Secure your data on your Palm

Filed under: Security, Windows, Palm, PalmSource, Commercial

The best thing about converved devices like the Treo 650 is the availability of lots of your personal information in one, small device.  This blessing can also be a curse, if your data gets in the wrong hands.  Even worse, all those famous people that you know would have their phone numbers exposed to the world...and you know what kind of mess that can get you into.

Well, your Treo 650 may not have the bling factor of a Sidekick, but we're guessing that you carry it because you want to have a ton of important information within reach.  Of course, if that information falls into the wrong hands, you are in for a real headache.  This is where Central for the Palm OS can be your savior.  Central has a bunch of features, but one novel feature that can save your data from being stolen is the SMS Kill Pill.  Activated by sending a password to your Treo via SMS, the Kill Pill will force a data reset of your Treo, so your calendar, phone numbers, etc. don't fall into the wrong hands.

Other features that Central offers include several alarm functions (do not disturb, preset alarms), several cell phone antenna features (turn on after soft reset, turn off at prescribed times), and news and weather pull down capability.

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