Cloak 1.1! + Artists: Win an Espionage license!

Cloak has been updated to 1.1 (download) and this brings two much needed improvements: Mac OS X 10.4 support, and an icon! Yes, the new icon looks like it’s out of a video game.. I swear I’m a much better coder than I am an artist! Unfortunately John has too much on his plate right […]

ebswitch: EventBox Profile Switcher

My favorite Twitter client is EventBox by The Cosmic Machine. And while it has a million great features like support for Instapaper and a great interface, it’s missing one critical piece of functionality and that is support for multiple profiles. However, it’s still possible to use EventBox with multiple profiles, but perhaps not at the […]

Espionage 2.0.8 Released!

Espionage 2.0.8 is primarily a bugfix update to 2.0.7: FIXED: Issue relating to ACLs and “fixing folders” introduced in 2.0.7 FIXED: Issue where help for application associations would require an internet connection IMPROVED: Address Book template sets AddressBook folder to autounlock by default IMPROVED: Changed Adium template to encrypt entire app support folder (fixes issue […]

Cloak: Manage Your Invisible Files

Update: Cloak 1.1! + Artists: Win an Espionage license! The other day we received a nice email from Nenette asking us whether Espionage could hide its encrypted folders. While Espionage does not have this capability, the desired effect is achievable by placing the Espionage’d folder inside of a hidden folder. There are two main methods […]

Espionage 2.0.7 Released!

Espionage 2.0.7 is finally here, and for a “minor” update, it packs decent punch. If you’ve been waiting to update, you should do so now as 2.0.7 adds many improvements and important fixes: NEW: Added app templates for The Hit List, OmniFocus, and Bento NEW: You can lock a folder simply by ejecting it (convenient […]

Refills: A Sustainable Solution

What if you could get refills for all of the products that you buy that come in containers? We’ve become accustomed to the notion that every product must come in its own packaging, that this is “obvious” and that it’s the only way things can be done. Every day I use a variety of container-based […]

Espionage 2.0.5/2.0.6 Released + Dropbox note

A maintenance release for 2.0.4: FIXED: Bug in 2.0.4 that could prevent a volume with an espionage’d folder from unmounting (thanks Neil!) FIXED: Bug in auto-backup where backup wouldn’t start if backup folder was in a subfolder of the drive FIXED: Auto-enable-on-mount only enables folders if they are on the device that was mounted IMPROVED: […]

Espionage 2.0.4 (aka FinderPwn) Released!

This release brings fixes to some long-standing bugs in Espionage with its Finder integration, as well as two new features! NEW: Full support for custom folder icons! To add a custom icon to an existing espionage’d folder, disable it, and use the Get Info panel NEW: Automatically begins backing up folders if backup drive is […]

Tao Effect Forums Open!

To allow our users to share ideas and help each other out (read: send us less support email), we’ve created the Tao Effect Forums! Come on in for all the exciting action! Sorry. Maybe it’s not all that exciting, BUT—to start things off there are three Espionage Tips that you might be interested in reading: […]

Espionage 2.0.3 Released!

A bit more than a maintenance release: NEW: “Public mountpoint” option allows other users to access unlocked folders (nice for multi-user systems) NEW: Added application templates for Thunderbird and Postbox email clients NEW: Auto-enables folders on external drives when they are mounted in FIXED: Situation that could cause Mail to claim it didn’t have permission […]