New BPM version released

Mon, 9 Aug 2010

It took quite a while to update it, but it's finally here. Version 4.0 of BPM has been released, bringing in a completely new codebase, more security via a new container format and many new features including an advanced plugin framework (importers and exporters supported), entry sorting, file attachments and UI improvements.

Note that due to the structural changes inside the program, direct support for the old container format (.BPK) has been ceased. Worry not though, loading older files is easy and can be done in a few steps with the help of the BPK importer plugin. After you install BPM, select the "BPM 3.x BPK Importer" option from the "File -> Import File" menu. You will be prompted to input the password then in the plugin window press Browse to choose the container then Import to load the file.

The next program that will be updated is the InstallMaker although there is no definitive release date for now.

New website template

Sun, 7 Mar 2010

Due to the poor contrast the old website template suffered from, I decided to neglect the programs for a short period of time and improve the template. The basic outline looks almost the same as the old one, however the colors were replaced. The new site should be more pleasant for the eyes and more easy to read.

In case I've overlooked something please let me know.

BUG 2.0 released

Tue, 22 Dec 2009

A new version of Bytessence UserbarGenerator has been released today. This version is a complete remake of the program and it brings in fixes, features and improvements. Instead of only one graphic file and a single line of text you can now add any number of image and text layers. Also the program is now extensible so you can add new effects to it. Please let me know if you find any problems.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

BIM 4.30 released

Thu, 5 Nov 2009

After quite some time a new version of Bytessence InstallMaker (4.30) has emerged. This version brings back some features that were removed on the way (path variables for all-users) and also adds some new features like extensions / plugins (at the moment only three are available: RTF Text Editor for editing license and readme files, Checksum calculator for generating installer fingerprints and Window list for getting the class name for windows), new translations (Bulgarian, Czech and Turkish), expansion of OS environment variables, new tasks (copy / delete files) and many others.

Please let me know if you find any bugs.

BIM 4.21 is available

Mon, 13 Jul 2009

A new version of Bytessence InstallMaker is now available for download. This release does not bring any new features except basic Windows 7 (TM) compatibility and some minor internal fixes. A more consistent version is in the works but I do not have a definitive release date for the moment.

Please let me know if you spot any problems with how the program behaves on the new operating system.