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Blacklist talk, app discussion and more… From the Forums

Robert Werlinger — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:59:23 +0000

Here's some of the latest talk in the forums:

Now that the newest version of Preware allows you to blacklist vendors, tobias funke is curious to know which spammy spammers you've ousted from your view of the App Catalog.
Doz007 left the Pre and webOS shortly after buying the device after it launched on O2. He's thinking of coming back, and he wants to know: has performance improved?
Attention to those who use programs to securely store passwords and other sensitive information on their phones: JrrInTN wants to know your thoughts on the differences between jVault and SplashID.
A good number of you still need local syncing of your PIM data, and atremorer wants to know which one you think is the best.

We look forward to seeing you in the forums! Not already a member? Be sure to hit the registration link and join us!

Review: SplashID

Robert Werlinger — Mon, 03 May 2010 15:33:18 +0000

As your mother always told you, using one password for all of your online accounts is a bad idea. Keeping multiple passwords for all of your various accounts is one of the best bets for online security, but remembering all of them can be challenge in and of itself. One solution is to keep them all written down and with you in your wallet or written on sticky notes and posted in various places, but that’s probably a bad idea too. For some, the only way to make managing that plethora of passwords and other pertinent account info work is if they can keep all of them strongly encrypted with one robust password that you can remember and on a device you have with you nearly all the time. Enter SplashID ($7.99 In the App Catalog), an application that allows you to keep all of your passwords in one, (hopefully) secure spot.

SplashID to forgo desktop sync for the cloud

Derek Kessler — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:11:55 +0000

Right now there’s no good way to sync or backup your data from SplashID on webOS, which is otherwise a perfectly good app. But without any way to backup your data, you’re left in a lurch if it ever happens that you have to reset or replace your phone. The good folks at SplashData recognize that and instead of pursuing the desktop sync function that has typified SplashID on every other platform.

Instead they’re going after the solution that typifies webOS: the cloud. SplashData will in the coming months release a cloud-enabled beta SplashID. The app will sync your passwords and other SplashID data to SplashID Live, the ecosystem’s online repository. Additionally, you can expect that in the near future the cost of SplashID will rise, likely to their standard $9.99. SplashData is currently asking just $4.99 for the webOS version as they didn’t feel comfortable charging the full price for an app with no desktop sync functionality.

Thanks to Jack for the tip!

New in the App Catalog for 4 November 2009

Derek Kessler — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:56:54 +0000

Yesterday brought us a great many updates, and we suspect there’s a reason: remember how developers were given early access to future builds of webOS so they could tweak their apps to work properly? Yeah. But updated apps aren’t the only thing we got - there were some new apps in town too, enough to bring the total count to 320. The list is long, so take a gander after the break.

New in the App Catalog for 11 June, 2009

Derek Kessler — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:52:15 +0000

Late yesterday (at least so the App Catalog tells me), two new apps found their way into the store. And today saw two more applications, including a returning favorite from the Palm OS days.

New:

Evernote for Palm Pre (Free): Text, to-do, and photo note-taking application, syncs with desktop client.
PocketMirror (Free): Outlook Synergy synchronization conduit.
The Missing Sync (Free): Macintosh Synergy synchronization conduit.
SplashID Beta (Free): Secure app for storing usernames, passwords, account numbers, prescriptions, etc.

Updated:

Spaz

Classic on the Pre: PalmOS Screenshots!

Dieter Bohn — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:04:49 +0000

The Classic PalmOS Emulator seemed really swell when we broke the news to the world, it became more than just a dream when it was confirmed, and when we got a live video demo of the Classic PalmOS Emulator, well, we got a little giddy. Now MotionApps has passed along a handful of real, live screenshots of some PalmOS apps running inside Classic on the webOS: Agendus2, Bejeweled2, and SplashID!

The basic install process, if you don't recall, is very straightforward. Plug your Pre into your desktop and it will appear as a USB drive. Inside that USB drive is an extra-special directory called "Classic." Put your Palm .prc files into that directory and whammo: PalmOS apps running on the Palm Pre.

Next up from MotionApps: they're still looking to help developers confirm that their apps will be compatible with Classic at launch. You'll want to get in contact with them by April 10th¹ to have a chance to become a 'Launch Partner' whose app will have guaranteed compatibility. They won't be able to work with everybody, but so far everything we've seen indicated that there should be a wide swath of PalmOS apps that will work with Classic.

1. Important note: people taking the April 10th deadline as some sort of clue towards the Palm Pre Release Date ...shouldn't do that. Seriously, there is no relation to the Palm Pre Release Date.