>>>>>>>http://betanews.com/2015/06/15/lastpass-hacked-email-addresses-password-reminders-and-more-compromised/
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>>>>>>>I've never used any password manager app because I figured if it gets hacked then they got all yer passwords...duh! And looks like that's what's happened here...
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>>>>>>I agree with Jos, it is ironic. I use KeePass password manager which stores the database of passwords on my computer (not online). And I dread a chance that someone hacks into my computer, steals the keepass database and then figures the master password. Then I am f-ed. At least this is more secure than a Word document that I used to use for this purpose :).
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>>>>>What I've done in the past is keep them all in a text file or word doc - then put that in a .zip file with a really REALLY long password. It's my understanding that right now the only way to hack a .zip file is by brute force - so if you have a long enough password it would take too long to get the password.
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>>>>I use an encrypted disk partition and store all sensitive stuff on that including in Excel or Word files. Even my Outlook PST files are on that encrypted partition. Also all source codes and other sensitive stuff. I unlock it once on reboot/start-up. If the laptop is reset the encrypted partition is locked and needs to be re-unlocked. If I sleep the laptop it requires a password to unlock. You can even create an encrypted partition within the encrypted partition :)
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>>>This sounds like a good approach. I wish I knew about this approach when I was partitioning my laptop; I would have create one extra partition and encrypt it.
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>>You don't actually partition the drive. You create what they call a container and the container is encrypted. The container is then allocated a drive letter of your choice and you can unlock it or lock it as you please. When unlocked it appears like a partition or drive with the designated letter. I used to use TrueCrypt for this but they stopped developing it. A great alternative and still being enhanced is BestCrypt, a Finland based company. Great product, up and running minutes, works flawlessly.
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>>http://www.jetico.com/products/personal-privacy/bestcrypt-container-encryption
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>Thank you for the link and explanation. I will check it out. I know that TrueCrypt is (apparently was) a very good product. I have a laptop completely encrypted with TrueCrypt as some of my customers require that I remote connect to their networks only with an encrypted laptop. So I bought this notebook just for the purposes of remote connection. And so far I have not had any problems (I was very much concerned that I would lose some data because of the encryption or the computer would be slow). So far I have not noticed any speed issues and have not lost anything. Hopefully BestCrypt is just as good.

BestCrypt is definitely even better, works seamlessly and very fast. You will not notice it. In case you wonder why I don't use BitLocker it is because once a BitLocker drive has been unlocked you cannot re-lock it i.e. un-mount it. You need to shutdown the computer AFAIK. I like BestCrypt because I can unlock the container, access it, and if I feel the need (e.g. in an airport or whatever) I can un-mount it but still continue with using the rest of the computer without needing to shutdown.