Best iPhone/iPod Apps

[falafel]

http://www.cougaruteforum.com/showth...ht=machinarium

The thread above was about an online game called Machinarium. It's now available for the iPad. I just bought it for $2. I've only played it for an hour, but I love the graphics and sound. It's one of those puzzle games that will probably take awhile to solve, though. And it does NOT work on the original iPad.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/machi...459189186?mt=8

I saw that the other day and thought about buying it. I had sort of forgot about those games.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

I'm at about 1.75 million on Temple Run. You've got to run across some magnets after you have the triple value coins to get this kind of points.

[TripletDaddy]

Is there a good free or cheap ($1.99 or less) password keeper? I need a way to remember all my passwords/logins.

No response from this makes me think that maybe people aren't using password apps. I haven't yet but I think I want to. I need a better way of keeping track of things. Any recs?

[CJF]

No response from this makes me think that maybe people aren't using password apps. I haven't yet but I think I want to. I need a better way of keeping track of things. Any recs?

I guess I didn't respond to DH. I use pwsafe. Works well.

[Jeff Lebowski]

No response from this makes me think that maybe people aren't using password apps. I haven't yet but I think I want to. I need a better way of keeping track of things. Any recs?

I don't know how people live without a password manager, but I mainly use a desktop version for this. I use it to keep track of bank accounts, credit cards, website login data, vehicle info (VIN, plate numbers), e-mail accounts, and just about anything else that I want to remember but keep private.

I have been using CodeWallet for many years and have been happy with it, but they don't have a mobile/iOS app and it looks like they aren't doing much with the desktop app so I am looking to make a switch. I have been doing some research over the past week. Looked quite closely at:

eWallet
1password
DataVault

1password has some nice features (and a goodlooking interface) but it seems to be the least flexible. I use the Notes field quite heavily to copy and paste snippets of e-mails for future reference. 1password has a tiny Notes field, so that was a dealkiller. eWallet is OK, but the interface is just too clunky and overly complicated for basic tasks. I will probably stick with DataVault. The desktop app (which I will likely use more than the mobile apps) is just about perfect for my preferences. Simple, flexible, and fast. My only gripe with the mobile apps (I have it on my iPhone and iPad) is that it takes 20-30 seconds to open the mobile app (opens immediately on the desktop). It's a PITA, but I will probably just live with it.

Desktop version is $9.99
Mobile app (universal) is $9.99

[Jeff Lebowski]

One more thing: DataVault allows me to sync the apps via DropBox which is nice. I wish Apple allowed 3rd party apps to use iTunes to synch data, but no luck yet. (Get on this Ted)

[Northwestcoug]

No response from this makes me think that maybe people aren't using password apps. I haven't yet but I think I want to. I need a better way of keeping track of things. Any recs?

I just use Evernote. I have a document where I keep all my passwords and usernames. It's not a password manager per se, but that's where I keep everything I might need. It's free.

[Uncle Ted]

One more thing: DataVault allows me to sync the apps via DropBox which is nice. I wish Apple allowed 3rd party apps to use iTunes to synch data, but no luck yet. (Get on this Ted)

If you backup your iPhone to iTunes it not only backups your app but the app's data as well.

Also, I believe that apps now can use the iCloud API to backup its data to the cloud. So gripe to your 3rd party app developer to get with it.

Edit: http://developer.apple.com/icloud/index.php

[Jeff Lebowski]

If you backup your iPhone to iTunes it not only backups your app but the app's data as well.

Also, I believe that apps now can use the iCloud API to backup its data to the cloud. So gripe to your 3rd party app developer to get with it.

Edit: http://developer.apple.com/icloud/index.php

That's funny. This is from their FAQ page:

Question: Can I sync with DataVault desktop through iTunes?
Answer: Apple does not provide support for 3rd party developers to synchronize application data through iTunes. Synchronizing over Wi-Fi is the best method we have found at the current time. If Apple provides an application programming interface (API) for synchronization in future versions of the software developer kit (SDK) we plan to implement it immediately. If your desktop has a wireless adapter then you can set up an ad-hoc network to synchronize with your handheld even if you don't have access to an Wi-Fi router.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I just use Evernote. I have a document where I keep all my passwords and usernames. It's not a password manager per se, but that's where I keep everything I might need. It's free.

Hmmm... I use OneNote which does the same thing. I already store the notebooks on the cloud and there is both an iPhone and iPad app. I tried this once before but each section is individually password protected. I suppose I could put everything in one section. Messy, but workable.

Does Evernote let you password protect your sections?

[Jeff Lebowski]

Hmmm... I use OneNote which does the same thing. I already store the notebooks on the cloud and there is both an iPhone and iPad app. I tried this once before but each section is individually password protected. I suppose I could put everything in one section. Messy, but workable.

Does Evernote let you password protect your sections?

Password-protected OneNote notebooks are empty when viewed on iPad/iPhone.

Evernote does not allow password encryption for notebooks or sections. It has to be applied one selected group of text at a time. (EDIT: and even that is not safe: http://antivirus.about.com/od/securi...vernotetip.htm)

Dealkiller on both.

[doctorcoug]

Hmmm... I use OneNote which does the same thing. I already store the notebooks on the cloud and there is both an iPhone and iPad app. I tried this once before but each section is individually password protected. I suppose I could put everything in one section. Messy, but workable.

Does Evernote let you password protect your sections?

Ahhhh...OneNote.

100% of my med school notes were done in ON with the audio lecture recording synced. It was unstoppable.

I have a friend that is a program manager for ON, Daniel Escapa. Good guy and he has gotten me in on some cool MS stuff. I did the initial alpha/beta testing for the product when we went from 2003 to 2007 and then 2010. Some of my product enhancements showed up in 2010 (2007 I just tested).

[Jeff Lebowski]

Ahhhh...OneNote.

100% of my med school notes were done in ON with the audio lecture recording synced. It was unstoppable.

I have a friend that is a program manager for ON, Daniel Escapa. Good guy and he has gotten me in on some cool MS stuff. I did the initial alpha/beta testing for the product when we went from 2003 to 2007 and then 2010. Some of my product enhancements showed up in 2010 (2007 I just tested).

I love OneNote.

Can you forward some suggestions for me?

1) Faster search on mobile (iOS) apps.
2) Password protect entire notebooks, not individual sections.
3) Allow viewing of password-protected notebooks on mobile devices.

I am amazed that it took them so long to get an iPad app out there. Sometimes I wonder if they have any idea how great an app OneNote is.

The cloud synchronization is wonderful. Fast and simple. Tell him bravo for that.

[TripletDaddy]

I don't know how people live without a password manager, but I mainly use a desktop version for this. I use it to keep track of bank accounts, credit cards, website login data, vehicle info (VIN, plate numbers), e-mail accounts, and just about anything else that I want to remember but keep private.

I have been using CodeWallet for many years and have been happy with it, but they don't have a mobile/iOS app and it looks like they aren't doing much with the desktop app so I am looking to make a switch. I have been doing some research over the past week. Looked quite closely at:

eWallet
1password
DataVault

1password has some nice features (and a goodlooking interface) but it seems to be the least flexible. I use the Notes field quite heavily to copy and paste snippets of e-mails for future reference. 1password has a tiny Notes field, so that was a dealkiller. eWallet is OK, but the interface is just too clunky and overly complicated for basic tasks. I will probably stick with DataVault. The desktop app (which I will likely use more than the mobile apps) is just about perfect for my preferences. Simple, flexible, and fast. My only gripe with the mobile apps (I have it on my iPhone and iPad) is that it takes 20-30 seconds to open the mobile app (opens immediately on the desktop). It's a PITA, but I will probably just live with it.

Desktop version is $9.99
Mobile app (universal) is $9.99

I wonder why there is such a lag in opening the app?

Have you researched SplashID Safe or mSecure?

My issue is that I'm not exactly sure what I will need. The ability to sync across desktop and iPad seems like a good feature for me. Although once I sync it once, I'm not sure I will be needing to do that very often. I don't acquire new passwords all the time. In fact, very infrequently. Also, not sure how heavily I would use a Notes feature. I do have some notes here and there associated with certain passwords, but nothing extensive.

When you are talking about "basic tasks" within these apps, what sorts of tasks are you doing? I envision a place to house my passwords. When I can't remember a password, I go to the app and there it is. Beyond that, what are you doing with the app?

[Jeff Lebowski]

I wonder why there is such a lag in opening the app?

They said it is because the app is decrypting the file.

Have you researched SplashID Safe or mSecure?

Yes. Reviews didn't seem too good on either.

My issue is that I'm not exactly sure what I will need. The ability to sync across desktop and iPad seems like a good feature for me. Although once I sync it once, I'm not sure I will be needing to do that very often. I don't acquire new passwords all the time. In fact, very infrequently.

I don't know. I seem to create new accounts on websites all the time. But a periodic sync should work fine. Frankly, I see myself using the desktop app 95% of the time.

Also, not sure how heavily I would use a Notes feature. I do have some notes here and there associated with certain passwords, but nothing extensive.

There is always lots of information that doesn't conveniently match the preset fields. So I just paste it in the notes section. Couldn't live without it.

When you are talking about "basic tasks" within these apps, what sorts of tasks are you doing? I envision a place to house my passwords. When I can't remember a password, I go to the app and there it is. Beyond that, what are you doing with the app?

That's pretty much the main thing. It is basically an simple database. I like to be able to organize by category. Each type has its own set of fields. Fast search is critical as I have several hundred records.

Like I said, I store more than just passwords. SS #'s for my kids, FF#'s, rental car membership ids, bank accounts (account numbers, routing numbers, etc.), insurance policy info, driver license numbers for family members, blah, blah, blah...