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[ 11 Dec 2009 ]

A good password management application makes your life easier and your identity monumentally more secure, and free application KeePass—the most popular password manager among Lifehacker readers—is the perfect place to start. We've already walked you through getting started with KeePass, so let’s take a closer look at how to get the most from your password management with a few of the best KeePass tricks and plug-ins.
What You Already Know
In our first look at KeePass, we showed you how to set one master password to securely rule all of your …

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[ 11 Dec 2009 ]

Now you never have to wonder if the mechanic is scamming you on repairs. RepairPal.com lets you punch in your make, model, year zip, and repair and then they’ll tell you the normal range of prices for it are. A graph shows the range of costs, broken down to whether you are going to an independent shop or a dealer. The source data, which the site has never been publicly available before now, goes back to 1990. A good resource for getting general numbers for what you can expect to …

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[ 11 Dec 2009 ]

As you might imagine, we get a lot of questions about using credit cards. Based on those piles of emails we’ve put together a list of 10 things a lot of people don’t know about credit cards. Enjoy! 1) Unsigned Cards Are Not Valid And Merchants Can And Will Refuse Them You might think that everyone knows that you have to sign your credit card in order for it to be valid — after all — there's a panel on the back that says "Not Valid Unless Signed," but …