Add the program to the firewall exceptions list. We headed off to the SplashID support forums to learn that we weren’t alone: a host of other users had suffered the same problems and for many of them the situation remained unresolved leaving them very unhappy bunnies indeed. Yes, there really is no ‘cancel sync’ option on the desktop. The only way to then get rid of the thing was to employ the time honoured CTRL-ALT-DEL Vulcan handgrip and force-close the program via the Task Manager. You then need to have the SplashID app open on your iPhone before installing the desktop app, which walks you through setting up the Wi-Fi sync – this involved typing in an IP address, whch was an unpleasant first for an iPhone app.įor the review, we installed both parts of SplashID on a new Windows 7 machine and an iPhone 3G3.Īt the first time of asking things looked good: SplashID managed to perfectly sync everything between the phone and the handheld – but that turned out to be the first and last time.ĭespite not a single setting being changed, all subsequent attempts led to a ‘Connection Refused’ error on the iPhone and the desktop getting stuck with a “starting sync” window taking up permanent residence on the screen. In fact, we’ve used Splash ID with every Palm and WM handheld we’ve ever owned, and looked forward to enjoying the same kind of simple syncing and data management on the iPhone.īack in the Palm days, you were able to buy the desktop and phone components in one go, but for the iPhone you need to buy the app from the AppStore (£5.99) and then download the Splash desktop component (PC/Mac) from their website for an additional £13 – so it’s quite a pricey proposition. For years on end, SplashID has been our password manager of choice, offering a simple, secure way of managing hundreds of passwords and personal details, both on our handheld and desktop.Īs well as being a handy way of keeping track of log-ins, bank details and the like, the program has proved a great travelling companion, with its advanced Blowfish encryption and password protection giving us peace of mind even if some ne’er do well nabbed our laptop or smartphone.
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