 
SECURITY & PREFERENCES
Part 5 of 6
Protektor
will allow you to password protect applications on your Newton, preventing unwanted access
to your data. Anytime a password proected application is opened, a window will first
appear, asking for the password. If the correct password is entered, the window will close
and the application will open. If not, the application will remain closed. NOTE: You
should probably protect Protektor right after installing, to prevent someone from
assigning passwords to your applications. When entering a password, you can choose between
the typewriter keyboard and the numeric keyboard by tapping the "A/1" button to
the right of the password line. 30 day shareware. Credit: Stand Alone Software.
PW Dial 2.0 - PW Dial is a shareware program. It lets you use a big,
telephone type, keypad to enter a password (letters and numbers). Now you don¹t have to
write a password or tap it out on a little keyboard. It also - Doubles as a touch tone
phone dialing pad. Has a Theft / Alarm function. Makes the dialer touch tones louder. No
more wimpy sounds when dialing - in any program. Does not work on a 120.
PwrChkn - James Yopp, Intronics, Newton 120 w/2.0, Keeps your newton
from falling asleep if it's on AC Power. RememberWare-- Just remember
"Intronics"
QuickPrefs 1.0 - QuickPrefs is an application that allows users take a
snap-shot of the currently active preferences in the Newton. Then, by selecting the
archive's name the user can switch all the preferences at once. In order to create a new
preference archive the user must use the preference application built in the Newton. Set
all the preferences you may want captured. Then launch QuickPrefs and tap on the button
Capture. A dialog prompting for the name of the archive will appear. Enter a descriptive
name, then you are ready to recall it at a later time. There are also Set and Remove
buttons that appear as soon as you have selected an archive.
Rotate Button 1.0 - Rotate Button.pkg switches its screen mode between
portrait and landscape. See TapBar SDK 1.0 for the full development packages. Requires
TapBar to work. TapBar is a multi-purpose, FreeWare button management utility.
SBM Services, a freeware tool to help Newton
users further customize entries in Names, Owner info and other menu options. Defaults and
definitions may be set for: Email services, Credit card types, Pager types, Phone
types. The latest version features management of several telephone providers,
automatic selection of cheapest provider per connection and a fully integrated Newton user
interface. To update from 3.0 scrub out 'Services' from the extras drawer and answer
'No' to the question for deleting the data too. Now install the new version. After
installing please reboot your Newton. Credit: Softwarebüro Müller.
Three small applications (3k each) the author
wrote for his own personal use, now offered to the Newton Community as freeware. Backlight
toggles the MP's backlight. PowerOff turns the MP off. PowerOff & Lock turns the MP
off and causes the "Newton Login Screen" to appear when it's next turned on.
These applications where written for and tested on an MP2000. Source code included for
anyone who wants to use it. Credit: Sean Breen.
Secret offers fast and true DES encryption for
Newton Notes. As long as you never forget your encryption password, you'll love this app.
After installing you will find a little "lock" button in your Notes
options bar. In addition the action picker will be extended by 'Protect' and 'Unprotect'.
These are present only if the selected note is unlocked. The lock in the button line
shows the state of the notes application. If it is locked, the notes marked with 'Protect'
are not available. To open the Note, simply tap on the lock button and enter your
password. This is a 30 day demo. Secret may also perform OwnerInfo encryption. Credit:
Softwarebüro Müller.
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