Over the past decade or so, the world and the way that we live have become increasingly more dependent on electronics.  Electronics are used for purposes as complex as manufacturing and production, and as simple as taking down electronic notes.  In fact, practically all industries make use of electronics in one way or another, even those that are as nature-driven and age-old as agriculture.  To keep our electronic data safe, our computing systems secured, and our secrets protected, we rely heavily on passwords.  Whether you are at work (encrypting files), business (securing your network), or at play (signing in to your favorite game), passwords likely play an essential role in your every day life.  The average, working computer user probably has at least five passwords to remember, including those for e-mail accounts, ATM accounts, social networking sites, and computer user accounts.  With so many passwords and accounts, you can easily get overwhelmed trying to keep track of such data, which is why it's important to have a good password manager.  Here are some of the password manager software options you may want to consider:

For Mac and iPhone users: 1Password

1Password is an award-winning password manager software that has gained popularity for its ease of use, wide set of features, and its compatibility with Mac, iPhone, and iPod Touch alike.  This software can save website logins in Safari, Firefox, and a number of other popular browsers.  It can then be used to automatically fill in your log in information, personal data, contact information, addresses, credit card information, and it execute shortcuts from within your browser to make it easy to log in and manage such forms of information.  1Password also does a good job at encrypting your data with AES, 128-bit keys.  It also comes with a "Wallet" feature that helps you keep track of finance-related data, such as bank accounts and credit cards.  Some of the other features you can get include a password generator, iPhone, iPod Touch, and Palm apps, a Sticky Notes app, and syncing features for your Macs and your mobile devices.  You can try it for free, buy the full desktop version for $39.95, or get the iPhone app for $14.95.

For Windows: Roboform

This is a password manager with perhaps the simplest interface, but it packs a punch with its wide variety of features.  It can do everything from random password generation and data encryption to printing password lists for hard copy backups.  Like 1Password, Roboform can also be used to automatically fill out certain fields on a website in your browser.  This software can be bought for Windows machines at $29.95 for the pro version, or you can try out the free version at no cost.

For Windows, Macs, Linux, and Mobiles: KeePass

KeePass is a free software that can be used on Windows, Mac, and Linux, as well as a number of mobile phones.  What makes this entry unique is its open-source nature, which has led to a growing collection of plug-ins and extensions to get more value out of this app, which is already free as it is.  Some of the features of KeePass include the drag and drop, login and password entry, auto fill-in, secure notes, password generation, secure offline storage, import and export support, printing capabilities, and field and icon customization.