I hear ya! Check out LastPass, a superb solution that makes our lives easier and our privacy more secure!

Sometimes, the least of your worries with a lost phone is the replacement cost. The potentially sensitive data contained on that phone is much more troubling. This week, Doc runs down his top five favorite security apps for Android phones. Securely store your passwords, get antivirus protection and even recover your lost Android handset.

Keep your iPhone safe, keep your personal data safe, check out the threatcon level for viruses and malware and secure all of your online purchases. These

free iPhone security apps

are great ways to keep your self, your iPhone and your personal data safe and secure.

LastPass

is a powerful and popular tool for

keeping track of passwords

,

filling in forms

and more. You can use it to

remember your passwords

for you or just make

accessing your favorite websites

easier. It's available on multiple platforms and now it's also available on your

Android phone

.

Many Mac users take advantage of a little program called 1Password to

manage their passwords

. Fortunately for iPhone users there is now a version of

1Password for the iPhone

as well. There is a free version located on the Apple App Store or a paid-for Pro version. We'll show you how to get started using 1Password in this tutorial.

In most software programs on computers and mobile devices password are generally show as asterisks. If you want to be able to

see your password as you enter it

though, you can

make your passwords visible on your Android phone.

This is handy if you have complicated passwords and find you too often mistype them on your handset.

When

creating a password

for your computer, your online bank account or your email, you need to balance a strength with making sure you'll remember. The most

secure password

is useless if you forget it and the most easily memorized password is useless if it's cracked. Here's how to create a strong password you won't soon forget.

If you use 1Password on your Mac you're going to be thrilled to learn that you can also use it on your iPhone. It will sync via wireless and it works great with mobile Safari.

PIN codes

are often the first line of defense for bank cards, online accounts and your voicemail, among others. If the bank assigns you a

PIN number

, it'll be a

secure PIN code

buy may be hard to remember. If left to our own devices, we tend to choose sequences that are easy to remember but not secure. Michael "Doctor File Finder" Callahan offers some tips for

creating a strong PIN code

.

One reason Ubuntu is so secure is the way it

manages users

. Only specific users have access to key functions. If you need more users it's easy to add them.

Every router has an

administration section

where you can keep things running smoothly. Whether it's

changing the password, turning on a log file, or doing a firmware upgrade

, it's all right there for you.

A strong password is the first step in making sure you and your personal information stay safe online. We'll show you how to choose a good, strong password that will be very difficult to "crack" but still easy for you to remember. Here are some practical password-creation tips you can start using right away.

Google Chrome gives you some options you can configure so it behaves just the way you want. Configure home page, cookies, passwords and lots more.

While surfing around the Internet you pick up a lot of useless files. They go into a cache and are supposed to make your Web pages load faster. Whether you use Internet Explorer or Firefox you pick up these files every time you surf. Here's how to get rid of them.