what will replace info xHead ?

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what will replace info xHead ?

I have been very happy using for a number of years the info .xHead software for encrypting important data ( bank, credit card, registration info etc etc etc )

they were great with on going support and updates

now i have a small problem that i can not edit a category ( the window does not appear )

but they seem to have disappeared/ vanished ( no more website ) xheadsoftware.com

does any one have a solution of how to fix this problem

and does anyone have a suggestion for a software to replace info.xHead

that works well on a Mac ?

many thankyuuus

summer laughter

17, Mac OS X (10.6.7), ( mid 2009 )

Posted on May 20, 2011 5:57 PM

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Answer 1

Barney-15E

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May 20, 2011 9:05 PM in response to summer_laughter

You could store everything on an encrypted disk image.

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Answer 2

Yer_Man

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May 21, 2011 12:57 AM in response to summer_laughter

I moved from Xhead to 1Password.

http://agilebits.com/onepassword

Picked up a few extra features on the way.

Regards

TD

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Answer 3

Jun 3, 2011 10:17 AM in response to Yer_Man

Hi Terence

thank you for your feedback

i have taken a look at 1Password

were you able to successfully export your info.xHead data into 1Password ?

any advice/tips would be truly welcomed

summer laughter

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Answer 4

Jul 20, 2011 1:25 PM in response to summer_laughter

Summer, did you ever figure anything out? I just upgraded to Lion and info.xhead won't work. So I need to get my info exported and into something else.

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Answer 5

Jul 20, 2011 1:39 PM in response to Martha Wiser

Martha, I thought info.xhead was broken, too, when I first launched it under Lion. However, after giving it a few minutes after its first launch and then relaunching it, all of my password entries were accessible. Remember to unhide/show all of your categories on the left-hand-side (hover over the word "Categories" and click the "Show" link that appears next to it; this is a new Lion thing). I'm running version 2.0 (build 124), and it works just fine (so far, at least). Hope that helps.

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Answer 6

Jul 20, 2011 1:46 PM in response to frevh56tyrn

You're right! Excellent.

The problem, though, is that the Opening Database... alert won't go away. It just stays there. That's why I assumed it wouldn't open. I can still see everything now, but I wish that would go away.

At least I didn't lose it all. Thank you!

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Answer 7

Jul 20, 2011 2:24 PM in response to Martha Wiser

dear Martha

i having been trying to use 1Password it is pretty good

but you can not add your own fields to it

yet the automatic system to login to webpages is a great plus with 1Password

as i have not found anything else so i am going to purchase it as i am still on the 30 day free trial

my problem is the my infoXhead got corrupted and i could not add fields any longer to it either.

and as there is no longer support for that software so i wanted something else where you can

get technical support if you need it.

what i suggest is using the feature in infoXhead to back everything up as a PDF

as a safety precaution.

if you find any other app that looks good i would be happy to hear about it

summer smiles from

summer laughter

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Answer 8

Jul 20, 2011 2:28 PM in response to summer_laughter

My problem with backing up as a PDF is that, as long as the Opening Database... progress alert remains up, my database can be opened and used, but I can't export at all.

I have a copy on my computer at home that I haven't upgraded to Lion, so I'll export it at home and see what I can do.

Thanks for the help.

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Answer 9

Redarm

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Jul 21, 2011 8:21 AM in response to Martha Wiser

If you check for an update, it will fail, but the "opening database" window will disappear.

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Answer 10

Redarm

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Jul 21, 2011 9:15 AM in response to Martha Wiser

I can't see a problem with exporting. You can't export "all entries", only the different "categories" - you know that?

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Answer 11

Jul 21, 2011 9:18 AM in response to Redarm

Yeah, I was trying to export all at once. I didn't realize that I had to export each category individually.

In the end, since info.xhead is dead, I've exported everything and imported them into Wallet, which imports it all in quite nicely.

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Answer 12

Jul 21, 2011 10:47 AM in response to Martha Wiser

i just found this article from Dave Teare who created 1Password.

Overview of Mac Password Managers

Thursday, July 21, 2011

http://macpasswordmanager.com/

Historically a longtime Windows user and consultant at several large enterprises, Dave Teare converted to Mac OS X and co-founded Agile Web Solutions that focuses on making using Macs even more enjoyable.

Dave can be found blogging at the Agile Blog.

~

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Answer 13

ktderby

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Aug 6, 2011 3:45 PM in response to Martha Wiser

You all saved me I panicked when it seemed info.xhead was not going to work but I did as you sugested. exported each group as CSV and imported perfectly into Wallet. 1Passowrd I could not figure out how to import But Wallet worked perfectly. thank you all for the various hints .

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Answer 14

adamrice

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Aug 13, 2011 1:51 PM in response to summer_laughter

The old xhead URL clearly has lapsed. The xhead guys apparently are still around. They have a twitter feed <http://twitter.com/#!/xheadsoftware> and a different URL, although there's nothing there but a freshly installed Wordpress blog <http://x-head.com/>.

FWIW, I had a cosmetic bug when I opened info.xhead under Lion for the first time, but after clicking around a little, it still seems to work. Still, the situation is not reassuring.

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Answer 15

tkoc

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Sep 21, 2011 4:30 AM in response to adamrice

Just tweeted mr Hazelwood in Las Vegas, a former Xheader. Asked if he had any idea of wht to do about the "Opening Database" window not closing. I will repost when I know what he has to say.

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