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The Internet Archive has hundreds of full usable Palmpilot apps that you can run in your browser
This really brings back memories, and I was even able to run the HanDBase app, which was a database app you could use to easily create a database with properly defined fields etc. The apps all run in proper Palmpilot or Palm OS emulators, so you do get the actual feeling of using the device right down to the Graffiti writing (which took me a few minutes to get used to again (it’s been a good 30 years since I last used a Palmpilot).
Partly the power behind Palm was the ability to install 3rd party community apps, and there were really some very good ones. It may look awfully simple today but that was the limitation of the graphics and devices of the time. This was long before smartphones and up to this point we mostly only had dumb fixed ROM pocket organisers.
See archive.org/details/softwareli…
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The origins of Bitwarden and how it is fending off the tech giants
Kyle Spearrin had never developed a mobile app or browser extension when he started building Bitwarden as a fun side project in 2015.
Nearly nine years later, Spearrin’s humble attempt at a free, open-source password manager has become one of the most popular ways to keep online accounts secure. Wirecutter, PCWorld, PCMag, and others say it’s the best free password manager, and CNet even calls it the best password manager overall. Bitwarden says it now has 8.5 million users, and it uses that audience to grow its enterprise subscription business. Bitwarden’s business side has tens of thousands of customers and helped fuel nearly 100% revenue growth last year, and the company now has roughly 200 employees.
“We really value that everyone should have access to a full-featured password management tool,” Spearrin says.
Very humble beginnings, and of course we’ve seen why tech giants like Apple, Google, etc embraced passkeys with such enthusiasm, as this would lock users into their ecosystem. Try using your Apple passkeys when migrating to say Android, or vice versa.
“If you are locked in with one vendor, you have a risk of being locked out of your account,” Magdanurov says. “Something can happen. Somebody can hack your account. Or their automated tools that block your account for violations can be triggered for some reason.”
So, whilst it is true many tech giants have been improving their offerings around password management, Bitwarden is managing to stay a step or two ahead of them with newer innovative features (some I did not even know about). And of course, one can self-host Bitwarden too.
A lot can also be learnt from buy-outs like LastPass went through. The ownership does dictate the philosophy, or changes to it.
Although I’m eyeing out Proton Pass’ rapid developments (I’m a paying Proton user) I’m still a paid tier user of Bitwarden as right now they’re doing their things right, and what I really like is that their paid tier is not expensive at all. I just feel that I am supporting what they do.
See fastcompany.com/91117788/how-b…
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Five things to consider when making the transition to a new email address
Work and school emails are fine, but they might not last forever (and often neither does using an ISP e-mail address if you ever want to switch ISPs). You need something you can always come back to.
First, make sure your new email address is one you’ll actually use for a long time. That might involve finally getting your own domain and associating your email address with your real name. Something like firstname@lastname.com has a lot more staying power than yourname@yahoo.com. This way, you won’t deal with an email provider, and you don’t have to worry about changing your email address ever again.
And that line is for me the real gold. I had a good 1,000+ logins and places using my previous mail address, and I’m still working through updating my mail address everywhere. It is just not something you ever want to have to do again in your lifetime. Using your own domain name means keeping your e-mail address no matter where your e-mail service is.
The other very good tip in this linked article is an added bonus of using a password manager, as you can see exactly where your old e-mail address is still in use.
See lifehacker.com/how-to-change-y…
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