the sexes continues but this time in the Web World. Do men have weaker passwords than woman? Do they open email attachements with more nonchalance? Find out here.