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{{This document describes the following synchronzation mechanisms supported by PasswordWallet for Mac OS X:}}
{{Important!}}
{{There is one fundamental requirement for all of the synchronization mechanisms described herein:}}
- {{When syncing any two entities, the Master Passwords on both sides of the synchronization
must be identical. If they are not, there will be an error. All data transferred during
synchronization is encrypted whether it is done over a network, device or
file-to-file.}}
{{Add an iPhone or Mac as Sync Source}}
- {{Select File Menu → Synchronize → with Network.}}
- {{From the "Add Synchronization Source" menu, choose "Add iPhone or Computer Sync Source".}}
- {{Place your iPhone on to the Synchronization Screen in PasswordWallet.}}
- {{Select your iPhone device by name from the list when it appears.}}
- {{Push Add.}}
{{Add a MobileMe Account as Sync Source}}
{{"MobileMe" is a subscription package available from Apple. Multiple devices can sync with a single MobileMe account, alleviating the need for a direct sync connection.}}
- {{Select File Menu → Synchronize → with Network.}}
- {{From the "Add Synchronization Source" menu, choose "Add MobileMe Source".}}
- {{Enter your MobileMe account name and password.}}
- {{Push Add.}}
{{Add a WebDAV Server as Sync Source}}
{{"WebDAV" is a specialized file sharing protocol that allows users to share their files with others over the internet. Multiple devices can sync with a single WebDAV server, alleviating the need for a direct sync connection.}}
- {{Select File Menu → Synchronize → with Network.}}
- {{From the "Add Synchronization Source" menu, choose "Add MobileMe Source".}}
- {{Enter your MobileMe account name and password.}}
- {{Push Add.}}
{{Synchronzing With a Source}}
{{Sources can be added using the methods above. Sources contain files. To add a file to a source, push the "+" button at the bottom of the source list. Files associated with sources are Synchronized, Uploaded or Downloaded.}}
{{Sources that appear in red cannot be found on the network.}}
{{Mac-to-WindowsMobile Synchronization}}
{{Synchronizing files between your Mac and Windows Mobile devices requires MissingSync
for Windows Mobile. MissingSync maintains the connection to the device while the
PasswordWallet conduit (portions of which are also built in to PasswordWallet) performs
the synchronization. PasswordWallet does not have to be running for the synchronization
to execute.}}
{{PasswordWallet for Windows Mobile will execute on any Windows Mobile 5 device, be it PocketPC
or Smartphone. To begin, plug in your device and confirm that it is recognized by MissingSync.
Select "File" menu → "Synchronize" → Windows Mobile}}
- {{Installation of PasswordWallet for Windows Mobile:}}
{{Push "Install" under step 1. PasswordWallet will communicate with your device,
determine if it is a PocketPC or Windows Mobile device, and install the correct
version on your device. After you push "Install", MissingSync may have a question for you.
Push "Default" if it is confusing.}}
- {{Installation of the Conduit:}}
{{Push "Install" under step 2.}}
- {{Choosing files to synchronize:}}
{{Push "Configure" under step 3. Add and remove files to
synchronize with the remote device. Drag and Drop works. Or you can push the "+" button to add a file
or the "-" button to remove a file. Files that do not exist on the device will be
copied to the device. Files are never copied off the device by the conduit.}}
- {{To synchronize:}}
{{Run MissingSync and push "Synchronize".}}
- {{On the device, be sure to choose the file you want to view under Options. PasswordWallet will
create a MyWallet file by default and this is probably not the name of the file you synced.}}
{{Mac-to-Palm Synchronization}}
{{We recommend MissingSync for Palm as it is a modern Cocoa app still maintained by Mark/Space.
HotSync from Palm has not seen a major update for over 5 years. Our conduit and synchronization
work best in MissingSync. To begin, select "File" menu → "Synchronize" → Windows Mobile}}
- {{Install PasswordWallet on your Palm OS device.}}
- {{Installing the conduit that allows the data on the Palm and the data on your Mac to synchronize.}}
- {{Configuring the conduit with your preferences.}}
{{Sync with Automator Action}}
{{Enclosed in PasswordWallet's application is an automator action. Automator will find
the Synchronization Action automatically. There is nothing special to do. So long as
PasswordWallet is installed in your Applications folder, Automator will find it.}}
{{After running automator, the action can be found under "Library" -> "Utilities" ->
"Synchronize Files". The action will have a PasswordWallet icon.}}
{{The automator action, for input, requires two files. These are most easily fed by the
"Finder" action named "Get Specified Finder Items". The automator action expects only two files.
The automator action will generate an error if exactly two files are not fed to it.}}
A sample Automator action can be copied to the desktop from the "File" menu → Synchronize → with Automator
{{Synchronizing two files}}
{{To use this menu item, open up a saved PasswordWallet document. When open, select this menu item to set up the synchronization. In the sheet that is presented, select the "Remote" file to synchronize with as well as the synchronization type. The original file will be closed temporarily and will be automatically re-opened. If the remote file is also open, it too will be closed and reopened automatically. You may be asked for the master password for either file when they reopen.}}