Homebrew coder Zx-81 dropped by QJ.NET PSP Development Forum and announced a surprise build for application PSPSSH, bumping it up to v1.0.8. We say surprise because if we recall correctly, the developer mentioned that v1.0.7 was going to be the last release.

It's certainly a surprise, and a very welcome one at that. Anyway, PSPSSH is a SSH2 client for the PlayStation Portable. It is actually a port of Matt Johnston's server and client Dropbear v0.48.1 running on a variety of POSIX-based platforms.

With this program, users gain remote access to their PC units allowing them to enter various commands and run scripts. Here are the following improvements to PSPSSH v1.0.8:

• Add splash screen on startup
• Add Clear key in Danzeff keyboard (useful to clear a field in the login menu)
• IR keyboard enhancement with new short keys inside menus
• Support Sprint PDA keyboard (thanks to Craig)
• Use new SDK wifi functions
• Update help / README files
• Bug fix and Code cleaning