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Dec 29 2008

Filter Forge for Mac finally available as public beta

Filter Forge 20081229 154319 Filter Forge for Mac finally available as public beta
Filter Forge today finally released the public beta of the Mac OS X version of Filter Forge, a plugin for Adobe Photoshop allowing computer artists to build their own filters such as seamless textures, visual effects, distortions, patterns, backgrounds, frames and more.

The beta program doesn’t require any registration, just a Mac. The minimum system requirement is Mac OS X 10.4, on both Intel and PowerPC processors. As an incentive to help Filter Forge weed out any bugs in the software, users who find and report bugs will be rewarded with free copies of the software when it becomes commercially available.

The final commercial version is planned for release in the first quarter of 2009. You can pre-order at a 45% discount and save up to USD$135 off the hefty USD$299 Professional Edition price tag. Don’t flinch too hard at that price, Filter Forge sells in 6 different versions with the entry level starting at USD$9.

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Jul 24 2007

Intego announces public beta of FileGuard X4, a new data protection program

fg general 20070724 040357 Intego announces public beta of FileGuard X4, a new data protection programIntego has announced the public beta release of its new FileGuard X4 data protection program. FileGuard X4 creates virtual safes that provide unbreakable protection for sensitive files. Users can create as many safes as they need for different types of files; send sensitive files to others with “no risk” and store safes on servers or external disks with “full security”.

FileGuard X4 is intended to meet the needs of mobile users who have sensitive files on their laptops, as well as home and business users who want to ensure that their confidential data is protected. Unlike Apple’s FileVault, which requires that users encrypt their entire home folder, FileGuard X4 lets users choose which files or folders they want to protect, and only the ones they want to protect. FileGuard X4′s virtual safes are easy-to-use, practical, and flexible, offering many options, such as permissions for shared access, simple drag-and-drop copying to and from safes, and unbreakable encryption.

As with any beta software, users of FileGuard X4 run the risk of discovering bugs in the application. Using software that is intended to envelope your data in an unbreakable, encrypted “safe” is especially dangerous as application may concievably malfunction in a way that prevents you from retrieving your files. Please backup you data before testing any beta software.

Features of FileGuard X4:

  • Store sensitive files in secure virtual safes
  • Industry-standard encryption makes safes unbreakable
  • Create as many safes as you need
  • Set a different password for each safe
  • Create safes by drag-and-drop, or from the Intego menu
  • Safes increase in capacity as you add more files
  • Change the size of a safe or compress it to save space
  • Open safes by a simple double-click in the Finder
  • Protect sensitive files on laptops in case of loss or theft
  • Protect files on portable media, such as iPods or USB key drives
  • Safes work like folders – drag files to and from your safes
  • Safe icons indicate their status (open or closed)
  • Use floating windows to access safes at all times
  • Send safes by e-mail, or store them on servers or external disks
  • Set read and write permissions for safes stored on shared volumes

FileGuard X4 requires Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or higher and 20 MB hard disk space.

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