Comments about Apple and related technological innovations.
With version 2.1 on both iOS and macOS, PSWD – Password Generator can calculate the entropy for a password preset in real time as you configure password options, adding to its continuously expanding set of features. Password entropy is the measurement for generating less predictable passwords. The higher the entropy, the harder it is to …
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Hörmann IT-WLAN is a HomeKit accessory for Hörmann garage doors. Unfortunately, its WLAN module is very picky with Wi-Fi settings, and it generally has problems when we try to control it outside the local Wi-Fi network. I had too many problems with it both in local network and from a cellular connection. It generally worked …
With version 1.5 on iOS and version 1.3 on macOS, PSWD – Password Generator can generate phonetic passwords that follow a consonant-vowel order. Phonetic passwords can sound like a word but are completely meaningless, and are easier to remember than fully random passwords. The catch is, as they are following an order and vowels are …
PSWD, the most comprehensive password generator for iOS gained Shortcuts app support with version 1.3. Using the Generate Password shortcut, you can immediately generate one or more passwords using any preset you create in PSWD, including the dynamic Current Preset setting, which includes the latest configuration from the app. This shortcut returns the password as …
I released Qrafter 10 years ago today. I have been working on QR Codes for nearly 15 years. The first time I did something semi useful with them, I created a download QR Code for an amateur theme for my Nokia E70 in 2006. I was fascinated with the possibilities back then. There was a …
After I released Password Generator, I saw that it was very well received and used by many people around the world. One request was to have it on iPhone and iPad, so I decided to port it to those devices as well. So, I renamed Password Generator to PSWD since the original name was too …
Today I have released Password Generator for macOS, a small utility app that lets you generate strong random passwords with unlimited combinations. While here are many password generator apps out there, none of them would let you add separators to the generated passwords, which is a definite requirement for me. So I decided to write …
Before iOS 7, there was no way to open a .vcf file when using Safari on iOS, so I wrote a small app called vCard Getter to help with that. It was able to fetch the file and add the contacts in it to your address book. But with iOS 7, Apple finally did the …
I haven’t been able to update my blog for more than a year! But that does not mean that I neglected Qrafter. With releases approximately a month apart, I tried to add more features and fix bugs if there were any. And with your appreciation, Qrafter and Qrafter Pro reached a combined download count of …
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More than 2 months before its second birthday, Qrafter -and its sister app Qrafter Pro- reach 3 million combined downloads. I am glad to be the developer of one of the most successful QR Code apps on iOS and hope to see it help boost your productivity for many more years, continuing to thrive with …
Qrafter and Qrafter Pro reached 3 million downloads Read More »