http://www.flyingmac.com The home of FarFinder and Webjimbo © 2008, Adrian Ross Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:49:00 NZST Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:49:00 NZST http://www.flyingmac.com 16 Wellington, New Zealand April 11, 2008 Flying Mac is proud to announce the release of FarFinder, bringing remote file access to the Macs of ordinary consumers. Once FarFinder is installed on a Mac, the user can browse and download their Mac's files using any modern web browser, anywhere on the internet. The inclusion of an iPhone-specific interface means FarFinder's reach is extended even further. Because FarFinder is browser-based, you can access your files from any available computer, not just a Mac. And because nothing needs to be installed on the client, it's a simple as it gets. "You can get to your files at the drop of a hat - it's as easy as logging into Facebook" said Adrian Ross, FarFinder's developer. "It's so simple you'll find yourself doing it all the time." Even the URL, of the form findme.flyingmac.com/johnsmith, is easy to remember. FarFinder doesn't suffer the usual drawbacks of a web application though. In true Web 2.0 style, FarFinder has the feel of a desktop application. Combine this with the familiar look of the Finder and the user may feel like they never left home. The software is "install-and-forget", so your Mac is always available as long as it's switched on. This makes it perfect for downloading that important file you forgot to bring with you, but access is so easy you'll find a hundred and one other uses. Plus, the slideshow feature makes it easy to show off your photos. The iPhone interface means you can view documents and photos wherever you are. Although the iPhone's nature means files cannot be downloaded, you can use FarFinder to email files and folders directly from your Mac to yourself or someone else with no downloading required. Pains have been taken to make installation as simple as possible for the non network-savvy consumer. Automatic router configuration means that often little or no action is required of the user. On the occasions where this is not possible, the user is given instructions relevant to their particular network setup. Pricing And Availability FarFinder 1.0 is available for download immediately from www.flyingmac.com. It comes with a fully-functional 15 day trial period, and runs on Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard. As an introductory special, a limited number of licences are available for the discounted price of $20. Flying Mac consists of Adrian Ross, an independent software developer in Wellington, New Zealand. The launch of FarFinder also sees his other product, Webjimbo, brought under the Flying Mac banner. For additional information about FarFinder or Webjimbo, contact adrian@flyingmac.com. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:44:00 NZST http://www.flyingmac.com/feed.xml 15 Webjimbo is now under the Flying Mac banner. You should subscribe to http://flyingmac.com/feed.xml instead of this feed, although webjimbo.com will continue to operate for now. Webjimbo is still developed and maintained by me, Adrian Ross. Fri, 17 Dec 2007 14:29:25 NZDT http://www.webjimbo.com 14 This bug fix release is recommended for all users. Fri, 7 Nov 2007 17:08:25 NZDT http://www.webjimbo.com 13 Webjimbo 2.1 brings compatibility with the newly-released Yojimbo 1.5, adds support for the new Image database item type and downloading of formatted notes and web archives in their original form. Minor fixes are also included. Please note Yojimbo 1.5 (a free upgrade) is now required to run Webjimbo. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:39:24 NZDT http://www.webjimbo.com 12 Webjimbo 2.0.5 contains the following fixes:<br><br>Fix bug with adding password items when a password is required to view.<br>Fix bugs affecting item addition on Leopard.<br>Add clickable placeholders for PDFs embedded in notes. Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:18:55 NZDT http://www.webjimbo.com 11 This is a bug fix release.<br><br>Those who have been paying attention will have noticed a series of releases over the past few days. Although the existence of these bugs is less than ideal, fixing them promptly is a great way to deal with them, hence the releases. Thanks for your patience during these teething problems, and please do post to the Webjimbo support group if you need to.<br><br>I should note for your peace of mind that these are all interface problems only, and that the integrity of your Yojimbo data is not at all at risk. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:40:55 NZDT http://www.webjimbo.com 10 This release fixes bugs in the iPhone interface Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:05:33 NZDT http://www.webjimbo.com 9 This release fixes a bug that caused some users to see a blank page in the browser. Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:35:17 NZDT http://www.webjimbo.com 8 This release fixes a bug related to viewing passwords and encrypted items. Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:37:31 NZDT http://www.webjimbo.com 7 (press release follows)<br><br>Independent developer Adrian Ross announces the release of Webjimbo 2. Webjimbo is a web interface for Bare Bones Software's Yojimbo. It allows you to view and edit your Yojimbo data from anywhere on the internet, and now also from your iPhone or iPod Touch.<br><br>The new release of Webjimbo introduces a number of new features, including:<br><br>* An elegant and intuitive new iPhone-specific interface, in addition to the already highly-praised web 2.0 browser interface. Both interfaces are more application-like than web-like.<br><br>* New easy setup means no network configuration is required. Users who have tried Webjimbo in the past, but have been daunted by the network setup, should try the new version.<br><br>* Webjimbo allocates you your own unchanging web address, like http://findme.webjimbo.com/yourname, which works even when your IP address changes. This means no dynamic DNS service is necessary.<br><br>* New support for viewing and editing passwords and encrypted notes.<br><br>* Configure-and-forget: Webjimbo now runs in the background and doesn't take up space in your dock; it can also of course be set to start when you log in.<br><br>* Full Leopard compatibility.<br><br>Webjimbo continues to provide robust security for your data and version 2 adds several new security options.<br><br> Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:12:38 NZDT http://www.webjimbo.com 6 Yojimbo's AppleScript interface is broken under Leopard. Webjimbo relies on this interface, so in practice Webjimbo doesn't work under Leopard either. I'm sure we all hope that Bare Bones will release a Yojimbo update soon to fix this problem. Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:53:45 NZDT http://www.webjimbo.com 5 Support for Webjimbo is now provided through a Google Group: <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/webjimbo-support">Webjimbo Support</a>. There is also a group for general discussion about the product: <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/webjimbo-discussion">Webjimbo Discussion</a>.<br><p><br>The questions and answers in the support group should provide a useful resource for other users, and will also help avoid my answers to support questions ending up in people's spam folders!<br><p><br>I chose Google Groups because of its flexibility: you can read and post either via the web interface or by email; you can also subscribe via RSS. Sun, 02 Sep 2007 22:07:15 NZST http://www.webjimbo.com 4 Release 1.0.2 fixes a bug which made licence activation impossible if the trial period had finished. Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:29:28 NZST http://www.webjimbo.com 3 Release 1.0.1 fixes an incompatibility with the Schubert PDF plugin in Firefox and Camino. Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:55:18 NZST http://www.webjimbo.com 2 Webjimbo is out of beta! New features including the ability to view passwords and encrypted notes.<br><br>Version 1.0 is available for download from http://www.webjimbo.com. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:47:37 NZST 1 Welcome to the Webjimbo news feed. You can expect light traffic only.<br><br>Webjimbo is currently in beta testing. A full release shouldn't be too far away, and will be announced here. Thanks for your interest.