As a wired dyke, I imagine that, like me, you are always on the look-out for new gadgets and gizmos to enhance your technodyke life. That's where Word to the Wired comes in. Every week or so check here for the latest and greatest links and commentary on the wired lesbian life. My goal is to unearth cool things for wired dykes and share them with you!* One of the things you'll learn about me is my penchant for free and groovy things on the Internet. The world wide web is a brave new economy that embraces one of my favorite words: FREE. Thus, to get us started, I want to share one of my favorite FREE computer doodads: Gator. Do you have trouble remembering all of those user ids and passwords for you favorite sites? Do you sigh with frustration when you want to make one tiny purchase and the site wants you to fill out more information than you had to provide for the SAT? Gator, my friends, is the answer. Gator is a client-side application, which means it sits on your desktop and not in some great computer in the sky where unnamed hacker types could get in and snatch your identity (and possible even your sexual orientation - oh my, is that how the ex-gay movement is doing its work?).  When you are cruising the web and land on a page that asks you to log in, Gator pops up in a little window and prompts you with you user id and password (coded with stars in case someone is looking over your shoulder). Just click on login and you're good to go merrily on your way. Gator also manages multiple logins for a single site, so if you and the wife (or girlfriend du jour) are sharing a computer you can each have Gator remember passwords. How's that for lesbian-friendly?
Finally, Gator is a nifty electronic wallet. It stores your credit card information, shipping and billing addresses, and other vitals necessary for purchases on the web. The interface is easy to use and it works automatically (that is, on your command only; it doesn't just troll around the web sharing all of your business. That is the job of your ex.) to fill out forms on many sites or you can drag the information to the appropriate fields to prevent typing fatigue and to allow you to control what information you share. So, you're wondering, how have I lived with out Gator? Well, don't waste another moment, go to www.gator.com. You can download Gator in less than three minutes, and it is easy to install. After installation, Gator will prompt you to give it some information to get you started in the wonderful Gator experience. If you are the type that doesn't like to kiss on the first date, just put in what you are comfortable with and Gator will continue to gather the information, with your permission, that it needs to do its job and make your cruising life that much easier. That's Word to the Wired for this week. Until we meet again, technodykes, click on. Julie
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