In today's computer-powered society, we need more and more passwords, membership numbers and PIN numbers. Palmtop Software have realised this, and so have developed SafePlace to store all this information securely.

When you start SafePlace, you have a choice of any of the databases you have set up, or you can start a new one. The databases are stored in SafePlace's own folder within the System folder, thus you cannot delete them without going there, although a shortcut to SafePlace is put in the Documents folder.

If you opt to create a new database, you must enter your password to encrypt the data, and, optionally, a clue to the password in case you forget it. Care should be taken here - it's not a good idea to make the password 'Rover' and the clue 'My dog's name', especially if this is common knowledge!

Once you have either entered the password to an existing database or created a new one, you enter the main program screen. Here, information can be added and viewed. Plenty of view options are available, including a Find tool (like the one in Help or Data), Card and List views and a function to hide all but a certain type of entry. There is, however, one problem on the Revo - the help files mention that you can use the 'Prev' and 'Next' buttons to move between entries, but these are absent on the Revo, probably sacrificed to fit the Revo's screen. You can, however, use the left and right arrow buttons for this, though.

In Card view, unless they are disabled, there are small icons next to each entry to show their type and if they are going to expire soon (or have expired, as the case may be). The icon for a membership card is a globe, though, which is perculiar.

One other slight problem with the Card view is that scroll bars are shown and enabled (not greyed-out) regardless of whether they are necessary or not. This isn't a significant problem, but they ought to appear only when there is too much data to fit on one screen.

Spot-checks are available - when you switch programs, open the Extras bar or turn off and on when SafePlace is running, you are prompted for your password. You can set how many characters you must enter to pass a spot check in Preferences, or even disable them if you want, although I would highly recommend them.

SafePlace is a generally satisfactory way of keeping your private information safe - provided that no-one looks over your shoulder at the screen!