Espionage 2.6 has arrived, and here’s the full list of changes: NEW: Redesigned and improved password prompts NEW: “Lock Folder” contextual item is back for 10.6 (*Only visible after restart!*) NEW: Daylite application template NEW: Added Rocketbox support to Mail application template IMPROVED: Behavior when registering with improperly named license IMPROVED: Relationship with the TEDiagnosticTool […]
Setup assistants can be a great tool when you need to guide users through a series of steps. TESetupAssistant was born during my work on the 2.0 update to Espionage, when I discovered that many of its UI elements could stand to benefit from a generic setup assistant class. The gallery below shows some of […]
Apple’s iPad may turn out to be more of a security risk than a useful tool for some, especially for those who, prior to yesterday’s launch, speculated that the iPad would be a God-send to the health care system, and possibly other sectors like businesses. According to Steve, however, the iPad is designed primarily for […]
Translations: δΈζ A few years ago, a little-known language called newLISP completely changed my understanding of what “good” programming languages look like. Why newLISP? Before saying another word, I’d like to address the question that some of my LISP-familiar readers may be asking right now: Why newLISP? Why not Clojure, Scheme, or Common LISP? The […]
We received an excellent tip from Ira Rainey of side lane digital development on a simple method of using Espionage with Dropbox. The method does not involve storing Espionage’d folders inside of Dropbox (which can lead to issues), but rather using Espionage to easily and conveniently encrypt all of the files from your Dropbox on […]
newLISP is an awesome language that I use for all of my scripting needs, but one thing that is missing from it is a nice way of doing real object oriented programming. By default it supports a pseudo-OOP paradigm called FOOP, but FOOP is simply inadequate for doing some of the most rudimentary of OOP […]
Warning: This blog post is an opinion piece by Greg Slepak (while he searches for an appropriate medium), and has nothing to do with Tao Effect news. This weekend I saw Michael Moore’s latest film Capitalism: A Love Story. Like most of his films, this one should come with a disclaimer: for the duration of […]
Espionage 2.5.4 contains minor bug fixes, user interface improvements, and a compatibility fix when using Little Snitch’s Configuration utility: IMPROVED: When adding a folder to Espionage, “passwords do not match” is not displayed until second password is entered. IMPROVED: Wording of documentation on how to re-import (aka restore) backed up or lost encrypted folders. IMPROVED: […]
Thanks go out to Dirk for emailing us today and letting us know of a security issue whereby a folder’s password could be logged to the system log in a certain error scenario (not cool!). The issue itself is due to a typo in the code that was introduced in 2.5, versions prior to that […]
Espionage 2.5.2 is primarily a bugfix release, but continues to add some polishing touches: NEW: Added an intelligent fail-safe into Espionage to help users whose Finder settings cause the password prompt to appear frequently. NEW: Documentation in troubleshooting section on what to check if the Finder causes the password prompt to appear too frequently. IMPROVED: […]