Just updated: eWallet for Mac Beta Preview

What a week for software updates and releases! Believe it or not, I have another one to tell you about. We’ve just released a new version of the eWallet Preview for Mac OS. We’ve made some great progress and wanted to share the updated version with you. Note that if you were using the 30 day trial (which you can download here), installing this version will give you another 30 days.

So what’s new in this release? There’s actually quite a bit, so hit the jump to read the lists!

First, we added a number of new features including:

• Added Auto-Backup option
• Added option to close eWallet on inactivity timeout
• Added “Save As” option in File menu Note: Oops, this isn’t in the released Build 123 yet.
• Added iPhone, iPod, and Star icons
• Added confirmation when removing attachments
• Added “Hint” and “No Password” options for new wallets
• Improved installer
• “Add New Category” naming button
• Better response to clicks and double clicks
• Improvement on registration process
• Widened Properties Pane default
• URLs are live on cards
• Better handling of unsupported OS
• Improved drop down boxes for card template and category selection
• Details and Notes panes hidden when Note Cards are displayed
• Hides Info button for Note Cards

We’ve also done a lot of “under the hood” work on Mac eWallet, but here is a list of some of the problems folks saw that we’ve fixed:

• Inability to edit first line of card
• Problem viewing Note Cards
• Embedded pictures cause eWallet to close
• Problems with creating new categories
• Updated 2 Billion Day trail period
• Registration notice comes up every day
• Unresponsive after “show/hide password” in Flex View
• Credit Cards don’t display properly
• Card icon in Flex View should have transparent background
• Cannot show hidden passwords
• Cannot turn off inactivity lock
• Background images display improperly
• Free Form cards can cause the application to fail
• Hidden passwords are hidden in the Properties Pane
• Application fails after reopening auto-locked wallet

So there you have it - a new version of the eWallet for Mac Beta Preview. You’ll find the 30-day trial version right here. And if you don’t already own eWallet, when you buy it you’ll get a registration key to unlock the Beta Preview and continue using it after the 30 days are over. Plus, you get eWallet for any mobile device we support, and any Windows PC, laptop or netbook you use - for one low price. You can buy eWallet on our store.

eWallet Viewer for Android is here!

Hot on the heels of our iPad eWallet release, I’ve got more exciting news for you today. Our eWallet Viewer is now available in the Android Market.

What exactly is eWallet Viewer, you ask? Great question. eWallet Viewer is the latest feature for our award-winning password manager, available to all eWallet owners who use an Android device. And best of all, it’s free!

If you own eWallet 7, you can use eWallet Viewer to access your wallet files on your Android device. Easily synchronize wallets from the Windows PC version of eWallet to your Android phone, and view them anytime, anywhere! And, of course, eWallet Viewer has the same level of security and encryption you’ve come to expect from eWallet.

Ready to get it? All you have to do is search the Android Market on your phone for “eWallet Viewer”. It couldn’t be simpler, right? And if you don’t own eWallet 7 for Windows yet, you can try it free for 30 days. You’ll be able to sync the wallets you create in the Windows version to your Android device for viewing. When you’re ready to buy, you can get eWallet 7 from our store.

UPDATE: You will need the latest Windows PC version (7.1.0.28501) of eWallet to see the Android device option in Sync Setup. You can download it here.

More details about eWallet Viewer, and some great screenshots of it in action, are right here on our site.

eWallet for iPad - Now Available!

Update: eWallet for iPad is available now in the iTunes App Store.

It’s a universal binary, so anyone who’s bought or received as a promo eWallet for iPhone should get this version with no charge.

If you have questions about it, we’ll be back in the office Monday and be happy to answer them all.

Original post:

We’ve been quiet about our iPad development, as we’ve learned - really we have - about the pitfalls of pre-announcing anything at all before it’s released, but since so many people have asked: yes, we plan to release a version of eWallet with full iPad compatibility, and in fact we submitted it to Apple on Friday, March 26. It’s in review. Of course we hope it will be approved as soon as possible.

We’ll post again when we have more information.

And yes, we are still working on eWallet for Android, eWallet for Mac, and ListPro for iPhone. We did give eWallet for iPad higher priority, but work on those other platforms/projects is still going on. I’m sorry it’s taking as long as it is.

Interviews from the interwebs

We had an exciting time last week, when we were asked to take part in not one, but two, interviews on some popular mobile websites. In case you missed them, I just wanted to take a minute to quickly point out where you can find them online:

First, Ellen answered some questions in a great five-part interview over at MediaBistro. You can catch up on all five days worth of posts from this page (this is the final part, and there are links at the top of the post to all the previous days).

Then, Marc was featured in Just Another Mobile Monday’s Developer Interview Series. You can find his question-and-answer session right here.

Both interviews are definitely worth a read - you might even find some interesting info about what we’ve been working on and what’s coming up!

Thanks again to both MediaBistro and Just Another Mobile Monday!

Yes, We've Been Quiet Lately

A few people have asked me why we haven’t been posting as much on the blog, or on Twitter, lately. We’ve just been busy, and trying to focus more on what we’re supposed to be doing: developing, marketing, product managing and supporting our products. There’s a lot going on in the industry we could comment on, but the reality is that there’s a lot of good comments on all of it already. We don’t have much to add, and we really are trying to focus.

So - we’re fine, thanks for asking. We’ll be posting as we have news, announcements, or some thoughts we think are just too profound to keep to ourselves, but otherwise we’re going to try to be a little more productive and less distracted. It’s a new approach, at least for me, but you never, know, it just might work.

And, yes, we are working on both eWallet for Mac and ListPro for iPhone/iPad, and will post when we have something ready for release. I can’t give a date or an estimate - all I can say is that they’re in process, and I am sorry the wait has been so long.

How Did You First Hear of Us?

I was talking with someone I used to work with yesterday, and he asked me how our users hear about us.

It was a good question, and one that a good marketing person should be able to answer. Too bad I’m not a good marketing person.

So rather than trying to figure it out from not enough information, I’m just going to ask - if you’re reading this, how did you first hear of us? An ad? A review? A friend? Browsing an app store? Something else?

Please help us out and let us know. Leave a comment here - you don’t have to create an account or send us any info - or just tweet me an answer. As an incentive, we’ll give away some Amazon and iTunes gift cards to a random selection of people who respond.

And, of course, our sincere thanks.