Comments on: eWallet for iPhone OS 3.0 is Out!

By: Marc

Marc — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:02:16 +0000

@David C: We’re still working on it. As the year progresses, I think everyone will finally see why we are SO busy around here, but unfortunately I can’t say a lot more yet. I will say that I was just talking over some new Mac changes today, and we currently have about four people outside the office and not working for us using the Mac version – it exists and progress is being made!

By: David C.

David C. — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:04:20 +0000

Here’s an idea for improving sync, but it may not be possible. Hook it up to the new alerts functionality. Have the desktop send the iPhone an alert when you choose to sync from the desktop, and then the iPhone user would then just hit OK for it to sync. It would cut down a step or two. However, if alerting needs to go through the phone network of the iPhone, it may not make sense. Just a thought.

By: David C.

David C. — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:00:05 +0000

This goes in the eWallet for Mac discussion, but that one seems to be closed, so I’m putting it here. I know you guys have gotten a lot of flak about your eWallet for Mac, especially since its now over a year since you submitted the eWallet for iPhone app to the appstore. Some of us still have confidence in that a Mac version will be coming out soon. I know you have decided not to predict a release date as that has gotten you in trouble several times. However, can you give an update on how its going? Last I read I think you had taken it from an outsourced developer and brought it in-house. I then can’t remember if you guys spun it back out again or not. But it would be great if we could get an update on how its going, how the current developer/development process is working, whether you are making forward progress or not (slow but steady is better than having to restart), etc. Palm seemed to have finally gotten their act together after many years, but they lost many customers (including me) in the process. Fortunately I can hold out for eWallet for Mac longer(I need a PC for work anyway), but I hope this doesn’t become a similar story to Palm’s. Any news would be much appreciated at this point. Thanks in advance for the update.

By: Dean Roberts

Dean Roberts — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:20:31 +0000

I don’t mind the way sync is set up. I must not sync
as much as others.

I would really like to see an update to ewallet
soon that allows for zooming as well as other things. It’s overdue!

By: Marc

Marc — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:26:52 +0000

@Wyatt: There are a few reasons for teh extra steps. First, eWallet has to be running on the iPhone. This is a limitation of the iPhone OS. Next, the iPhone needs to tell the desktop it is ready to sync (another iPhone limitation). Now we COULD have they iPhone constantly broadcasting “I’m ready to sync!” when you’re running eWallet, and for some apps that would be great, but NOT for a secure information manager. Add all this up and you simply must have both eWallet running AND sync activated on the iPhone side. They are limits of the OS.

On the desktop side, assuming you start sync from the iPhone, we could have the desktop constantly broadcasting “Hello! I have eWallet and I’m ready to sync.” Again, though, while this is a great time saver for a less secure app, for a secure information manager, this is just a bad idea – period. You don’t want to tell the whole world you have eWallet and you’re ready to send the file.

So in the end it’s about security AND about the limits of the iPhone OS.

Now – IF Apple would let us sync through the USB cable we could get rid of most of this stuff, but for now – with wireless the only option – we’re kind of stuck with the setup we have.

By: Wyatt

Wyatt — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:24:49 +0000

How about making eWallet sync without having to press sync in both the desktop and iPhone apps. That takes away from the simplicity of syncing. It would be easier to just start sync in either app and that’s it like with Documents To Go.

By: Andrew Croft

Andrew Croft — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:24:39 +0000

Cant wait to get the update, ewallet is so cool

By: Marc

Marc — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:12:19 +0000

@Chris and Re-Roof: Right now you can copy and paste from the edit view in eWallet, but we haven’t implemented it from the card face. That (card face copy/paste) is the feature we’re working on for the next release.

By: re-roof west yorkshire

re-roof west yorkshire — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:11:32 +0000

yes i have heard from a friend you can copy and paste bu like u i cant find it

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:08:07 +0000

Is copy and paste supported as I couldn’t seem to use this? This would be a very useful feature.