Joe Videtto asks:
Every day I open my computer, I pretty much log into my Gmail account, Hotmail account, Google Calendar, and Google Drive in Mozilla Firefox.
Is there a way these logins can be automatically restored or done with a minimum of keystrokes? What’s the best software to use to accomplish this task?
9 Answers -
Shon Nelson
July 7, 2012You could install LastPass, have it remember your usernames and passwords for those sites, then set it to auto login on those sites. Next tell your browser to open all those sites when opening and then lastpass will auto log you in. Or just open the site as you need it and let Lastpass auto log you in.
Just remember anyone who can get access to your computer will have access to those sites as well. If that is a concern make sure Lastpass doesn’t stay logged in between sessions.
Alan Wade
July 7, 2012You could set your homepage to open all the sites you listed and as Shon written, use LastPass to log you in automatically. If you do this make sure you log out of Windows whenever you leave your computer and that you have a strong login password.
Ravi Meena
July 7, 2012just use lastpass, you can log-in to any number of sites
Shane La Horie
July 7, 2012As everyone else here said use LastPass its password manager that makes web browsing easier and more secure and all u have to do is remember one password and when you login to LastPass you can automatically login all your saved websites after that…
Kannon Y
July 8, 2012Hey Joe! You don’t actually need to install LastPass, although it’s probably one of the best password managers out there and I would recommend using it (combined with its browser extension) if you are committed to using only Firefox as your method of automation. However, if you choose to use offline e-mail clients (like Thunderbird), you can turn your log-in process into a no-key-stroke, automatic design. I prefer the no password method since it reduces the likelihood that you can get keystroked by a malicious software. Or if you use a wireless keyboard.
For my super fast log in setup, I use a variety of software solutions – but for the most part, just dragged and dropped shortcuts to my apps/software into the Windows Startup folder.
Thunderbird automatically checks my e-mail. Basically, since both Hotmail and Gmail offer IMAP and/or POP3 access, you can configure Thunderbird for both. Additionally, I highly suggest installing the Lightning and Google Provider extensions for Thunderbird, since they enable Gcal, although there are a variety of software that will perform the same function.
Tina wrote a great article on how to integrate Gcal with Thunderbird.
Hope you can use this setup! It does wonders for my productivity.
Edgar Meixueiro
July 8, 2012As someone said before, just use lastpass. https://lastpass.com/
Dylan Brendan
July 23, 2012Firefox and Chrome both have built in password savers avaliable. Try those if not, try installing an addon or extension for password saviing.
Amit Sinha
September 4, 2012there is two option one is use lastpass and other is whenever you login to any sites the browser asks for save login information just click on remember password, and the next time when you open that sites in the same browser you will see that your username and password will automatically filed just click on login
Cyra Calkhoven
November 14, 2012Symbaloo