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	<title>Useful Freeware &#187; PIM</title>
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		<title>Manage your Sony Ericsson phone with floAt&#8217;s Mobile Agent (FMA)</title>
		<link>http://www.usefulfreeware.net/2007/09/03/manage-your-sony-ericsson-phone-with-floats-mobile-agent-fma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bbetov</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[floAt&#8217;s Mobile Agent (FMA) is an application that will help you manage you mobile phone (list of Supported Phones). Even though it is going in the direction to support other phones, currently only supports Sony Ericsson devices. You can connect to your phone via Infrared (IrDA), Serial, Bluetooth and USB (which appears as a virtual [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.usefulfreeware.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/float.jpg" title="floAtâ€™s Mobile Agent (FMA)" rel="lightbox"><img src="http://www.usefulfreeware.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/float.thumbnail.jpg" title="floAtâ€™s Mobile Agent (FMA)" alt="floAtâ€™s Mobile Agent (FMA)" align="left" hspace="3" vspace="3" /></a><a href="http://fma.sourceforge.net/index2.htm" target="_blank">floAt&#8217;s Mobile Agent (FMA)</a> is an application that will help you manage you mobile phone (<a href="http://fma.wiki.sourceforge.net/Supported+devices" target="_blank">list of Supported Phones</a>). Even though it is going in the direction to support other phones, currently only supports Sony Ericsson devices.</p>
<p>You can connect to your phone via Infrared (IrDA), Serial, Bluetooth and USB (which appears as a virtual serial interface).</p>
<p>After you get your phone connected you can:</p>
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<li> Transfer files (photos, ringtones, themes, etc.) from and to your device</li>
<li>Synchronize you address book with FMA&#8217;s internal address book or with Microsoft Outlook. Add, remove or edit contacts.</li>
<li>Manage your missed, placed and received calls, etc.</li>
<li>Write, send and receive SMS messages on the computer (believe me it is much easier to type)</li>
<li>Various cool statistics like battery temperature, power consumption, serial numbers and software versions, etc.</li>
<li>Has a scripting framework, which can attach to various events to customize the program behavior in certain situations.</li>
<li>You can also make calls from your computer, but this feature requires some bluetooth software and I have connected via USB cable, so I have not tried it.</li>
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<p>And more&#8230;One very nice feature I would much like to try is <em>controlling your PC through the phone</em> via a bluetooth connection. This is a perfect tool for presentations &#8211; instead of carrying a wireless presenter you can control the presentation with your phone, and since most new laptops nowadays have a Bluetooth connectivity should be very easy. How cool is that, huh? You will make an impression!</p>
<p>Overall I love the program and use it with my W810i.</p>
<p><strong>Update:</strong>  Apparently many of the Sony Ericsson phones have the Bluetooth remote control feature out of the box and FMA provides additional profiles and customization. <a href="http://developer.sonyericsson.com/site/global/newsandevents/latestnews/newsoct06/p_newui_bluetooth_remote_control.jsp" target="_blank">Here</a> is an article about the feature and a profile editor.</p>
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		<title>KeePass Password Keeper</title>
		<link>http://www.usefulfreeware.net/2007/08/17/keepass-password-keeper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bbetov</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have tried many different encrypted password storage softwares and KeePass is so far the best. It is using very strong encryption algorithms for the file where the passwords are saved and has a nice and clean user interface. It also features special password edit controls, that are protecting against password spying software. The passwords [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.usefulfreeware.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/keepass.png" title="KeePass" rel="lightbox"><img src="http://www.usefulfreeware.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/keepass.thumbnail.png" title="KeePass" alt="KeePass" align="right" /></a>I have tried many different encrypted password storage softwares and <a href="http://keepass.info/" target="_blank">KeePass</a> is so far the best. It is using very strong encryption algorithms for the file where the passwords are saved and has a nice and clean user interface. It also features special password edit controls, that are protecting against password spying software.</p>
<p>The passwords can be grouped in categories in an explorer like interface. The features I treasure the most are that the password database and the program are portable. Just copy them to an USB drive and start from there. It also supports plugins for extending it&#8217;s functionality, Import/Export, etc. Another nice feature is the password generator, using a pattern and showing the password strength.</p>
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