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Thanks!

We have a brand new web site!

It's been a busy year so far!  We've got all new releases of PasswordWallet Windows, Mac and iOS.  We addressed a bunch of small issues there.  And...

Our brand new web site!  It's been a long time coming.  And we're thrilled with the way it turned out.  All HTML5 and CSS3.  The designers did a really great job.

PasswordWallet 4.6 for iPhone, Mac OS X and Android

With PasswordWallet 4.6 we totally rewrote synchronization from the ground up. A new synchronization wizard will guide you through all of the options. The wizards are identical on both Mac and Palm and are easy to use. (Syncing through Dropbox is now one of those options!) On the Mac we reworked a lot of the menus and user interfaces to make things easier to use too.

For Mac: <http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet/mac>

On the iPhone we now have three ways to independently Backup & Restore your data... one of them even works without a network connection.

For iPhone: <http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet/iphone>

The real beauty of it is, the data files on the Mac and iPhone are identical. So you can move them back and forth whenever you like.

And for Android, we have a new, free viewer. Just make an encrypted export from the Mac, iPhone or Windows version and drag them over to your Android phone's sdcard. The latest Android version is now available from the Android Store for easy installation on any device running Android 1.6 or later.

For Android: <http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet/android>

Have fun!

SmartWrap 2.9.0

SmartWrap 2.9.0 is out and there are quite a few changes: The much-requested Mail.app Plug-in now works beautifully on Lion, even on incoming HTML e-mail. There's a fancy new toolbar, and we fixed up some issues I know you've all been waiting for. SmartWrap 2.9.0 now requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later. See it here!

For Mac: <http://www.selznick.com/products/smartwrap/mac/index.htm>

MoonMenu 3.0.4 Update

MoonMenu 3.0.4 is now available on the Mac AppStore! And at a new, low price: just $0.99! 3.0.4 fixes up time zone preferences, adds a new "Run at Login" menu item and fixes some calculations that went wrong with a recent arithmetic overflow (Sorry! :-)

Mac AppStore: <http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moonmenu/id456973341?mt=12>

MoonMenu 3.0.2 for Mac OS X!

MoonMenu 3.0.2 for Mac OS X fixes an issue with rise and set times that were incorrect on Mac OS X 10.6.

And we added automatic update checks so you can easily keep MoonMenu up to date!

http://www.selznick.com/products/moonmenu/mac/index.htm

Enjoy!

PasswordWallet 4.5.2 Now Supports iPad!

PasswordWallet 4.5.2 for iPhone now runs on the iPad! PasswordWallet for iPad takes advantage of the big screen so you can see lots of records at once. A full screen browser comes complete with auto-typing. And all of the handy features are there: Backup & Restore with no special software, fully encrypted exports, find, sort and browse. Sync with another device, your computer or MobileMe. It's all there.

http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet/iphone
http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet/mac

1. Compatibility with PasswordWallet for iPad!
2. PasswordWallet for Windows updated to Beta 4.
3. Password dialogs when accessing your wallet now allow Command-Q to quit the application.
4. PasswordWallet will try harder to not open the default file when other documents are opened.
5. Added preference to prevent default file from being set automatically.
6. No longer asking for master password after a sync.

This update is free for all registered users of PasswordWallet 4.x for Mac OS X! And the iPad version is a free upgrade for all users who own PasswordWallet 4.x for iPhone and iPod Touch.

Backup and Restore: Our best feature since auto-typing

There's a little problem with third party apps: If you delete a third party app from your iPhone, all of the app's data gets deleted too. This is really bad for apps like PasswordWallet that store lots of critical user data.

To further complicate matters, lots of iPhone users don't run PasswordWallet for Mac OS X or Windows. They're just using PasswordWallet for iPhone as a stand-alone utility. So after deleting their data, simply syncing with their computer isn't possible.

As a matter of fact, our #1 support question was from users wanting to restore their data to their iPhones. And if the user was on the road away from their iTunes, or iTunes didn't back up for some reason, their data was simply gone.

We needed to solve this problem.

The first thing we had to do was figure out how to recover the user's data. iTunes will usually make backups of the user's data when they sync by USB. So we wrote a utility that runs on Mac and Windows to extract their data from iTunes scattered backups.

The next step was to figure out how to get the recovered data back onto the iPhone. But how? Many users aren't running our Mac and Windows clients. And we certainly don't want to create some web site where users give us control of their usernames, passwords and other sensitive information. Furthermore, users certainly don't want to do a whole device restore and and lose recent changes to other third party apps too.

So we went a little crazy for PasswordWallet 4.5. Together with the awesome folks at Gandreas Software, we wrote a web server and built it right into our iPhone app. Yes, an entire web server on the iPhone. Turn on the server and with any browser users can easily Backup, Restore or Synchronize their data.

Here's how it works:

To start, tap "Backup & Restore" on your iPhone. Then enter the URL of your iPhone in to your computer's browser. iPhone PasswordWallet conveniently displays the URL for you. If you're using Safari, just check inside your Bonjour Menu:



A unique pairing number will display on your iPhone. This pairing number ensures that only you can access your device and not someone else on your network.



And poof! A web page will appear with all of your files. From this page you can upload new files, download old files, and even synchronize two files.



But let's say your iPhone was stolen... you wouldn't want just anybody getting hold of your data, even if it is encrypted. Well, PasswordWallet for iPhone forbids downloads of files without users first entering their master password on the device.

That's all there is to it! We're really pleased with the way Backup & Restore turned out; and PasswordWallet is the only password manager for iPhone that has it.

PS - There's a secret feature: any file can be uploaded to PasswordWallet through Backup & Restore, not just PasswordWallet files. So you can use PasswordWallet as a quick and easy way to transfer files between home and work!

PasswordWallet 4.5 for Android and Palm webOS

Easily create encrypted exports of your PasswordWallet files from Mac OS X or Windows, and copy them right to your mounted device. Our new FREE readers for Android and webOS will see these files and open them. No network synchronization required. Just drag them over.

http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet/webos

PasswordWallet 4.5 for Windows Mobile

PasswordWallet 4.5 for Windows Mobile now works great on Windows Mobile 6.5 devices, takes advantage of full screen notes, and even auto-types in to browsers!

This update is free for all registered users of PasswordWallet 4.x for Windows Mobile!

http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet/winmobile

PasswordWallet 4.5 for iPhone

PasswordWallet 4.5 for iPhone adds great new features: a completely new Backup and Restore mechanism that works with any computer with no special software required. No more losing your data when you get new devices or when iTunes goes batty. Also included is a brand new synchronization mechanism that can sync your data with MobileMe, WebDAV, a Computer or even another iPhone.

A new security layer will never let your data get offloaded from your device without your master password. And a pairing protocol ensures that you'll always know who's connecting.

PasswordWallet 4.5 for iPhone also has a brand new file manager to create, open, rename, export, or delete PasswordWallet files. PasswordWallet 4.5 for iPhone shares the exact same file format as PasswordWallet for Mac OS X or Windows... so just copy your files over and open them natively! After manipulating them on a Mac or PC, just copy them back with synchronize or restore.

If all else fails, we've made available free utilities for Mac OS X and Windows that will sniff through iTunes' own backup files for your data. Reinstall PasswordWallet on to your device and restore the very same data file that was recovered.

This update is free for all owners of PasswordWallet 4.x for iPhone! And it's still available for $4.99 from the iTunes AppStore.

http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet/iphone

PasswordWallet 4.5 for Windows Beta 1

We are ecstatic to bring PasswordWallet 4.5 to Windows! It has a completely native user interface that is strikingly similar to the simple and tight user interface of the Mac version. And it even shares the exact same file format. Transfer your files back and forth as much as you want! Auto-typing, file synchronization, search, categories, export for Android and Palm webOS Devices... it's all there. It's not completley finished yet, but you can buy it now at a discount and get the feature complete version for free when it's released.

http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet/win

PasswordWallet 4.5 for Mac OS X

PasswordWallet 4.5 for Mac OS X adds four completely new synchronization methods: MobileMe, WebDAV, Computer-to-Computer, Computer-to-iPhone. Also added are special encrypted exports that can be easily copied to Android or Palm webOS devices for use with all new PasswordWallet Readers. This release also includes organizational changes to group the synchronization and export mechanisms together so they're easier to find.

http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet/mac

This update is free for all registered users of PasswordWallet 4.x for Mac OS X!

And for those of you who like lists:

1. Another free upgrade for 4.x users!
2. Completely new MobileMe, WebDAV, iPhone-Computer and Computer-Computer synchronization. (Requires iPhone PasswordWallet 4.5.)
3. Sync confirmation windows will come to the format of other application windows now, instead of hiding behind other apps.
4. Added specialized exports for Android and Palm webOS devices.
5. All exports have a preference to export when the file is closed after a change.
6. If the user command-tabs to PasswordWallet, the default file will open if no other documents are open.
7. Pasting multiple entries in to a wallet will now properly select the pasted entries.
8. Fixed issue with File-to-File sync if partnered file was empty.
9. Finally made dialogs more Cocoa like!
10. Synchronize Automator Action is now Snow Leopard compatible.
11. Rearranged sync menu to make Automator Action easier to find.
12. New 4.5 Windows Mobile app added to built-in installer.

PasswordWallet 4.4.10 for iPhone

PasswordWallet 4.4.10 for iPhone is available in the iTunes store with lots of great new features! An Express Clipboard screen lets you paste your username in to the Safari browser and return quickly to copy your password. Digits are now colored red so you can distinguish between O (Oh) and 0 (zero). And PasswordWallet shows the keyboard the moment you launch it so you can enter your master password right away! That problem with the section index is also fixed. It just plain works better now.

http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet/iphone

PS - PasswordWallet is no longer rated at 17+ on the AppStore, and has a nice, family-friendly 4+ rating. Thanks, Apple!

SmartWrap 2.8 for Snow Leopard!

SmartWrap 2.8 is now compatible with Mac OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard!

The SmartWrap application, Mail.app, Automator, Text Service, BBEdit
plug-in, TextMate plug-in, and Scripting Addition are all universal and
work great on PowerPC, 32-bit Intel and 64-bit Intel Macs.

SmartWrap(tm) includes:

1. An application to wrap any text in the clipboard.
2. A SmartWrap menu item for the system-wide Services menu.
3. A Mail.app plug-in.
4. A BBEdit/TextWrangler/Mailsmith plug-in.
5. An Automator action.
6. A Scripting Addition for AppleScript.
7. A plug-in for TextMate.
8. A plug-in for Eudora 6.

http://www.selznick.com/products/smartwrap/mac

Tidbits makes an example of PasswordWallet...

Adam Engst at Tidbits wrote an amazing article about my experience with the AppStore!

Apple: Web-enabled iPhone Apps Aren't for Kids

iPhone 17+ Ratings - A better solution

After submitting the PasswordWallet 4.4.7 update to the iTunes App Store for review, I received an unpleasant surprise from Apple: All apps with embedded browsers (that can open arbitrary URLs) must be given a rating of 17+.

So instead of changing my rating to 17+, I tried something a little different in PasswordWallet: I queried the system's own Parental Controls. If the Parental Controls disable Safari, I disable PasswordWallet's browser. Nice and simple. Seems to me this would be an ideal solution. I'd honor the OS's Parental Controls and filter web content the exact same way the OS does. So I submitted my app with these settings.

Apple did not agree. PasswordWallet is now rated at 17+.

PasswordWallet Updates: 4.4.7 for Mac, iPhone, 4.4.3 for Windows Mobile, and Pre Support!

Version 4.4.7 is a major update to PasswordWallet for Mac OS X and sports many new improvements, including improved voice over support for visually impaired users, Palm Pre compatible HTML export, options to share passwords between records, and many other enhancements.

http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet/mac

The iPhone version* adds encrypted backups that can be opened on any platform, clipboard operations (for iPhone OS 3.0), an improved layout for users with big fingers, and more user interface refinements. Visit the info screen in our iPhone app to find an amazing coupon for PasswordWallet for Mac!

http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet/iphone

The 4.4.3 Windows Mobile update brings improved compatibility with more devices and fixes category selection for edited records.

http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet/winmobile

(* Apple is now requiring new versions all apps with a built-in browser to be rated at 17+. It's still the same great PasswordWallet!)

Updates for Mac, iPhone and Windows Mobile!

PasswordWallet 4.4.6 for Mac OS X addresses issues with record duplication during a sync and adds the ability to pull PasswordWallet data straight from iTunes backups. Also improved are default file preferences, localized documentation, usability and the Windows Mobile Conduit.

http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet/mac

PasswordWallet 4.4.6 for iPhone adds context-sensitive help, automatic
scaling of long data, a "Forgot Password" button and a section index to the entry list. 4.4.6 for iPhone also fixes an issue when opening one document from another.

http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet/iphone

PasswordWallet 4.4.2 for Windows Mobile improves default file selection
and takes advantage of the device's navigation buttons.

http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet/winmobile

PasswordWallet 4.4.5 for iPhone, 4.4.4 for Mac

PasswordWallet 4.4.5 for iPhone has a new look, improved reliability, and lots of useful features like larger fonts for your data when the screen is rotated and categories in the password list view. And it's available in French, German and Japanese!

http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet/iphone/index.htm

PasswordWallet 4.4.4 for Mac simplifies iPhone synchronization for new users, adds Japanese translation, and addresses some usability issues.

http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet/mac/index.htm

Enjoy!