VIP Access iPhone App

I recently found out of the VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP)  App for the iPhone. This works the same way as the Key Fob what you can buy from VeriSign and Paypal. You can protect your PayPal and eBay accounts by using the VIP or Key Fob by using a security Code with your username and password when logging in to these services. I think this is a much better for me since I always carry my phone and sometimes forget the key fob when I need it.

The VIP app will only work on the iPhone since you need to receive an SMS message to activate the app unless of course you do a little ‘Hack’ to get it to work on the iPod Touch. To do this hack you will need a mobile phone to receive the SMS message to activate the app and some software like 7Zip or WinRAR to be able to edit a file in notepad

1. Unplug your iPod Touch from your computer
2. Download the ‘VIP Access’  App from the iTunes App Store
3. Click ‘Applications’ on iTunes
4. Right click the ‘VIP Access’ app and click ‘Show in Windows Explorer’
5. Open the file called ‘VIP Access 1.0.0′ in 7Zip or WinRAR
6. Open ‘iTunesMetadata.plist’ in Notepad
7. Find the following:

   <key>softwareSupportedDeviceIds</key>
   <array>
   <integer>2</integer>
   <integer>4</integer>
   </array>

   and replace it with

   <key>softwareSupportedDeviceIds</key>
   <array>
   <integer>1</integer>
   </array>

8. Save ‘iTunesMetadata.plist’
9. Restart iTunes, Plugin your iPod Touch and Sync your iPod Touch.
10. Load the ‘VIP Access’ app
11. Enter your Mobile Number
12. Close the App
13. Once you have received the SMS on your phone load Sefari and type in the URL that is displayed in the SMS Message that you have just received. This should reload and activate the app and you will be good to go Be sure to type the  URL as it is wrote in the SMS Message otherwise it will NOT work.

This should work for all applications that are limited to the iPhone but you will only need to do Steps 1 to 9 =]

App Information
Name: VIP Access
Price: Free
Category: Business
Requirements: iPhone

Today I installed a wordpress plugin so my blog can now be viewed on a iPhone / iPod Touch. There is two modes a iPhone view and a standard view. I’ll post some screnshots tomorrow

[UPDATE] Photo here

When the new iPhone comes out on July 11th some carriers will take back the old iPhone and give you a brand new one for free. Some carriers like 02 will allow you to buy the new iPhone but you need to sign a new 18 month contract and they will cancel the old one free of charge. The iPhone is also avalabe on Pay as You Go with 02 but the price for that is unspecified.

Today I joined Cali Lewis on her uStream.tv stream to watch Apple’s founder Steve Jobs’ present at the World Wide Developers Confrance 2008.

Steve Jobs’ announced Apple’s new web service Mobile Me The service runs on Windows, Mac, iPhone and iPod Touch. Mobile Me is the new version of .Mac and it allows you to upload all your files online and retrieve them on any device. So if I add a new event in iCal it will show up on my PC and iPod Touch within seconds. The service costs $99 per year and allows you to store up to 20GB worth of files. You can also get a 60 day trial.

Steve also announced the second version of the iPhone which will be coming July 11th. The iPhone allows you to download applications onto your phone they will also appear in the iTunes store. The iPhone also has a scientific calculator and a update maps with GPS, and last but not least a fast 3G connection what we’ve all be waiting for! Apparently some of the current owners of the old iPhone will be able to trade it in and get the new version for free of charge.

[UPDATE] You can now watch the WWDC Key Notes on Apple iTunes and on the Apple website.