APC BIOPOD Biometric Password Manager (USB)

I use Windows XP Pro with Service Pack 2, and had been using a virtual wallet to keep track of all my passwords. This product almost completely eliminated the need for the virtual wallet. The Biopod was up and running and was enrolling fingerprints in no time with absolutely no problems. There are a few minor issues that are easily overcome: The default audio instruction is annoying ("Place your finger on the sensor") -Switching to "Beeps only" is much more palatable. File encryption is a little slow. But hey, at least the files are secure! The software doesn't work with some websites, such as banking sites. When using Internet Explorer, I get the notice saying that it is "Safeguarding my information" and replaces my ID and Password with asterisks. Remembering one or two passwords is a lot easier that 100! I would recommend this product to anyone using Windows XP and wants to stay secure without memorizing a lot of passwords.

Probably a good product. I had software problems recognizing my prints.

This worked fine in windows XP, as long as you didn't try to register more than one login or more than one finger. After that it would go out of control and not let you login except randomly with the first finger registered. No drivers for win7-don't waste your time.

I was hoping to have a solution that lets me just log in with a single fingerprint. This was not the solution. The APC biopod as fingerprint reader hardware seemed to be solid, however the Omnipass software that it was bundled with to manage login and authentication was just lacking. In order to log in, it was still required to perform the Windows ctrl-alt-del, and punch in the username. There was no way to configure the whole login process to be driven by just my fingerprint. Attempting to find out from APC tech support how to configure it left me frustrated at the lack of response. I had to directly contact Softex (makers of the Omnipass software) several times to clarify the requirements, only to be told that logging in directly with just a fingerprint couldn't be done. If that's what you want, go get the Silex fingerprint reader, or maybe the IBM fingerprint reader. Both of which will let you log right in without having to do the ctrl-alt-delete.

BIG PROBLEM!First-when I got the device-late & over due-the installation disk turned out to be already outdated,but,wouldn't you know it,the company just happened to have a free link to an updated version in their E-Mail when I contacted them about a defective product.I've deleted & reinstalled both of the installation programs more than EIGHT{8}TIMES-still can't get this bloody thing to do more than let me log-on to my computer.Oh,wait,it did do one other thing!It let me encript about 4 days of work,then refused to recognize my profile,so I couldn't access about 6 or 7 gigs of info anymore.Was left with no other choice but to SHRED ALL OF IT!The fun part is that: it's only taken me 3 days to get all that stuff re-found & replaced on my machine.The people who sold me the blammed thing have been very helpful at telling me that something is wrong(DUH!)while somehow still not actually helping me FIX the danged thing!So,if you want a fancy way to take anywheres around 4 minutes or more just to log-on to your computer,lose a lot of your work,take your money,and give you something to focus your temper on,then you can't miss with this cheap piece of cr*p.On a scale of one to ten I give it a MINUS 99.3% and then you would still owe me some!

Biopod Password Manager was easy to install and does a fine job in signing in for almost all of your passwords. It is easy to use and more than one person can use the same reader. It does have some difficulty in logging into sites where the login is a pop-up or other complicated login, such as Quicken updates. All in all, I highly recommend it and it is hard to find such a great helper for such a low price!

This biometric device works well with XP and works on Windows Vista and the New Windows 7 if you download the Vista beta client. I have tried the Lenovo biometric device and this is by far superior. The only complaint I have is it has trouble with the Novell client if you are on a Novell network. But I would highly recommend it for home PC use.

I've been looking for a better way of remembering all my passwords for a while. The most reasonably priced units are the APC and the Microsoft brand, I went w/ the APC because Microsoft's has a red lighted ring where you put your finger and I figured this would be distracting since our computer is in the bedroom. The APC is VERY easy to set up and use, it's worked flawlessly since the day I put it in (3 month's now). You can't go wrong for $40 bucks. Give it a try, you'll love it.

Mehr als " Schlecht " ist gelinde gesagt, noch geschmeichelt.Am 29.02.2014 gekauft.....am 11.03.2014 bekommen und noch nicht mal neu,sondern mit deutlichen Gebrauchspuren versehen.Kein Treiber,wird nicht erkannt,keine Beschreibung,keine Sofware.Leute,lasst die Finger von dem Mist.

There is no longer any support for thus product. It is obsolete now.