DD:6 Sweat! (and 1Password Love)

Bridget Jones’s Update of Day 6: BMI: 25. 25.3(+/- 0) Ok, no change. Fine Activity Level: Sweat! Used the EA Sports Active burning 200+ calories. I really like the inline skating though I think I stink at it. Meditation: Does lying in bed count?Brief Observations: Things are fitting better. I also got rid of a rash under my wedding & engagement rings that has been plaguing me for a while. It was there, and now it’s gone. Also I would think by now I would be … um… eliminating more (total TMI, but I said I’d be honest.) Not less. Next stop: Castor Oil.

I finally worked in a good 1/2 hour of sweat. 200 calories gone. BAM!

Using EA Sports Active, I went through various exercises with my trainer Joy (I had to name her something, and she’s so damn perky!) I joined the 30-day workout challenge. So Day 1: Kickbacks, running, inline skating(which is basically squat/jumps,) tricep curls, etc.) It went by fast and I was sweating so Mission Accomplished!  Now this was the weekend, and my husband was running interference with the little ones. The big test will be this during the work-week. No time. Either early AM or late PM. Ugh. Tomorrow: EA Sports Active and Power Yoga. Wish me luck, the last time I did Yoga was 10+ years ago, in LA while I was doing Pilates and had the ass of death.

Now I’d like to talk about something different — a delightful piece of technology I’ve just encountered. It has made my life so much easier and my personal & financial information so much safer I had to share.  No, it’s not Lifelock. Seriously, if Courtney Love is your products main unpaid spokesperson, Dear-God, you’ve got a problem. Plus it’s reactive, not proactive. And I say, if you can stop a problem before it IS a problem– do it. Plus again, it’s really easy to use.

So, here is my completely unsolicited plug for 1Password.  I live by the Code. Passcode that is. I’m a Tech-Babe. I live, breath, shop, invest, read, blog, work on the Web. I also need codes &  passwords. The hubby, a CTO (aka super-tech God,) started using 1Password and, a few days later, installed it on my Mac. After really brief tutorial by him, I was using it. What 1Password does is generates, keeps your passwords, as well as any secure information you have (passport numbers, lockbox codes, secret Swiss and Bahamian bank accounts.) All you need to remember is one password for 1Password. Simple. Easy. Works for me.

Now, the concept of a secure password vault is nothing new, but what 1Password does BETTER than anyone is, while you’re shopping online, is convenience.  You go to the sites you want, and with one-button convenience, 1Password logs you in or adds new logins when you access new sites. So If you’re shopping, say at Amazon, you hit “1P” button on your browser tool bar and select “Login with Amazon” and you’re done and in. If you’re signing up for a new site, you can select the “Strong Password Generator,” and it will come up with, fill and store your new very secure password. It works for online investment houses, insurance companies, anything you may need a password for. It also has an iPhone App which is really handy if you need to buy  online or need your personal codes/info for anything.

Look, most of us have a few semi-clever passwords for everything. What 1Password does is generate extrememly secure 8-15 letter/digit nonsensical passwords (for example: falefjdsifjaoeihte) for your Hanna Anderson site. And a different one for Netflix. And Fidelity. Etc. Etc. Etc. Now I only need to remember one very clever password. Sweet.

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2 Responses to “DD:6 Sweat! (and 1Password Love)”

1. jane says:

   January 31, 2010 at 11:55 AM

   “ass of death”? what the heck is that?! cracked me up. so much so, I had to come back to finish reading your post. hahahaha!
2. betsy says:

   January 31, 2010 at 11:56 AM

   An ass so hard it could break teeth and bones.