Quite a few sites are beginning to drop “Remember me on this computer” checkbox and rely on the user to log off.

This is a mistake simply because we can’t rely on users to log off when they are using a public computer. I lost track of how many Gmail and Facebook accounts I found left open at my University’s computer lab.

At the very least leave the “Remember me” checkbox checked by default if you want your app to automatically remember your users.

Below are a few unofficial mock ups for our next login screen.