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Four Mice from Macworld – Great Job SyncMate!

Alex Taylor — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:44:02 +0000

These four little mice look perfect, aren’t they? :)

As you’ve already guessed, SyncMate was reviewed by Macworld and got 4 mice rating. John Rizzo has kindly agreed to test SyncMate and below you may find some quotes from his review.

After the installation, he tried Contact and Calendar sync. “A nice touch is the ability to delete all contacts, events, or to-dos that reside the device or another computer that your Mac is connected. This is an easy way to clear out old data before syncing for the first time”, says John.

After the testing Free basic features, John tested Expert Edition features.”I looked at the $40 SyncMate Expert 2.4, which is chock full of data types and handy features, many of them unique.

For example, SyncMate Expert is the only utility that will sync Windows Mobile e-mail with the Mac Mail application (Entourage e-mail isn’t supported). It’s a one-way sync, where you select mailboxes to sync over to the phone. The mailboxes appear in a Mac OS X Mail folder in the phone’s Mail application, where you can read, reply to, and forward them. To prevent floods of e-mail from filling your Windows Mobile’s memory, you can limit the sync to one or more weeks of e-mail.

While the free version of SyncMate lets you view SMS message on your Mac, the Expert edition lets you send messages from your Mac, where you have a full-sized keyboard. Just type the message in SyncMate and sync with the device. Another useful feature is the ability to copy the call log to the Mac. SyncMate Expert provides a search field for calls history, as well as the ability to view incoming, outgoing, or missed calls.”

“If that isn’t enough,” John said, “SyncMate Expert also syncs music, photos, and movies with iTunes and iPhoto or to a folder. There’s also syncing of Safari and Firefox bookmarks, Mail notes, and even stickies. You can also install Windows Mobile applications from the Mac. Just drag a CAB file to the Application List, which displays the applications installed on the Windows Mobile device. Perform a sync to install the software.”

So, what does Macworld advise to its readers?

I can say for sure, we’ll do our best in order to add one more mouse into this rating and to be named #1 Sync Software for Mac OS X. All of you, dear readers, can help us improving SyncMate – just leave your comments, ideas, suggestions or complaints (if any :). Thanks!

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Recover PDF Password 2.3 for PC: New Features Added

Alex Taylor — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:30:19 +0000

Hey all Recover PDF Password users! Eltima Team is glad to announce that we have released new build of this handy software for password recovery. So please welcome Recover PDF Password 2.3!

So, what about new features added? We’ve added the possibility to decrypt a PDF file after one of the passwords – Owner or User – is recovered, and create a new password-free file. If User password is absent, file can be decrypted right away.

With the new version of this tool you can decrypt PDF files without password search procedure if one of the passwords (User or Owner) is already known. Moreover, while decrypting your PDF file you can use “Remove digital signature” option and get an absolutely unprotected copy of your PDF file.

One more new feature added is the possibility to view recovered password in a separate window.

BTW, we’ve also changed demo limitations and now the demo limits are:

- A PDF file password can be recovered if it is not longer than four symbols.

- File decryption and digital signature removal are unavailable in Demo version of Recover PDF Password.

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Enjoy updated Recover PDF Password and do not forget your passwords! :)

Powered Keylogger by Eltima Helps to Study Individuals’ Behavior

Alex Taylor — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:40:45 +0000

Eric Pratsch, the 4th year student in the University of Virginia, illustrates his Powered Keylogger usage experience.

industry: education

Personal Background: Eric Pratsch is a 4th year Systems and Information Engineer at the University of Virginia. He is working on his final undergraduate Capstone Project with 4 other Systems Engineers.

Alex Taylor: What challenges made you search for the software of this kind?

Eric Pratsch: Our capstone project is focused on determining behavioral profiles in a cyber environment. This is aimed at being applied towards cyber security. Our hypothesis is that an individual is unique and creates a pattern of decisions when navigating through cyber space. This pattern can be found through inverse reinforcement learning and behavioral cloning. Since our team does not have the resources available to have our own network, we decided to track a person’s movement through a shopping environment. All buttons clicked, words typed, and screenshots need to be recorded to have an accurate description of their behavioral patterns. With enough subjects we can also break down demographics to determine whether, for example males tend to exhibit behavior X more than females.

Alex Taylor: How did you get to know about Powered Keylogger by Eltima Software?

Eric Pratsch: I took a certification course called Certified Ethical Hacker when I interned for Booz Allen Hamilton last summer as a part of their cyber security cohort. Keyloggers and specifically, the Powered Keylogger was described in the course.

Alex Taylor: Did you try other products for the same task before choosing Eltima solution? Why did you prefer our product?

Eric Pratsch: I did not demo other Keyloggers, I based my choice on the functions and screenshots provided in the Certified Ethical Hacker textbook.

Alex Taylor: Please, describe how you are using our product now.

Eric Pratsch: Before the trial ran out, we were keeping a log of every website, word typed, and general screenshots during testing of subjects in our shopping environment experiment. This data was then broken down in to categories of behaviors.

Alex Taylor: How did you benefit from using Eltima solution?

Eric Pratsch: The benefits of the Powered Keylogger involved accurate time stamps and the back-up ability (export data) to keep accurate records of our testing scenarios. This is essential to our project based, since our initial method was manually writing down the decisions the subject made.

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Get 20% Off Eltima Products for Mac OS X!

Alex Taylor — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:12:44 +0000

Hi! This big finger on the left means that we have started the promo campaign with One Finger Discount :)

So, here is the deal. All of you can get Eltima products for Mac OS X with 20% discount. To be more specific, below is the list of the discounted software:

- Flash Decompiler Trillix

- Flash Optimizer

- SWF & FLV Player PRO

- SyncMate Expert

- Recover PDF Password

All you need to do is to visit One Finger Discount website and copy the coupon code listed there. After this please visit us and get any of promo software with 20% discount. Piece of cake! (Eltima Software is #93 in the list:)

Please note, that this offer is valid through November,13. Don’t lose the chance to get our software with 20% discount!

Time to Save Money with Eltima Software!

Alex Taylor — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:12:50 +0000

What if I tell you that you can save $99,95 with Eltima? I bet you would be more than interested!

Eltima offers you a great deal. Starting from today with each purchase of Flash’In’App (any license type) you get free license for Flash Optimizer for Mac! So you kill two birds with one stone – get Flash’In’App, the unique Cocoa Framework for Mac OS X application developers, and save $99,95 by getting Flash Optimizer license for free!

Flash’In’App is a Cocoa framework for managing Adobe® Flash movies in any application on Mac OS X.

A set of classes, contained in Flash’In’App framework, will let any application play SWF files, manage their playback, communicate with them via External API, FSCommands or Variables, control external resources loading, etc. Flash’In’App classes enable your applications to interact with Flash Player plug in and SWF files themselves.

Moreover, Flash’In’App offers RealVideo support and experimental Silverlight support.

Flash Optimizer allows compressing SWF files up to 60-70% as it offers total control over each and every optimization algorithm. This allows you to reach the most effective compression specifically for your Flash files. With a few mouse clicks you can reduce Flash file size significantly.

And you can get this handy SWF compressor absolutely for free! Right after you purchase Flash’In’App you will receive two e-mails – one with Flash’In’App registration details and the second with Flash Optimizer free license.

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Purchase Flash’In’App and get Flash Optimizer for FREE! Save $99,95!

Be the first to get Flash Optimizer for free!

Jack-o’-lantern Has a Treat!

Alex Taylor — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:57:23 +0000

Halloween is the only day of the year, when it is definitely OK to go out in spooky costumes, trick-or-treat and (of course!) make Jack-o’-lanterns.

Today I won’t scare you with blood-curdling stories or by showing you my Witch costume I’ve already prepared :) Just wanted to let you know that Eltima and our personal Jack-o’-lantern are generously offering you 15% discount on Flash and Security Software for Windows!

To be more specific, below is the list of the discounted software:

Flash Software:

- Flash Decompiler Trillix

- Flash Optimizer

- SWF & FLV Toolbox

- SWF & FLV Player

- SWF Video Converter

- Show.Kit

Security Software:

- Recover PDF Password

- EXE Password Protector

- Hide My Folders

- Powered Keylogger

- Advanced Keylogger

This offer is valid through Halloween weekend so don’t be scared to visit our website right now and use the coupon code Jack-o’-lantern offers you!

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Halloween is coming, so you’d better get yourself some pumpkins and Eltima Halloween discounted software :)

Flash Decompiler Became an Irreplaceable Tool for Andrew W. Zehner

Alex Taylor — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:38:57 +0000

Andrew W. Zehner, a web designer from Elite Fotographics, uses Flash Decompiler Trillix in his daily work. Read his story in which he describes how he benefits from using this software.

industry: web design

Company Information: Elite Fotographics is a small Christian Graphic and Web Design company that caters to starting professional organizations and artists. They do professional CD covers, DVD cases, Posters, Book Covers, Websites and any other marketing material for those who need it and for HALF the price!

Alex Taylor: What challenges made you search for the software of this kind?

Andrew W. Zehner: One of the services we provide is for those unlucky web masters or site owners that had the unfortunate experience of a local system crash. Loosing everything is bad enough but then realizing you cannot edit your flash banners, animations, or buttons later on soon tops the scale of disaster evils when one realizes the price tag of having a professional recreate the once easy to edit material. I used to provide those heavy numbers to potential clients which were usually followed by a heavy sigh on the other end of the phone. There HAD to be something better! That’s where Eltima’s fine program comes in. With Flash Decompiler Trillix, time gets cut in half and likewise that heavy sigh transforms into a sigh of relief. How it works is simple, by retrieving the files from the internet servers and decompiling them, we can then get a file that can be saved and edited like normal. If I were to come up with a tag line for this software it would be somewhere along the lines of – It’s like magic! – and I stand by that.

Alex Taylor: How did you get to know about Flash Decompiler by Eltima Software?

Andrew W. Zehner: I knew there had to be something better than recreating or just paying for a new file. One slow morning I was determined to find the answer. I put on my wet suit, grabbed my virtual surf board and prepared for a long day of surfing to find a solution. Little did I know that my day at “GOOGLE beach” would be cut short. I found Eltima and plenty of information regarding Flash Decompiler Trillix. After downloading the trial I knew I found what I was looking for.

Alex Taylor: Did you try other products for the same task before choosing Eltima solution? Why did you prefer our product?

Andrew W. Zehner: There were several other programs that claimed the same type of results but no proof, no trials, and plenty of negative reviews to steer me away.

Alex Taylor: Please, describe how you are using our product now.

Andrew W. Zehner: There is only one way to use this excellent piece of programming and that is EASILY. With a few clicks I can load a flash file that is missing the original working file, decompile it, then save it to a new native file that can be opened and edited in Flash. I can then make changes, republish, and relax knowing that all the original fine points were not overlooked.

Alex Taylor: How did you benefit from using Eltima solution?

Andrew W. Zehner: Flash Decompiler Trillix, gave me piece of mind and more time to spend on other designs. Like many others, we had a severe crash awhile back and most of our original flash save files were lost. We couldn’t just buy them again as I created them, I couldn’t pull from the back up as it, likewise, was nowhere to be located. Then bursting on the computer screen like some sort of flash super hero was Eltima and their Flash Decompiler Trillix. And yes, they did save the day!

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“Flash Optimizer 2: The only SWF compressor”

Alex Taylor — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:52:27 +0000

Flash & Flex Developer’s Magazine is one of the most authoritative magazines for Flash and Flex developers and other readers, who are interested in Flash & Flex technologies. And of course, as Flash software developers, we are flattered to be a part of this magazine. Actually, to be a double-page spread part of this magazine :)

Gabor Csomak, the FFDMag editor, has kindly agreed to test Flash Optimizer for Windows by Eltima Software. His detailed review describes all features, Flash Optimizer offers. Below are some quotes from his review.

“First I was skeptical when I saw the Flash Optimizer advertisement. Can a SWF be a half the size without quality loss?“, – says Gabor Csomak.

“It is an excellent tool, a “must-have” for a Flash developer.”

“I think the real strength of the program is in banners and FlashLite: both banners and FlashLite movies have to be small and fast. Flash Optimizer does the trick. If you work with a banner and your SWF’s a bit larger than the space you have, you can compress it easily to the correct size without much loss of quality. If most of your work is banner creation, then you need Flash Optimizer.“

Gabor has definitely liked the simplicity and flexibility of compression settings: “If you want to decompress only the sounds in your file you will only select the sound compression and set its properties (such as bit rate, frequency, etc.). Flash Optimizer will do just that and leave the other parts untouched. You have lots of freedom to play with your SWF’s file compression to find the best quality/size rate.“

“The program is available for both Mac and Windows and I have to say that the look and feel is correct for both platforms.” says Gabor.

“The compression is fast, usually it takes about 15 seconds.”

Summarizing his impressions of Flash Optimizer testing, Gabor says: “Flash Optimizer is the only program that supports Flash Player 9 and 10, Zlib compression and all the Action Script formats. It does not need the FLA file and it saves the optimized file next to the original one. The compression is fast, usually it takes about 15 seconds, which is very nice.”

If you’re an editor of any software related magazine or running software related website, you’re more than welcome to review our products. Just contact me for getting review copies of our software. And thanks Gabor Csomak for testing our software and good words about Flash Optimizer! :)

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Get Ready For Gifts from Eltima!

Alex Taylor — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:43:21 +0000

We all like presents, don’t we? Though holidays are still far ahead, Eltima starts giving gifts to its Mac clients right now!

So, here is the essence of our special offer. You are getting SWF & FLV Player PRO ($19,95) for absolutely free when buying Flash Decompiler Trillix for Mac!

You can get these two useful programs for the price of Flash Decompiler only ($79,95) and save $19,95!

Flash Decompiler for Mac is a powerful SWF decompiler, which fully supports Flash 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 (CS4) and Flex files decompilation. Flash Decompiler can extract any object (images, sounds, video, shapes, text, morphs, ActionScripts, etc) used in SWF files into various file formats just in several clicks.

SWF & FLV Player is a smart Flash player for Mac OS, enriched with numerous handy options and controls for your convenience. With PRO version you can save currently played Flash movie no matter whether it is loaded from web or locally; switch to full-screen viewing mode; capture the current frame of the movie and produce series of screenshots out of your favorite FLV or SWF movie.

Just purchase Flash Decompiler Trillix and get SWF & FLV Player PRO for free (and save $19,95 )!

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Please note, this offer is valid through December 1st, 2009.

Hey, Early Birds, Be the First to Get Folx PRO at Half-Price!

Alex Taylor — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:20:52 +0000

Good news for all Folx fans! Folx was in beta stage for some time and finally, we’re glad to announce, that Folx (not Beta version) will be officially released in the nearest future!

Folx will be offered in two editions – Free and PRO. With PRO version you can search for torrents directly from Folx app, so no need to browse through various torrent trackers one by one, and download speed will be automatically managed by Folx cool option – Smart Speed Adjustment. PRO version will be distributed for fair $19.95.

But while Folx is still in Beta, all of you can get Folx PRO Beta for free. In order to get Folx PRO Beta for free, just send us an e-mail with “Folx PRO free registration license” in subject line to support@eltima.com and get registration info in return. Please note, that this key will be valid only until the official release of Folx. BTW, we highly appreciate your comments on Beta version. So, the most active testers with informative bug reports will get the free upgrade to permanent Folx PRO license.

And starting from today and until the official release of Folx, Eltima announces Folx pre-order campaign!

You have a great opportunity to get this handy download manager for Mac at half-price! Pre-order Folx PRO today for $9.95 only! Order Folx PRO now and save 50% of its after-release $19.95 price!

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Don’t lose your chance to get Folx PRO version (not Beta) for $9.95!
Note: offer valid until the official release of Folx.

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Australian Macworld gives SyncMate 4.5 mice rating!

Alex Taylor — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:56:20 +0000

“Our Experience of SyncMate Free is that it’s a reliable application that does what is designed to do with a minimum of fuss.”

I can say for sure, that to be reviewed in Macworld (or any other well-known and authoritative magazine) is a great honor for any software company. We are not an exception and we are extremely proud to share SyncMate review posted recently in Australian Macworld with you.

The author, Anthony Caruana, says: “we ran the installer with no problems. … One feature that stood out was the ability to natively synchronize with Google’s online address book and calendar services. SyncMate Free promises much of what The Missing Sync offers but at no cost”.

“Device support is broad” , says Anthony, “for users that need more than iCal and Address Book syncing, the Expert version adds a stack of extra options including iPhoto, iTunes, Notes, Call History, Mail and several other options”.

More than that, SyncMate was named “easy to use and reliable” and, as I said before, got 4.5 mice!

” The paid upgrade to the Expert version looks to be good value and offers all the sync options we can think of.”

If you’re an editor of any software related magazine or running software related website, you’re more than welcome to review our products. Just contact me for getting review copies of our software. And thanks Anthony Caruana for testing our software and good words about SyncMate! :)

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SyncMate 2.4 has Arrived: New Supported Devices Added!

Alex Taylor — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:47:54 +0000

At the very beginning of this week we are happy to bring some positive news about SyncMate to you :)

As you probably remember, we’ve added Nokia sync, online backup and possibility to sync several Macs in SyncMate 2.0 (and we’ve got a highly positive feedback about these new features after the initial update to version 2).

New SyncMate 2.4 lets you synchronize your Mac with Windows PC, Sony PlayStation® Portable (PSP) and USB flash drives, as well as with other supported devices (Windows Mobile devices, Nokia phones, other Macs, online storage and Google account).

With SyncMate 2.4 your Contacts, Calendars, ToDo’s, Entourage and Mail notes, Stickies and Folders in Windows PC will be flawlessly synchronized with your Mac! (Learn how you can sync your Mac to Windows PC with SyncMate).

Synchronization with PSP lets you transfer and update Address Book contacts, iTunes and iPhoto in your handheld game console in accordance with your Mac.

SyncMate 2.4 allows syncing music, images and even separate folders between your Mac and USB flash drives. And of course you can backup your USB drive data to your Mac.

As you can see, we’ve expanded the list of supported devices greatly and now SyncMate can sync your Mac with almost every device you might have. Mobile phones, other computers (Mac or PC), online accounts, handheld game systems, USB drives – SyncMate will sync them all perfectly and can do that all at once!

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Flash’in’App 2.5: New Build to Try!

Alex Taylor — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:50:20 +0000

And one more release from Eltima :) This time, it’s a new version of Flash’in’App – version 2.5!

For those who doesn’t know, Flash’in’App is a Cocoa framework developed by our team for managing Adobe® Flash movies in any Mac OS X application. Flash’in’App significantly simplifies the process of implementing Flash Player component into your application.

In order to make this process not only as easy as a piece of cake, but offer you additional options as well, we’ve enriched Flash’in’App 2.5 with new features.

The new version offers new possibilities such as Real Video support, experimental SilverLight support, possibility to read SWF background color. With Flash’in’App 2.5 all users can easily adjust sound volume (this feature was one of the most often requested by our users).

Moreover, starting from Flash’in’App 2.5, file version, frame size and background color are automatically read when loading SWF file into ESFlashView.

We’ve also improved communication with player and fixed minor bugs.

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Decompile Flash CS4 Files with Flash Decompiler 4.1 for Mac!

Alex Taylor — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:06:33 +0000

Eltima team is glad to announce that new build of Flash Decompiler Trillix for Mac was recently released! Please welcome Flash Decompiler 4.1 for Mac, which now provides all Mac users with an option to decompile files created in Flash 10. Flash 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 are of course supported, as well as Flex!

We’ve also implemented new build of Flash’in’App (version 2.5) into Flash Decompiler Trillix. So now Flash Decompiler offers you more options while working with Flash, such as possibility to disable “hand cursor” or mute option, etc.

Besides functional improvements, we’ve added German, Russian and French localizations, so now Flash Decompiler becomes more and more international :)

We’ve enhanced Flash Decompiler for Mac greatly, but anyway we are open for your ideas and suggestions!

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Discover new decompilation possibilities with Flash Decompiler 4.1 for Mac!

Welcome New Enhanced Folx!

Alex Taylor — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:07:45 +0000

Hi Everyone! Today we’d like to introduce absolutely new refreshed version of Folx – your 2-in-1 download manager for Mac.

The main transformation is that Folx is now available in two editions – free and PRO.

Free Edition of Folx lets you download any files via HTTP, HTTPS and FTP at the highest speed possible. Folx supports auto-resuming, scheduling, smart folder organization and much more. What we’ve added to the free version of Folx is the ability to download from torrent networks!

Folx PRO provides you with even more control over the torrent downloads. With PRO version you can search for any content available at torrent trackers: files, video, music – just anything – directly from the Folx interface!

Whenever you need to work with any Internet applications, just lower the download speed in Folx, and you won’t even notice it still processes your downloads. In Folx PRO this process is automated, so no need to tune anything manually.

And of course, all features of Folx free version are available in Folx PRO :)

As Folx is still in Beta, all of you, dear readers, can get registration license for Folx PRO absolutely for free.

Just send us an e-mail with “Folx PRO free registration license” in subject line to support@eltima.com and get registration info in return. Please, note that this key will be valid until the final release of Folx is uploaded to our websites.

Your comments, bug reports and suggestions are welcome as usual! So, please, feel free to report us the problems you’ve faced with while using Folx. The most active testers with informative bug reports will get the free upgrade to permanent Folx PRO license.

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