newtopia introduces . . .Geek Safe v0.9b8.18.98- - - - - - - - - - - -If you are moving from v0.8b to v0.9b, you should first:o Scrub the Geek Safe v0.8b package.o Install and run Geek Safe Cleaner. Click both buttons to remove your old preferences and convert your Geek Safe soup to a v0.9b-compatible format. (You can scrub Geek Safe Cleaner after running it once.) Note too that filing has been implemented for this version.After deleting your prefs with Geek Safe Cleaner, Geek Safewill open to the "Unfiled Items" folder, in which you will seeonly a single blank entry. Fear not -- simply switch to yourprimary folder or "All Items" to find your previously-enteredentries.- - - - - - - - - - - -Geek Safe v0.9b is a small package that keeps track ofpasswords, serial numbers, account numbers, and the like. Thecautious and the paranoid can secure Geek Safe itself with aPIN. Geek Safe is quite lean; this latest beta, with severalsubstantial new features, is still only 21k -- an increase ofjust 2k over v0.8b.This is a beta release. Use at your own risk.Here's what's new since v0.8b, thanks largely to your manysuggestions:o Wider entry fields.o Filing capabilites.o Editor font preference.o "Last changed" field.o A-Z tabs in both the editor and the overview screens. (Boy, was _that_ a pain.)o Bye bye, auto-launch! (Sorry about that -- I really didn't mean to leave that in for v0.8b.)o Close box on PIN entry screen.o Lots of boring behind-the-scenes adjustments to keep the package lean and mean.I still plan to...o ...add the ability to create one's own field labels.o ...fix the label-pickers for MP120s and MP130s.o ...add Help screens.o ...respond to any additional bug reports you send in.- - - - - - - - - - - -The current plan for future development of Geek Safe is todevelop two separate products, one freeware and one shareware:Geek Safe will be free, and will at the very least include thefeatures in v0.9b, plus the above-captioned additions.Geek Safer (Geek Safe+? Geek Really Safe? I'm open tosuggestions) will be a cheap ($10?) package with all thefunctionality of Geek Safe, plus several security-specificfeatures. These features will include soup encryption, PINstorage in soup (not prefs), unsuccessful (and successful) PINentry notification, auto-close after [n] minutes, and more.I imagine that for most users Geek Safe will serve very well,especially since encryption algorithms and other securityadd-ons will cause the package size to balloon somewhat. Butif there are users who need added security and who wouldn'tmind shelling $10 if such is provided adequately, then Iwould be happy to go on to work on "Geek Safer" and add thesefeatures.As always, all feedback is encouraged.- - - - - - - - - - - -michael pohlmichael@newtopia.comhttp://www.newtopia.com/