What 1Password is missing
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[redacted] could you explain what exactly 1Password is missing. I've always loved using 1Password, but I'd like to know what to pester them for.
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Some I'd consider necessary:[list]
[*]auto-detect password changes on sites that already have an entry
[*]equivalent domains (eg. I have single username/password combo for developer.apple.com and iCloud.com. With 1Password I have to keep these as separate logins, and keep them in sync manually, which I could do just as well in an encrypted .txt)
[*]access to url-matching rules (so can make allowances for tricky urls e.g. to Google Apps sites with custom domains).
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[b]iPad-specific[/b][list]
[*]straightforward means (no workarounds) of opening a link (eg. in an email) [i]within [/i]a site that I have an entry for (ie. without having to go to the site root).
[*]access to a password generator (couldn't believe 1P didn't have this)
[*]mobile safari bookmarklet
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These are just some that come to mind. In use I kept coming across roadblocks, thinking "I really can't do [i]that[/i]?".
None of this is intended to rubbish 1Password, btw. There's always a tension between polish and features, and 1Password's polish is really nice, making it lovely to use. I just think rather than resolve the tension, AgileBits have lurched way over to one side of the balance.
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Cool, thanks for the feedback Cris. <img src='http://forum.agilebits.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> Many of these features have been requested in the past, but thank you for letting us know they would be useful to you. Beyond our own intuition, we only know what direction to take 1Password with the feedback of our users.Flag 0
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I was thinking of making one of my periodic 1Password revisits (stimulated by noticing the MacWorld sale).
Have any of the lacunae mentioned above been filled yet?
In particular, equivalent domains: does 1Password (Mac and/or iOS) still require separate entries for, (eg.) iCloud.com, apple.com, apple.com.au, and manually keeping the 3 in sync when there's a password change for my Apple account?
Having one account that is used across multiple domains is so common for me (some that come straight to mind are: logmein, amazon, apple, pennytel, google apps, jetbrains), that it's the lowest hurdle that any password management system has to clear to be worth my while considering. I've had a look at the Mac client, and it looks to me like manual inter-domain syncing is still 1Password's way. Is this correct?
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The iOS version 4 allows you to enter additional URL's for an item. They are listed as "Website 2" , "Website 3" etc. I've used it to do what you describe with my ISP, which has 2 domains (cox.com and cox.net).
This is not yet supported in desktop (which is still on V3.) It only exposes the first one.
Can't wait for v4 on the desktop!
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Hi guys,
@Chris100 got it right. You'll be able to add additional URLs to Login items to let 1Password fill in the same data across a few sites. However, it is only available in the 1Password 4 for iOS app at the moment.
The feature will make it to 1Password 4 for Mac (in heavy development now), which will also require our extensions to be updated to understand the new URL structure.
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