Robo Form 6.7.6 released

Yes, no 6.7.5 version, but they released 6.7.6 directly. Anyway, if you want to download and install the new version use one of these links: Robo Form 6.7.6 | Pass 2 Go 6.7.6

So what's new in this version? Well, they've added a new feature called SearchCards. Basically, these are passcards for search engines. I'll explain this later.
Changes in Robo Form 6.7.6:

1. Make AutoSave work in AJAX login pages. Robo Form has an option to AutoSave the login details you enter (or the forms you fill in) when you click the Submit button of that page. However, for Robo Form 6.7.4 or previous, this feature was not working on webpages that used AJAX powered logins. These logins are special since a Submit button is not present, and practically when you enter the username/password the verification is done without moving away from that page (kind of like the Flash logins - that by the way are not supported by Robo Form). If you didn't understand anything just visit this page and type anything in the login demo created there (it's AJAX based).
   
   


2. Implement EXE installer for Pass2Go-U3. U3 is a company that sells a type of USB having a launchpad that gives you access to several applications. You can think of it as an USB toolbox. Robo Form has a special version for the U3 type of USBs too, and now it can be installed using an executable, not a proprietary format as it was before. So they simplified the installation process of this U3 version. More on U3 and Robo Form you can read here.


3. SearchCards were added to run passcard-based searches. I left this option the last one, as it is the most important one. SearchCards automate not only 1-step searches (where search argument is embedded into URL) but also 3-step searches where navigation to search page, typing query and clicking Submit is required. You can download some custom SearchCards from the official Robo Form website. Note that these work only with the latest version of Robo Form. Thing is that once a search is done, that will be saved as a SearchCard, and for future searches you will only have to click on that SearchCard as you do with the Robo Form logins (passcards).
   
   

I'll look more into the new feature added and post eventually a tutorial on how to create those SearchCards plus some good uses.

Norton Password Manager, used to create partitions?

I was making a list of password managers to make a comparison between them (Robo Form included too, normally) and I stopped a little to look at the Norton Password Manager (that I didn't hear much about until now). First thing that striked me was that it's still version 2004 (released somewhere in 2003) but that doesn't stop them from selling it for $39.95. I said ok, maybe it has some nice features. So I clicked for details and I was searching for some screenshots. I've seen one at the end of the features page, as you can see below:





You don't see anything unusual yet? Well this is the surprise I had when I clicked on the screenshot to enlarge it:





Yes, this screenshot is similar to the Windows Disk Management tool. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe this is one of the features in Norton Password Manager, to manage disk partitions ;), but I seriously doubt it. Now, could this be only a webmaster mistake? Because if it's not, it raises serious doubts on how they support this product's development.

Robo Form 6.7.4 released

Yep, new version of Robo Form released today. Some improvements for Pass 2 Go too. Anyway here is the release news from their site:

• Improve protection against keyloggers. For those that don't know, a keylogger is a program that captures the keys you press and stores them. That's not something you would want hidden on your system tray, but if you're at an Internet Cafe it might be wise to be careful. Robo Form seems to help you here by using a mouse based keyboard for master passwords.


• Cache passcard URLs in file (not in registry) to speed up Pass 2 Go startup. It's good that they don't add information to the registry now with Pass 2 Go.


• Store Most Recently Used in file, to preserve them between Pass 2 Go invocations.


• Add option to show tooltip that tells what to enter for Turing passcards. Couldn't find this. Anyway, a turing passcard is called that login where beside entering your username and password you also have to enter a verification number.


• Make Robo Form work correctly with the latest Yahoo toolbar. No need for comment here, except "why oh why you would use the yahoo toolbar?"

If you want to update to the latest version, use one of these links to do so:
Robo Form 6.7.4 or of Pass 2 Go 6.7.4