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"When was the last time you changed your email password, your Facebook password, or your online banking password? Hopefully, you're not using the same password for all of your accounts. If it has been a while since you changed your passwords, think about doing so as part of digital spring cleaning. The videos below provide some guidance on creating strong passwords."

"Don't feel overwhelmed by passwords, or simply use the same one on every site just so you'll remember them: design your own password management strategy. MakeUseOf's Password Management Guide, from author Mohammed Al-Marhoon, outlines tips and tricks you need to know to stay both secure and sane."

"Free Password Manager. Works in your browser and with our free desktop application HyperSafe. Works on Windows/Mac/Linux any modern browser Fast and easy to use. Secure SSL connections, all data encrypted. No advertising, no spam. Convenient, on the web or your desktop. Store Passwords & memos too... Never forget a password again!"

"Do you have trouble remembering all your passwords, PINs and identification codes? If you believe the hype, you could soon be swallowing away all your problems with a "password pill". But don't hold your breath for this technology - better alternatives are already available."

Easy to use password generator, creates passwords based on a name, favourite word and date

"No matter how complex, no matter how unique, your passwords can no longer protect you."

This would be great to show students how important password selection is.

A simple password generator for kids.

"Secure password generator to help keep you safer online"

"Researchers have uncovered an extremely critical vulnerability in recent versions of OpenSSL, a technology that allows millions of Web sites to encrypt communications with visitors. Complicating matters further is the release of a simple exploit that can be used to steal usernames and passwords from vulnerable sites, as well as private keys that sites use to encrypt and decrypt sensitive data. "

"When you create a form using Google Forms, the form is public by default meaning it can be filled out by anyone on the Internet as long as they know the web URL of that form. If you are a Google Apps user, you can put the form behind a login screen such that only members of your domain /organization can access and fill out that form but this feature is not available to other users who have regular Google accounts."

Very poor referencing on this site and now acknowledgement...

"Animoto is an excellent tool for creating audio slideshows. But there are some limitations to it that some teachers don't like. Most notable of those limitations is the time limit (30 seconds unless you get an Animoto for Education account), lack of space for text, and that students have to remember a username and password to use it. The YouTube slideshow tool provides a tool for creating audio slideshows without those three limitations of Animoto."

If you have concerns someone is using your password to get into your Gmail or realized you left yourself logged in on a public computer/device, this tip will help you see where your gmail is being logged in from, and allow you to remotely log off any open sessions.

"One of the features of Wear Audio is the ability to adjust the recording quality settings. On Wear Audio you can adjust the audio gain, enable noise and echo suppression, and adjust the audio compression settings. If you're looking for an audio recording app that students can use without having to create and remember yet another password, Wear Audio might be the way to go. Students could use the app to record short reflections on what they learned during the week or perhaps start a podcast that they could even publish."

No, not easier, you still have to give root access with your password but ... "A new "scareware" program called Mac Defender - and various other names including Mac Protector - infects users via a web pop-up or bogus Google Images result that convinces victims their machines are infected by a virus and that they must install anti-virus software to fix it."

Securely receive files from anyone to your Dropbox. Ever wish you could easily receive big files from anyone? Now you can!  Together with Dropbox you can setup an unique upload address with password protection. DROPitTOme is your one stop solution when an email is just not enough.