Over the last 15 years of helping people with technology, one thing has remained constant: people hate passwords.

And it’s easy to understand why. Just consider the longstanding and unyielding tension of digital life: security vs. convenience.

But why must we choose? Does security have to be inconvenient? And why should convenience come only at the expense of security?

Besides, it’s not exactly convenient when your insecure but simple password gets hacked. Or when the strong password you finally committed to memory and used for countless online accounts gets phished, and you have to change your password everywhere.

But good news! Security vs. convenience is a false choice. This is a solved problem. The solution is simple:

Use a Password Manager.

That’s it. After 15 years helping people with technology, I have learned that the best way to improve your online security, and convenience, is to use a password manager. Not convinced? Here are 5 Reasons Why You Should Be Using a Password Manager.

After extensive research, the one we use and recommend is 1Password.

I am confident that if you use a password manager, your passwoes will melt away. So do yourself a favor today, and sign up for a free trial of 1Password. You can thank me later.

For more security advice and recommendations, please read on!

• 5 Reasons Why You Should Be Using a Password Manager
• Gone Phishing: Five Signs That Identify Scam Email Messages
• Ignore Unsolicited Calls and Texts from Apple and Other Tech Companies
• Don’t Freak Out If You Get Blackmail Spam Containing an Old Password