Chapter 15 Using PalmSource® Web Browser274If you set the option to display web pages already in memory, you are on occasionlikely to see a web page with a banner that says something like, “This content isX days old.” This banner informs you that instead of connecting to the Internet,Web Browser is displaying a page from memory. Of course, you can refresh thepage anytime. You can also have Web Browser display a confirmation dialog boxso that you must manually accept every connection made to the Internet.Web Browser is secureWeb Browser uses advanced encryption technology from RSA. Encryption makesyour data unreadable by anyone but the intended recipient.This encryption technology is used to secure the transmission of sensitiveinformation, such as credit card numbers, e-mail messages, and passwords. Datais protected both when sent from your handheld over the network and whencoming in from the Internet directly to your handheld. For more information aboutRSA encryption technology, visit the RSA web site: www.rsasecurity.com.When a wireless transaction is secured, the command button that initiates thetransaction is marked by the security icon, which looks like a key:It’s not unusual to experience an additional delay of several seconds when atransaction is being encrypted.What Web Browser looks likeWhen you start Web Browser for the first time, the following screen—the defaulthome page—appears:The Web Browser screen has three parts:n The title bar displays the name of the current web page.n The action icons let you navigate in the browser, refresh pages, and look at yourlists of favorite pages.n The rest of the screen is devoted to displaying the content of the web page.Security iconTitle barAction iconsWeb content
