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PowerHack Users Guide  Release Information  Future Enhancements and Known Bugs


PowerHack Users Guide 

PowerHack is a HackMaster Extension for the Palm Computing® Platform, which automatically locks the device whenever it is turned off. When either the power button is pressed, or the Auto-off timeout expires, PowerHack locks and turns off the device. When the Pilot is next turned on, a password must be entered to unlock the device.

Pre-requisites and Installation Tips

PowerHack is a HackMaster extension. To use it, you will need to install the HackMaster application, which is shareware, and available from DaggerWare .

Once both HackMaster and PowerHack are installed on your Pilot, you will need to activate PowerHack by checking the 'PowerHack' checkbox listed in the HackMaster application.
When the Pilot is next turned on, you will be prompted to type in your system password at the System Lockout screen (alternatively, if Check-In is installed, you will be greeted by the Check-In Password/Welcome screen). 
Simply enter your password, and tap the 'OK' button to access the Pilot; if a password has not been assigned, just select the 'OK' button.

Note: To set a system password, simply go to the built-in Security application, and select the 'Password' option.


 
PowerHack Release Information

PowerHack 0.96
  • Changed Check-In specific version
  • PowerHack 0.95
  • Changed Slight cosmetic changes to the code
  • PowerHack 0.94
  • Fixed Alarms on PalmPilot were sometimes missed
  • PowerHack 0.93
  • Added European OS 1.x support, that was broken in the previous release
  • PowerHack 0.92
  • Added PalmPilot support
  • PowerHack 0.91
  • Changed Altered the way the 'previous app' is calculated, for use in Check-In. It is now far more intuitive
  • PowerHack 0.9
  • Changed Launch code used to start Check-In. PowerHack now only works correctly with Check-In 0.5 or above
  • Fixed If running Check-In, the device now locks regardless of the application running at power-off time
  • PowerHack 0.8
  • Added Code to activate Check-In, if it exists, instead of the built-in Security app
  • Changed The 'previous application' is not updated if it is Check-In or Security
  • PowerHack 0.7
  • Fixed Bug that could cause Pilot to crash, when powering off during an alarm dialog
  • PowerHack 0.6
  • Fixed PowerHack now locks the device even when the built-in security application is running at power-off time
  • PowerHack 0.5
  • Initial release
  • PowerHack Future Enhancements and Known Bugs

    PowerHack (and to the same extent, Check-In) has been superseded by it's sister product, Commander Lite, which provides functionality to lock the Pilot under a number of configurable options, including StartUp and Shortcut commands.  However, given the number of users still loyal to PowerHack, we are continuing to support it, although future development effort will instead be concentrated towards our other products.

    The following enhancements, or fixes, are currently under consideration for immediate development, or are already being worked on.

    PowerHack Locking Limitations

    If PowerHack is being used without Check-In, it does not lock the device if either the built-in 'Prefs' or 'Security' app is running when the Pilot is powered off.
     


     

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