Well its about that time, the beta team and I have been working tirelessly trying to make 1.5 as bullet-proof as possible.
It contains some major new updates, and if all goes well you will be finding it in your auto-updates tomorrow. But as blog readers I figure you deserve a special sneak peak, so here is the screen cast that will be on the Fast Forward website.
That brings me neatly to my next point. As I’m sure most of you would have guessed by now, FastForward software is the new publisher for BitClamp. I am still the developer and we have big plans for BitClamp, now I don’t have to manage all the company aspects I can focus of developing the application. First on the list is the Windows version which we still plan to have available by the end of Q1 2008 but to get there it means that 1.5 will be the last major update for a while, at least until the Windows version is released.
I look forward to tomorrow and I hope you all enjoy 1.5!

As I’m feeling generous, here is a taster of what is to come in 1.2:

As for an ETA I’m not 100% sure but builds of 1.2 are currently being put through their paces by the beta team, so we should be shipping soon after the new year

Hey guys,
Just to let you know, Im working on making BitClamp really AppleScriptable, as in every aspect of the app.
It will probably not make it into 1.0 but Im aiming for it to make an appearance in 1.1 and more function will be added from then on.
This of course is if I have no major issues.
This is number 2 on the list of features Im working on bringing to BitClamp ASAP, number 1 being Windows support. If you feel strongly that you would like it the other way round, comment and let me know.
Details of the launch plans and a nice discount are to follow soon. Stay posted.

Ok, so time for another feature preview.
This one is really quite handy. BitClamp has no real file type as such. Why?! Well, say someone knows you have an important file (that they want) that is encrypted on your hard-drive, and they think they can guess the password.
Ok so, if they know your password, most of your security is going to be gone. If they can find the file. So if there was a BitClamp extension, all they would have to do would be to search for the extension and boom, there would be your file.
So, BitClamp files can be created with any extension and yet still recognise when an encrypted file is dropped on it, to decrypt it.
We have nick-named this feature “covert files”.

Btw - I think Ive settled on a 1.0 build. Now this is an app very much in development. In order to get it out there I had to cut out some features that I really want in there, so if you feel BitClamp isn’t really feature complete, don’t worry there are a tonne of features I plan to include.

Ok so its not really a feature but its damn neat!
Alongside the fully featured BitClamp program there will be a free decryptor up for download on the site. Yep, that means you can send your encrypted files to anyone and they can decrypt it for free. Of course there will be a nice screen at the end telling them where they can get BitClamp and what it does.
Of course BitClamp - the full version decrypts as-well.
This free decryptor will probably also be launched on Windows ahead of the full version.
I personally think this is pretty neat and should make BitClamp that bit more useful. Of course to decrypt your files they need to have the password - im afraid thats your department .
By the way - Im open to suggestions for what you want to see for features, they may not appear in 1.0 but I will try my best to work them in. This product is all about the users.