Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 14:03:06 01/09/02
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On January 09, 2002 at 16:53:41, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >On January 09, 2002 at 16:47:41, Roy Eassa wrote: > >>On January 09, 2002 at 11:26:32, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >> >>I keep a little database on my Palm, using encryption/password, of all my credit >>card numbers -- including expiration dates and those stupid security codes (why >>don't they just add more digits to the CC numbers if they need 'em?) which I >>assume they added after people came up with software to generate plausible >>credit card numbers. Anyway, with that info in my Palm I don't need to >>physically have the cards present when I'm at the computer. (Of course, the >>cards are mine, not my mother's!) The database also holds all my web site >>usernames & passwords (including CCC's), and other such info. The info gets >>synchronized to/from my PC, which also allows access to the data (with >>password). This is one of the best bits of organization I've ever forced myself >>to do. I highly recommend it. There are many competing apps for the Palm and >>PC that do this type of thing. > >Will be very very nice if you ever manage to lose it. Lose what, the Palm? The data is pretty strongly encrypted (512-bit Blowfish, or something like that), so I doubt anybody finding my lost Palm could get at the information. (Or did you mean lose something else?) I mentioned that there were several competing programs so as not to bias anybody to one versus another, as I can't say which is best. (Of course, each competing program uses its own encryption scheme.) Here's a page with many such apps. Not all of them have a companion PC app (which really adds value, in my opinion): http://www.palmgear.com/software/answer_category.cfm?categoryIDs=133
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