Right now I am using airbitz, but I do think it is better to use a desktop client, but as the bitcoin.org site says, most of them are vulnerable to the enviroment, or in other words the OS, I know I am being a little paranoid but it is money (I would feel better to keep my money in a place were no malware or keylogger can get it), so lets say I choose Electrum, how do I start?, I create my wallet, I buy some bitcoin, like $20 worth, then I how should I proceed?, how do I create a paper wallet? and then transfer the money to that wallet, or should I just use the same wallet, but keep a copy in paper?
I know you said paper or cold wallets are better for large amounts or money but in time maybe I will buy more and I would want to keep it secure.
Thanks all for your responses
Well if you want a paper wallet, I actually recommend that you use
https://www.bitaddress.org. The source code of their site is public, all you need to do is download a zip of it and open the site in your browser on your local computer to make sure that it is safe. Preferably you should generate the keys while offline, which is easily done by simply disconnecting from the internet (safer than being online, but not as safe as a dedicated offline machine). Through that site, you can create a paper wallet and encrypt it. Then you just send your Bitcoin there for storage.
If you use electrum, it would be as a hot wallet. You send some Bitcoin there in case you need to spend some, and send the rest to your paper wallet.
Ok, I think I understand,
so I download a wallet software (I am still unsure but I am choosing either multibit hd or electrum)
I create a wallet in that program
I buy some bitcoins and I receive them on the account that I created.
within the program I transfer them to the paper wallet that I created it via
https://www.bitaddress.org/or I could just buy some coins and receive some on my paper wallet and also buy some and directly receive them on my paper wallet.
is that correct? any other recomendation?
Get a Trezor.
You can't go wrong with it. I have did a hands on in past -
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/hands-on-trezor-hardware-wallet-notlist3d-1298917 . But it is by far the most popular. Some other wallets have even based their wallet off Trezor code.
Either way I see the general public slowly going over to hardware wallets. Paper wallets will always remain king for lack of better word's. But hardware will become much more popular for BTC people actually touch and spend I think.
Yeah it seems also a good way to store bitcoins; I am gonna think about it, but I live in Ecuador, so it may be more expensive because of the shipping and taxes.
Don't doubt bitcoin my friend this current shake is not enough to hurt it, it's going to the moon and beyond 800$ per coin.
I currently dont have a job, but I have like $900 so yeah I think you are right maybe it is a good thing buying some bits and hopefully making some money in the future, I would not invest all of it obiusly, and hopefully I will get a job soon but still, I think is a good investment.