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The experts tell you to use a different password for every system and to change them often. So how do you keep track of them all? SafeInHand is a simple password protector. It uses a strong custom encryption routine to prevent unwanted eyes from prying and automatically backs up the file every time you Hot Sync.
On these screens, you can also click the Conceal checkbox to temporarily obscure the password as you write it. This can be useful if there is someone watching you over your shoulder. For security reasons, whenever the Palm shuts itself off (or is turned off by you), SafeInHand will automatically exit and you will be required to enter your master password again to enter the application again (with one exception, see Keep Alive in the View Entry section below). Password List
Add Password Item works just like the New button on the password list screen, Preferences will bring up a window and allow you to set some options, Change Master PW can be used to change the password you use to log into the application, Export Category will export the current category to another database or to the memo pad, and Send/Receive Data will let you send data or import it from an exported database. See below for descriptions on how to use these features. Viewing, Modifying, and Adding Entries
When editing an entry, you can also delete it by clicking the Delete button while on this screen.
Preferences
To make it easier to manipulate data within SafeInHand, you can copy and cut things to the PalmOS clipboard. Since you could inadvertantly copy unencrypted, sensitive data to the clipboard, SafeInHand clears the clipboard when it exits by default. Clicking Do Not Clear Clipboard on Exit will prevent that erasure and any data in it will still be available in other applications. This is a security risk, use this feature with caution.
Use this window to change the password used to enter the application. You will be required to enter the old password and then the new password twice. Export Category
Click Click To Memo Pad to export the data, unencrypted, to Memo Pad. This method is strongly discouraged since the data could be read by anyone. Send/Receive Data
Click Delete to permanently remove the database from your device.
After choosing the category into which to import the data, clicking on
the Import button will start the process of importing the data.
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What Do I Need to Use SafeInHand? You need a PDA running PalmOS version 3.0 or above and about 75K of space available for the application, plus some additional space for your data (another 50K will be enough for most people). PDAs that have PalmOS 3.0 or above include all devices made by Palm since the Palm III (1998), all devices from Handspring (including the Treo models), all devices from Sony, all of the Kyocera PalmOS Smart Phones, the TRG Pro, the Handera, all of the IBM Workpad series, the PalmOS based Symbol devices, and the PalmOS based Samsung phones. If you need a PDA or want to upgrade, we have a list of devices that we recommend. |
| Is There a Way to Enter My Information
From the Desktop?
There is no desktop component of SafeInHand at this time. There is a Windows based viewer in development that will allow you to view, print hard copies, and export your data. If you are interested in being a beta tester, please send us an email at info@HandAble.com. To install SafeInHand on your PDA, follow these instructions:
The unregistered version is not limited in any way. A periodic message will appear to remind you to register. A license must be purchased by using our Buy Now feature or from PalmGear.com or Handango.com within 30 days of your first use. To register the application, choose About from the menu and click the Register button. You will need to provide either the Palm User Name as it appears on this screen or the series of letters and numbers separated by colons for registration. If you provide this information at the time of purchase, an unlock key will be emailed to you. To view a copy of the license (also included in the download file), visit our License Page or you can send an email to info@HandAble.com for more information. Future versions of the application can be directly installed without the need to re-register. Registered users are entitled to free updates for the life of the product. To upgrade your version at any time, simply download the newest zip file (also available at Handango.com or PalmGear.com) and install the prc file to your device, same as when you first installed the application. Do not delete the application from your device first or you will destroy your data! |
SafeInHand
v6.0 
The
first screen of the program asks for a Master Password. This is a password
that you have chosen and is used to access your data. 
This
password can be anything you wish and can be changed later, but it should
be something you can remember. If this is your first time running the
application, you will be asked to confirm the password you just entered.
Do not lose this password, it is used to encrypt the entire database and
will not be recoverable if it is forgotten. 
The
next screen you will see is the list of your data entries, which will
be empty the first time. You can use the New button to create a
new entry or View to display the currently selected item. The Lookup
field works similarly to the built in address book, as you enter letters
into the field, SafeInHand will attempt to select a match based on those
letters.
The
menu on this screen offers more options and can be accessed by clicking
on the bottom left button of the graffiti area.
When
you view an entry, a screen like this one will appear to show the information.
Clicking in the main area of the screen or on the Edit button will
allow you to modify the entry. You can also click the Dupe button
to make a duplicate of the current entry and then edit the duplicate.
The New button will create a completely new record. At the top
of the screen, if you check the Keep Alive box, SafeInHand will
keep your Palm powered on and if you turn it off yourself using the power
button, it will not exit automatically.
When
you add or edit an entry, you name the entry by filling in the field directly
below Description of This Entry. This is the only required field
on this screen. The other bold text items on this screen are intended
to be labels, but they are fully customizable by you. Simply change the
text as you would any entry field. 
The
small button labelled R on this screen will generate a random set
of characters in the current field. This can be extremely useful when
you are trying to create a new password for some system. When clicked,
you will be presented a window with options for creating the password.
Choose the number of characters for your random password. It will be remembered
your choice and use it as the default the next time. Check Can Start
With a Non-Alpha Char if it is ok for the random password to start
with a character other than A-Z or a-z. Clicking OK will generate
a a completely random set of characters. If you wish to have something
that may be more understandable or memorable, clicking Pick Two Words
will find two words from other data on your Palm and combine them to create
a password. (This is not affected by the chosen length.)
Clicking
Hide Master Password will obscure the master password field on
the opening screen by default. 
Change
Master Password
When
you choose to export the category, you will be prompted to enter a description
and a destination. The description will be used to label the data you
export. 
To
Database to create a data set that can be imported by another copy
of SafeInHand. You will then be prompted for a password that will be used
to encrypt the exported data. This password will be necessary for someone
receiving the data to unencrypt it. This can be left blank, but it is
highly discouraged since the data would be stored unencrypted and readable
by anyone.
When
you choose this item from the menu, you will be presented with a list
of export/import databases. You will see both databases that you have
exported and any other databases you may have received from other sources.
Click
Send to send the selected database to another device or computer.
Another window will appear to display your sending options. To send the
data using the IR port, choose Beam Infrared (you can send the
file via infrared to most laptops as well, where you could then attach
the file to an email or otherwise). If your device has a Bluetooth radio,
you can send the data via Bluetooth by choosing Send Bluetooth.
To have this file copied to the desktop computer on the next HotSync,
choose Backup Data. After choosing this option, you will be shown
the name of the file so you can find it after the next HotSync. Use your
desktop computer's Find File feature to look for the filename you are
given. That file can be then sent in email to another SafeInHand user
and they can install it to their Palm as they would any other PalmOS based
application and import it from within SafeInHand. Choose Done when
you are ready to return to the previous list. 
Click
Import to import the selected database into your data. The first
thing you will be asked is to enter the password that was used to encrypt
the database when it was exported. If this is incorrect, the next screen
will show garbage instead of the readable descriptions of the data within.
You can then click Re-Enter to enter a different decryption password.
If
it is correct, the list will show the correct data descriptions.
If
a duplicate record (an entry with the same description as the incoming
one) is detected, you will be given the option to Replace that
entry, Add the new one, or Skip the incoming entry.