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Jason Dunn
01-17-2003, 09:44 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.handango.com/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=311&platformId=2&productType=2&catalog=0&sectionId=0&productId=46602' target='_blank'>http://www.handango.com/PlatformPro...productId=46602</a><br /><br /></div>One of the criticisms often leveled at the Pocket PC by Palm users is that the Pocket PC OS doesn't have item-level security. On the Palm OS, where everything is just a database record (there's no real file system), securing records is a simple task. On the Pocket PC, however, it's a bit more complex. An enterprising developer has come up with a very slick solution that looks amazingly powerful, yet still simple to use. You can download a trial version or purchase the full application <a href="http://www.handango.com/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=311&platformId=2&productType=2&catalog=0&amp;sectionId=0&productId=46602">through our affiliate link.</a><br /><br /><img src="http://www.handango.com/include/pictures/201363/pocketpriv.gif" /> <br /><br />"PocketPrivacy allows you to manage visibility of your private data on your Pocket PC device. With PocketPrivacy you can hide your personal private data: contacts, tasks, appointments, databases, document files, programs, voice recording files, images, photos, music files, notes, Pocket Word and Pocket Excel files."<br /><br />Key features:<br /><br />• "Quick access to hide all Outlook data (contacts, tasks, events) and documents ("My documents" folder).<br />• Hide: contacts on your choice or by category, any tasks you wish, private appointments (Calendar events)<br />• Control the visibility of programs in "Programs" menu<br />• Choose documents and files from "My documents" folder and hide them<br />• Find databases, images, photos, music files, notes, Pocket Word and Pocket Excel files, voice recording files, and manage their visibility"

robert_biggs
01-17-2003, 11:23 PM
This app looks great. Now I can hide gift lists and other stuff I don't want my wife to see. As well as hiding sensitive work documents.

dean_shan
01-18-2003, 08:12 AM
Nice! This another thing I missed when I switched to PPC. It's getting to where I don't miss anything about my old Palm :D .

twntaipan
01-18-2003, 09:21 AM
This is not encryption, right?

swratl
01-18-2003, 03:04 PM
Me Too - I never bought into the whole palm thing - my old devices....


CASIO E-100
CASIO E-125

IPAQ H5455!!!!!!!!!! :D

The Big Jay
01-18-2003, 06:07 PM
This is not encryption, right?

Yeah, looks like there's no encryption on this thing.

Marc Zimmermann
01-19-2003, 07:38 AM
"Hiding" items moves them out of the Outlook database and stored in a database on the device. Moving them out of the Outlook databases means that they will also disappear from the PC during the next sync.

This is, in my opinion, a fact that cannot be stressed enough. The old paradigm of Outlook on the PC being your primary backup is no longer true and you can lose data if you perform a hard reset without a recent backup. And I'm not even talking about the inconvenience of not having the items on the PC...

It is indeed a pretty clever app, but you should be aware of its side effects.