by zsolt » Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:55 pm
Dear Acuraice,
I do not want to enter into a flaming here, just post my opinion.
I'm providing support for TaoEffect. I did not contribute to the design and decision related to V3, so it took me by surprise like you, the users.
At first I was kind of shocked like many of you. But as I moved on using it, I liked it more and more.
The click to unlock I do not miss at all, in fact I think it is good that it is removed because if you want to keep something secret then you do not write "this is secret" all over it, and a password prompt would do exactly that. Now the folder simply looks empty, or even better, you can put some dummy files into it, once the folder is unlocked they will be replaced by the real content, when you lock it again the dummy files will be back, perfect disguise.
The application protection that is a bit tougher to justify, but with 3.0.1 you will get it back, just it will not be as automated as in V2. You will have to add the relevant folders on your own (I will be happy to assist you, and I'm sure other users on the forum will submit their hints too, and you can enable the auto unlock for those folders. So once you log on the folders will unlock and once you log off the folders will lock. The only thing you will miss is: if you do not start the app, the folder will be nevertheless unlocked during your login session, yes, this is indeed a drawback, especially if you protect a folder of the app which you use only occasionally. Maybe Taoeffect comes up with some idea later on....
The password only protection was removed, simply because it was not safe enough, so we did not want to give the user the false feeling or being protected.
Regarding the crashes...you compare 2.8 with 3.0. The .8 iteration surely means something. The sad fact of life is that .0 versions of the software are for early adopters, it is tested, but testing it with a group of beta users agains having it running by all of you is surely a big difference.
So all we want is some patience.
It is also correct that the V2 can run in parallel with V3 so you can still keep your important data in V2 and test the V3 at the same time, and once you are confident you can move to V3....
Just my 2 cents...
Zsolt
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