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<title>iForgot Tutorial Blog</title>
<link>http://www.largemouthsoftware.com/blog/iforgot_blog.html</link>
<description>This blog will explain how to configure and use iForgot, the innovative way to access your Mac via email or text messaging.  Use a Windows computer, your cell phone, web mail, or work email account.  Command your Mac to find and retrieve files, forward email messages, or launch applications from an advanced application capable of reading and interpreting commands in the text of messages you send from just about anywhere.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:30:30 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Version 1.4 - Now You Can Chat With Your Mac!</title>
<link>http://www.largemouthsoftware.com/blog/iforgot_blog.html#ilc217907858</link>
<description><![CDATA[Largemouth Software is pleased to announce that we've updated iForgot to Version 1.4.  In this version, we've continued to improve the software by adding the ability to chat with your mac.  Rather than waiting for emails to flow back and forth, you can now chat with your Mac in real time.  Search for documents, fax pages, forward emails, and do much more via commands that your Mac will recognize using plain english commands.<br />
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<br /><center><img src="http://www.largemouthsoftware.com/blog/images/Picture14_thumb.jpg" width="394" alt="Chat with Your Mac Using Your iPhone or Another Computer" title="Chat with Your Mac Using Your iPhone or Another Computer" /></center><br />
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iForgot is now the must-have application for your iPhone and your Mac!  It will make a great gift for your favorite Mac user; download a <a href="http://www.largemouthsoftware.com/iforgot.html"> free trial version today</a>.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:57:38 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>iForgot - Commands To Send From Your iPhone Using iChat</title>
<link>http://www.largemouthsoftware.com/blog/iforgot_blog.html#psk217908530</link>
<description><![CDATA[When you need to search your computer for a document, but you're away from home, iForgot can help save the day.  Here's how:<br />
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Once iForgot has been configured for use on your Mac, all you need to do is to ensure that Mail or iChat is left running on your Mac.  When properly configured, iForgot will only respond to commands from accounts that you allow.  When one of these authorized accounts send a message to your Mac, iForgot will process the message and respond to your command.  Here's an example:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">ifgt find the file named alien abductions</span><br />
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iForgot will use Spotlight to search your computer for all files with the words "alien abductions" in the title.  When the files are found, iForgot will supply the top options for you to choose using a list of random numbers.  To get the right document, simply reply with the corresponding random number.  iForgot will then forward (or fax or email) that document as you requested.  It's that simple!<br />
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Download a <a href="http://www.largemouthsoftware.com/iforgot.html"> free trial version today</a>.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:08:49 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>What is iForgot, anyway?</title>
<link>http://www.largemouthsoftware.com/blog/iforgot_blog.html#uie193794335</link>
<description><![CDATA[If you are busy, then iForgot is like the ultimate insurance policy for your schedule.  Why?  Because just when you realize that you forgot to get something from your Mac before you leave, you'll be able to use iForgot to save the day.  Sounds like a pretty grandiose claim, but this blog will explain why it's probably a fact!<br />
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<a href="http://www.largemouthsoftware.com/iforgot.html" target="new">iForgot</a> is an application that looks for commands that you send to your Mac in short email messages.  Because the "iForgot language" is short and abbreviated, you can quickly and easily send complex commands from your cell phone using short SMS messages.  The articles in this blog will explain how to configure iForgot and your Mac to process emails, show some examples, and give you some ideas for customizing your Mac to do just about anything via a simple cell phone message or email command.  Let's get started!
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<div style="display:none">How can I use my cell phone to control my Mac?  Try iForgot for free and find out.  How can I use webmail to control my Mac?  Try iForgot for free and find out.  Can I control my mac at home while I'm at work?  iForgot allows you to control your Mac when you are on the road, in the office or at home, no matter where your Mac is located.  No need to worry about firewall security rules, trying to get remote desktop or VNC working through your corporate security systems, or opening your Mac up to external vulnerabilities.  iForgot is the secure way to search for documents when you are not at the keyboard.  Any device like a cell phone, blackberry, web-mail, windows pc computer, or another mac can control your Mac with equal ease!  Try a free trial of iForgot today.</div>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:45:35 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Control Your Mac With A Cell Phone</title>
<link>http://www.largemouthsoftware.com/blog/iforgot_blog.html#rif193795533</link>
<description><![CDATA[You can configure iForgot to respond to messages sent from your cell phone, BlackBerry, or Palm handheld.  Any device capable of sending messages via SMS or email can talk to your Mac when using iForgot.<br />
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:05:32 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Control Your Mac From A Windows Computer</title>
<link>http://www.largemouthsoftware.com/blog/iforgot_blog.html#och193795552</link>
<description><![CDATA[Using another computer, even a Windows computer, to control your Mac is easy with iForgot.  Once you configure your Mac to respond to commands from an email account on a Windows computer, you can interact with your Mac using the same command language used on your cell phone.<br />
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<center><img src="http://www.largemouthsoftware.com/blog/images/ifgt_win_email_thumb.jpg" width="394" alt="Command your Mac from Windows computers using e-mail" title="Command your Mac from Windows computers using e-mail" /></center>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:05:52 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>The iForgot Language Syntax</title>
<link>http://www.largemouthsoftware.com/blog/iforgot_blog.html#fxi193797156</link>
<description><![CDATA[iForgot works by reading emails sent to a specific address, and looks for a series of commands that match a valid command.  The commands can start searches on your Mac, launch iPhoto or iTunes, run custom AppleScripts, forward documents, or take iSight snapshots using your Mac's camera.  All commands will respond only to valid email accounts, but you can authorize commands to return results to other accounts specified in your iForgot command.<br />
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Here are some iForgot commands:<br />
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<h3>Spotlight Search Commands</h3>
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	<li><span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">ifgt fi -f file name</span><br />Uses Spotlight to search  your computer for all files with the words you enter in place of <span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">"file name"</span> in the name of the file, then replies with the list of found files.</li>
	<li><span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">ifgt fi email@address -f file name</span><br />Uses Spotlight to search  your computer in the same manner as above, asks for your confirmation, then fowards the file you select to the email address in your command</li>
	<li><span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">ifgt fi -c file contents</span><br />Uses Spotlight to search your computer for all files with the words you enter in place of <span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">"file contents"</span> in the contents of the file, then replies with the list of found files</li>
	<li><span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">ifgt fi email@address -c file contents</span><br />Uses Spotlight to search  your computer in the same manner as above, asks for your confirmation, then forwards the file you select to the email address in your command</li>
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<h3>Fax Commands</h3>
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	<li><span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">ifgt fx ####### -f file name</span><br />Uses Spotlight to search your computer for all files with the words you enter in place of <span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">"file name"</span> in the name of the file, asks for your confirmation, and then faxes the document to the phone number (<span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">#######</span>) in your command</li>
	<li><span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">ifgt fx ####### -c file contents</span><br />Uses Spotlight to search your computer for all files with the words you enter in place of <span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">"file contents"</span> in the contents of the file, asks for your confirmation, and then faxes the document to the phone number (<span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">#######</span>) in your command</li>
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<h3>Custom Commands</h3>
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	<li><span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">ifgt cm custom_name</span><br />Executes the custom command that you set to <span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">"custom_name"</span>, which can be an application or your own custom AppleScript</li>
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<h3>iLife Commands</h3>
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	<li><span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">ifgt it</span><br />Starts iTunes to allow iTunes Sharing (if configured in your iTunes Preferences)</li>
	<li><span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">ifgt ip</span><br />Start iPhoto to allow iPhoto Sharing (if configured in your iPhoto Preferences)</li>
	<li><span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">ifgt em</span><br />Provides a summary of unread messages in all of your receiver computer's Email accounts and folders</li>
	<li><span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">ifgt is</span><br />Take a snapshot using your Mac's built-in iSight or attached DV camera and sends it to the authorized email account</li>
	<li><span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">ifgt is email@address</span><br />Take a snapshot using your Mac's built-in iSight or attached DV camera and sends it to the commanding email account with a Cc to the email address in your command</li>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:32:35 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Configuring iForgot</title>
<link>http://www.largemouthsoftware.com/blog/iforgot_blog.html#mwd193798041</link>
<description><![CDATA[Setting up iForgot is a simple 3-step process, as explained below:<br />
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<h3>Step 1: Pick an Email address on your home computer to be the "Receiver Account"</h3>
Select an account on your home computer to which you will send iForgot commands from your mobile device or remote computer.  This account should normally only be checked from your home computer, and should not be the same as your mobile device.
<br /><br /><center>For example:&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">your_home_address@mac.com</span></center>
<h3>Step 2: Add a New Mail Rule</h3>
In Mail, select "Preferences" and then "Rules".  Create a new Mail Rule by clicking on the "Add Rule" button.
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<br />Make a new rule by clicking the "Add Rule" button.</center>
Set the Rule name to iForgot...
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enter the Receiver Account address you selected in Step 1...
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and configure the rule to run the "iForgot.scpt" AppleScript (found in the iForgot/Scripts folder) whenever a message "To" your Receiver Account is received.
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<h3>Step 3: Configure iForgot's Behavior</h3>
Open the iForgot application and enter the appropriate entries in every tab.  There are several account definitions you'll need to understand before proceeding:
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	<li>Receiver Account: the email account on the computer where you install iForgot, which will receive iForgot commands and send responses.</li>
	<li>Primary Control Account: the primary email account you will normally use to send iForgot commands.  This account can be your cell phone, BlackBerry, handheld (known as a portable electronic device, or PED) or webmail account.</li>
	<li>Alternate Control Account: the secondary email account that will normally receive iForgot responses.  This will normally be your work email address or a second PED.</li>
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<h3>To Confirm: Test iForgot</h3>
Send the following command from your portable electronic device or from one of your authorized control accounts:
<span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">ifgt it</span><br />
Once your Mac receives and processes this email command, your Mac should launch iTunes and send a confirmation command to the originating account.
		
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:47:20 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Remote iSight Security Camera?</title>
<link>http://www.largemouthsoftware.com/blog/iforgot_blog.html#yfk193798040</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder what's going on at home while you're out and about?  Want to see if you left the coffee maker on in your cubicle?  Send a command to iForgot to take a snapshot and send it home or to your cell phone using a very simple iForgot command:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">ifgt is</span><br />
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If you configured iForgot to allow snapshots, it will capture the scene from your Mac's iSight or FireWire DV Camera and send you the image.<br />
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<center><img src="http://www.largemouthsoftware.com/iforgothelp/graphics/isight_tab.jpg" width="300"></center>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:47:20 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Spotlight and iForgot</title>
<link>http://www.largemouthsoftware.com/blog/iforgot_blog.html#wrn193798040</link>
<description><![CDATA[You need a copy of that report you were working on, but you forgot to take a copy before you left, so you'll have to either start over, or waste the gas to drive all the way home.  Luckily, you've got your cell phone and iForgot!  There are two ways to search for information on your Mac remotely with iForgot: search by <b>file name</b>, or search by <b>content</b>.  We'll first look at an example of searching by file name:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ifgt fi -f Research Essay 2</span><br />
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iForgot sees that you want it to find ("fi") the file ("-f") with the words "Research", "Essay",  and "2" in the title.  iForgot uses SpotLight to search the computer's hard drive and finds several files that might be what you're looking for.  iForgot sends the following message back to your cell phone to ask which file you want:</p>
<span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;iForgot: Query Results - text 'ifgt ###' to confirm.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;311:  Research Essay 2.doc<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;312:  Physics Research Essay (Homework #2).doc<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;313:  An Essay on Excessive Homework and Research (2-5-06).pdf<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;314:  Homework #2 - Physics Lab Essay.pdf</span><br />
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Luckily, the first item in the list is what you're looking for.  To prevent anyone from sending commands and getting documents from your computer, a short random number is generated for each item in the list.  Since you want the first item in the list, you reply with the following command:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ifgt 311</span><br />
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iForgot receives your confirmation and completes the original request by sending the file to you.<br />
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Searching by content is just as easy; simply change the command to use the content flag, which is "-c".  For this example, we'll search by content, but we also want to forward the results to our gMail account since we'll want to use the report at the office:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ifgt fi yourmail@gmail.com -c documented cases of ufo abductions</span><br /><br />
iForgot reads the message and uses SpotLight to find ("fi") the file that has the content ("-c") "documented cases of ufo abductions".  Again, iForgot replies with the results of your query back to your cell phone to ask which document you really want:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">iForgot: Query Results - text 'ifgt ###' to confirm.<br />561:  What Happened That Night.doc<br />562:  Twelve Cows Reported Missing.html<br />563:  Amazing UFO Stories.pdf<br />564:  Lights Spotted Above Phoenix.html</span><br />
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You reply with <span style="font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold">ifgt 563</span> to get "Amazing UFO Stories.pdf", and iForgot sends the document to your gmail account.<br />
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Remember, these commands will work the same whether sent from your cell phone or from another computer; as long as you configured iForgot to allow the commands from email accounts that you specify, iForgot will respond to your requests.  Finally, if you forget the commands or make an error, iForgot will reply with a helpful reminder message.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:47:19 -0500</pubDate>
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