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Off to Macworld Expo 2010, and a mention in Macworld!

Are you going to Macworld Expo 2010? We are! While we don't have a booth this year, Agile team members Gita Lal, Marty Skinner, Cindy Compton, and I will be combing the show floor and hitting the parties. Gita, Cindy, and I are on Twitter (@justg, @macpug and @chartier, respectively), so we'll tweet what and where we're up to either from our personal accounts or @1Password. Feel free to come say hi and chat about 1Password and AllBookmarks!

And now, I have a question for you: is there a better Macworld Expo send-off for an indie Mac software company than a mention in Macworld magazine? Perhaps. But there's no way we could afford a bunch of laser pyrotechnic gear and a Neil Diamond appearance on such short notice, so I'm going to have to go with "no."

Thanks to a tip from 1Password user and avid Twitterer Michael Pratchard, I picked up the March issue of Macworld to find that 1Password was indeed mentioned on page 34! In an article titled "Protect your Mac," Rich Mogull lists 1Password among other tools and techniques for safeguarding your Mac and the precious data it contains. Rich likes our password management and browser filling features, but he also recommends 1Password's Strong Password Generator tool for creating extremely strong passwords to take your Internet and personal identity security to the next level.

The article is definitely worth a read, and we're not just saying that because we're in it. Honest! It never hurts to brush up on new ways to protect yourself both on and offline these days. Plus, the rest of the issue discusses digitizing your photo collection, Apple's rocky relationship with AT&T, Google Chrome, some App Store standouts, and more, so run out and snag a copy.

Thanks for the mention Rich, and we hope to see you, dear 1Password users and readers, at Macworld Expo!

Macworld 2009 Wrap Up

We packed up the booth Friday afternoon, shipped a couple of packages, went to dinner, and then everyone headed up to their rooms to pack for our Saturday departures. We were met with delayed and cancelled flights on Saturday but we all managed to make it home in a reasonable time frame. This brought closure to another successful Macworld Expo for Agile Web Solutions.

Left to Right - Chad, Carl, Dan, Dave, Roustem, Gita:

Once again our little presence on the exhibit floor was well received and we had crowds at the booth non-stop through Thursday and only sporatic breaks on Friday. Many current 1Password users stopped by to say hello or to ask a question and we also met quite a few people who were looking at 1Password for the very first time. It was a wonderful experience and getting live feedback is always great for us and 1Password. I particularly enjoyed meeting friscofrog's dog even though he seemed more interested in lounging as opposed to checking out 1Password. Such is a dog's life I guess. :)

We also got to meet some of our favorite developers and Mac personalities as well.

Dave and Roustem with Philip, Jean, and Greg from Smile on My Mac:

Don McAllister from Screencasts Online (with Jean and Roustem):

Ken Case from Omnigroup:

Thanks to everyone for the great time. Special thanks to kitmos for relieving us of our remaining brochures on Friday afternoon. Now it is time to get our nose back to the grindstone and make 1Password an even better product.

Macworld Day 3

The 1Password booth was in full swing today but I just had to take a break to accept the Macsimumnews / MacTech magazine Best of Show award.

We are all a bit worn out and called it an early night to get some rest for the final day of the show. See everyone tomorrow for the last day.

Macworld Day 2

As you can see from the photo below, booth 3526 in the North Hall was quite busy again.

I got a chance to get away from the booth and check out the rest of the show floor today and wouldn't you know it, we had the best booth at the entire show. :)


Here's a photo that is probably not going to make any of the other Macworld Expo photo streams.

Finally, if you're looking for all the new hot products at Macworld Expo this year, here they are:

Oddly, no one was ever at this exhibit though. Thanks again to all that stopped by the 1Password booth the last couple of days! We'll be here all week. Please stop by and say hello.

Macworld 2009 Opens

As Phil was doing the keynote address and talking about iLife09, iWork09, and new 17" notebooks we were busy attending to last minute preparations for another 1Password presence on the exhibit floor at Macworld Expo. The doors opened at 11 a.m. and we stayed busy talking to people all day long.

Thanks to all of you that stopped by to visit as well as those who were meeting us for the very first time. The kind words and praise for 1Password really had our spirits elevated today and we greatly appreciate all that made the special trip to tell us how much they love 1Password.

For those that haven't had a chance to stop by booth #3526 in the North Hall yet, please do :)

1Password at Macworld Expo Next Week

Once again we'll be exhibiting at Macworld Expo. This year we will be in the North Hall. You can find us in booth 3526-T which is in the Special Interest Pavilions section. We still have a few free exhibit hall passes available so click here to get yours while they last.

Please stop by and visit us if you make it to the show this year!

1Password touch: "Most Useful App"

We have just been informed that 1Password for the iPhone/iPod touch has been nominated in the "Most Useful App" category of the 2008 Best App Ever awards. Public voting is now open and will continue through 6th January, 2009. The winner will be announced on the 7th at Macworld.

If you'd like to vote for 1Password:
http://tr.im/2sd6

If you'd like more information about the awards:
http://bestappever.com/about/

Whatever the outcome, we are most grateful for your nomination, support and encouragement. Thank you all and happy new year!

Interview with Merlin Mann

While at the Macworld Expo last week I had the distinct pleasure to meet one of my heros, Merlin Mann, from 43 Folders. I have talked about Merlin several times in the past, mostly about Inbox Zero as Merlin saved me from my painful overflowing inbox problem.

After shaking his hand and telling him what a huge fan I am, I demoed our new iPhone Autofill solution to him and Merlin liked it enough he came back with his camera man an hour later.

I'm was thrilled to met Merlin and now ecstatic that to be in an video interview with him! Here we are by our booth in the Apple Developer Pavilion:

Macworld Expo

Most of the team is in San Francisco for the Macworld Expo this week. We had some pre-show "fun" with the booth setup, but now things are straightened out and now we're ready for the bug show to start!

During a smoke break Carl bumped into Mitch Wagner from Information Week and chatted about the show. Carl is now famous as Mitch mentions his conversation in his recent Early Macworld Arrivals Hoping For Ultra-Light MacBook post. It is a great read, and here are Carl's thoughts he shared with Mitch:

Carl Slawinski of Agile Web Solutions said his company is about to launch beta-testing of a Web version of its 1Password, Mac software for managing passwords and automatically filling in Web forms on any browser on the Mac. The Web version will allow users to store logins and passwords on the Internet, and access the information from any browser on any operating system -- the Mac, Windows, Linux, and smartphones. And a new bookmark applet will allow users to automatically fill in passwords and fill out forms -- again -- from any browser on any operating system.

As for Apple: "I have no idea what Apple will announce," Slawinski said. "I don't want to speculate."

And then he proceeded to speculate.

Version Tracker Editor Picks 1Passwd

It was great to see 1Passwd picked by the Version Tracker Editor earlier today:

Apparently the Editor had never approved an application so quickly. Usually they require extra testing and/or a few new updates to see improvement. I guess the Editor was already using 1Passwd :)