ByCloud computing has made management of many resources online easy for several companies. However, as individuals, it’s of utmost importance to take advantage of this knowledge to manage our personal resources too. And this is very important to consider if you are a person who uses multiple devices to work – like two phones and a laptop. Today, I’d like to show you how to manage your passwords with cloud computing services.
What is a password?
A password is a secret code, word, phrase, numeric or alpha-numeric key known by an individual or group. It’s used to access unique services for oneself or in a company.
Everyone who uses a tech device, be it a mobile phone, tablet or laptop, has a password or pin (personal identification number) that he uses to access resources, especially when it comes to logging into websites and mobile apps and authorising transactions online.
The need to manage your passwords
As technology advances, multiple passwords are needed to be created to distinguish access codes an individual needs to perform tasks online. However, the more these passwords get used, the more strain it puts on people to remember each one of them.
Recently, I encountered a friend who lost access to his iPad because he stored his passwords on his former crashed phone notes app. He had to spend so much time looking for people who could help him restore factory settings before gaining access again. I’m sure several people may have been in his case.
I don’t want what happened to him to happen to you. That’s why I recommend these three cloud-based services to manage your passwords.
#1 – Google Keep
Google Keep is such a powerful app to help you store your passwords. I recommend it as number 1 because of three reasons:
- All of its notes are linked to Google Cloud Services.
- You can access all your Keep documents when you lose your phone on any device once you log in to Google systems with your email and Google Password.
- You can use your PC to access the documents by checking out Google Apps on the top right corner of the google.com webpage.
#2 – Microsoft Sticky Notes
This option works just like Google Keep, but mainly for those who’re Microsoft-inclined and use PCs more. There’s no native Android app for Microsoft Sticky Notes. But it appears as part of the OneNote document on mobile devices, iOS or Android.
#3 – Private Telegram Group
Recently, Telegram released an update that allowed an individual to create a group without members. In other words, you can create a private Telegram group to manage your passwords or other resources without any need to have multiple Telegram accounts.
An advantage Telegram has over Google Keep and Microsoft OneNote is that it offers unlimited cloud storage, unlike Google, which offers 15GB free cloud storage or Microsoft, which offers 5GB free cloud storage.
Some may prefer using the Telegram “Saved Messages” platform to manage passwords. But it’s not recommended because many messages can be saved there too.
I recommend you create the group and name it “My Passwords.” After that, pin it on your chat list so it won’t be hard to see it whenever you open the app on mobile or desktop (that is, if you’ve connected your account to your PC). You can increase the security by setting up a pattern to draw before getting access to the interface.
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