New version of MPxConverter
Sat, 25 April 2009
After a long pause, MPxConverter has been updated to a new version. This release
fixes some annoying bugs and adds more responsiveness and usability to the user
interface (it now uses a normal layout, with a toolbar instead of buttons). In terms
of new features the most important one is that now the conversion list can be saved
to a file and loaded back, making it easy to continue conversion if you had to stop it
before time.
I will need some help from you to update the translations so if you have some
free time you can try and update the old files.
BIM 4.2 released
Mon, 13 April 2009
Version 4.2 of BIM is now ready. All the known bugs have been fixed and I think
this version is the most stable so far. While this is mainly a bug-fix release,
the program also contains some new features like a new command-line compiler
(for automating the setup building process), the ability to choose what files
to be preserved in case they already exist and new translations (many thanks to
all who contributed).
Please let me know if you have any problems with the
new version of BIM.
I wish everyone a Happy Easter!
BIM 4.1 is ready to be served
Mon, 2 March 2009
BIM 4.1 has surfaced today, bringing fixes to some bugs that have slipped in
version 4.0. Many thanks to all who submitted bug reports and suggestions, please keep'em
coming. You can see the full changes made in this version on BIMs page.
The website template suffered changes too. Hopefully the new colors are more easy on the
eyes than the previous ones. The pages validate correctly now in the W3C tests (HTML 4.01
and CSS level 3) - most probably because the code has been written by hand (unlike the old
ones in which I used a WYSIWYG editor to add content).
Please contact me if you find any problems with the
new site.
BIM Reaches version 4.0
Mon, 16 February 2009
A new version of BIM is now available. Even if it took a bit longer than expected,
I hope you will find this version much better than the previous one. The code has now
been rewritten from scratch (this was the main reason of the delay) and it needed a bit
more testing than usual. The new features include a redesigned interface, usability
improvements, more speed and more control over the installation and the ability to
install without any temporary files at all. You can see the complete changelog on the
program's page (it's quite a read). The only downside is that the program strings have
been changed dramatically to fit the new interface so I need your help to make new
translations (from this version you can translate only the installers - approx.
100 short lines of language data). The testing period was extensive but as the code
is completely new there might be problems.
Please contact me
if you stumble upon a bug or if you want to contribute with a translation in your
native language.
Click here to visit the download page.
Bytessence PasswordManager hits version 3.0
Fri, 14 November 2008
Finally, the old PassKeeper has been updated to a much more capable form, under the new
name Bytessence PasswordManager. The changes are major, starting with an improved user
interface, more security under the hood grace to the newly added AES / Rijndael 256 bit
encryption algorithm and the release of the source code to the public under the GNU
General Public License (version 3). The program is now packed with many new features,
like a plugin system, updated password analyzer, password generator, a brand new virtual
keyboard plugin and a new help file. In terms of usability, the interface can now be
freely resized and the group toolbar has been merged with the main one. Also support
for custom multi-line comments with automated link detection has been added. The
drag-and-drop capability has been updated to support dragging data (like user-names
and passwords) directly to other programs (like your favourite Internet browser) with
just a click without sacrificing any security with clipboard operations. BPM is
backwards-compatible with BPK 2.x so the container files can be loaded normally.
Just make sure to backup the old containers to a safe place first before opening
and re-saving them with BPM. Click here to go to BPM's page.
Please let me know if you find any problem.
New version of Bytessence MPxConverter available
Tue, 28 October 2008
A new version of MPxConverter is now ready to be downloaded. The changes are not big, mostly bug fixes, improvements in usability and some fixes for the 'total progress' and 'remaining time' indicators. Click here to go to the program's page and download it. The next program that will be updated is Bytessence PassKeeper, new features and fixes are on the way.
