R10Cipher Version 2 attempts to make working with encrypted files as simple as possible. Therefore any encrypted file can be decrypted just by double clicking the encrypted file.

Following the double click you see this window:

All you have to do is enter Shared Secret and the file will be decrypted and saved on your Desktop with the same name as the original, pre-encrypted file.

NOTE: Before you use this feature for the first time you may need to associate the R10Enc files with the R10Cipher Software.

Zero Effort Corporate Licensing

Another new feature in Version 2 is the ability to license the program for the user just by deploying a file to them, maybe via email, which they they drag into their R10Cipher folder. If R10Cipher is currently running as a Trial Version the file will be read and the program automatically licensed.

The file can then be deleted.

The file must be named as follows:

R10Cipher_License.ini

and the contents must be in plain text format and read as follows:

In a multi desktop environment Zero Effort Licensing saves time and effort and provides a painless way to license your Arten Science product.

Updated Manual
This release features an updated manual.

All feedback much appreciated.

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The file can then be deleted.

The file must be named as follows:

programname_License.ini

and the contents must be in plain text format and read as follows:

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This is a movie of the Customer Mapping functionality in ArtenSUITE
http://www.artenscience.co.uk/artenscience/Pages/ArtenSUITEMapping1.html

This is a movie of Skitch, my favourite Snapshot program
http://www.artenscience.co.uk/artenscience/Pages/macVCRmovie1.html

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or input your search term directly into the search input box located in the sidebar of the home page:

You will then see the Arten Science Search page, complete with the results (if you entered via the input box). The Search page looks like this:

Note that you can collapse and expand the results for each site individually as well as specify the amount of entries to show using the boxes as shown below:

I’m pleased with this upgrade to the site and hope it provides a benefit.

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Traditionally to import this type of data I would have created a small screen to import the data via a loop, or maybe I would have used a database utility and mapped the columns. This time I used dataclean to convert this information into a long series of SQL Update statements which where then simply run as a script.

The procedure I was followed was this:

• Open the spreadsheet using DataClean
• Select Column A, Select all the Rows
• Perform an Insert / Beginning of Column
• Type: update countries_table set shipcost =
• Select Column B
• Perform an Insert / Beginning of Column
• Type: , set max_wgt =
• ....... (Each Column)
• Select Column G
• Perform an Insert / Beginning of Column
• Type: WHERE country_code = ‘
• Perform an Insert / End of Column
• Type: ‘ ;
• Save the Document using a Space Character as the Custom Delimiter
• Run the Document as a SQL Script

It may look complicated but all you are doing is surrounding the columns with the SQL necessary to make each line a valid SQL Update statement. You end up with a text file full of statements like this:

update bas_cho_ccry set cry_1stvalue = 600 , cry_2ndvalue = 950 , cry_freevalue = 1300 where cry_code = 'AL' and cry_comp_fk_com = 61;

Very quick to do and very efficient. I love it

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Other changes to Version 2 include a ‘Feedback list’ in the bottom right of the window, and Menu options are now provided to duplicate the functionality of the Toolbar buttons.

Thanks to Jonathan Duke of DukeDesktop for reminding me that I should get this version done

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You can update from within the program or download from here:

http://www.artenscience.co.uk/artenscience/Pages/R10Cipher.html

The bug affected both the Macintosh and Windows versions of R10Cipher.


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If your About window is different then you do not have the correct version. I apologise for this, but it is entirely out of my control. You can obtain the correct version from here:

http://www.artenscience.com/autoupdate/latestversions/macvcr1.2.zip

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The manual for macVCR 1.2 can be downloaded here:
http://www.artenscience.com/autoupdate/documentation/macVCR 1.2 Manual.pdf

The V2 Key Features document can be downloaded here:
http://www.artenscience.com/autoupdate/documentation/macVCRV2KeyFeatures.pdf


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I’ll update this blog and let people know whether the Adwords campaign is successful or not.

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To buy the corporate edition you need to press the ‘Buy Now’ button below the ‘£100 GBP Corporate’ text. You will then be presented with a Paypal webpage similar to this:

If you have a Paypal account you need only to login. If you do not have a Paypal account you can still pay through this screen using the Guest Checkout on the left of the page. At no stage are any of your financial details seen or stored by Arten Science. Your interaction here is with Paypal.

Note: Your software will be licensed to the name of the individual who holds the Paypal account unless you specifically change this during the Paypal payment process. There is an option to specify the name of the software licensee.

At this stage you can continue and confirm the amount and make the payment or you can return to Arten Science using the link on the lower left of the page. If you choose to return to Arten Science from here or if a problem occurs you will be shown the page below:

This page gives you the opportunity to report the problem to us using the link available. If however you complete the payment successfully you will see the following page instead:

This page gives us the chance to thank you for your patronage and give you advise on when and how you will receive your software license. If you have any questions at this stage you can contact us via the support link shown. Assuming you have seen the page above your Inbox will soon be receiving your receipt. Your receipt comes from Paypal and will look similar to this:

Note: This is a receipt for Pointer+ *not* R10Cipher Corporate.

Arten Science will at this stage receive notification of payment which is what triggers the email to you with your license details.

Buying from Arten Science using Paypal is quick, simple and risk free. In addition we offer our 30 day money back guarantee.

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To start with I highlight all the items I want from YoJimbo and use the Export option. The problem here is that YoJimbo exports a new file for every entry, and I need just the one file. To address this I open the Terminal application and navigate to the directory containing my exported password files. I then type the following command:

cat * > newfilename.txt

Voila ! I now have a single file that contains all of my exported passwords in plain text.

I then launch R10Cipher and drag the contents of my text file into the ‘Clear Text’ area of R10Cipher. I type a ‘Shared Secret’ and click the Encrypt button. My passwords are now encrypted, protected by the key, or ‘Shared Secret’ that I just entered.

All that remains is for me to copy the encrypted file onto my Windows netbook and when I need the passwords I can use the Windows version of R10Cipher to open and Decrypt the file which allows me to view the contents. If I lose my netbook or it gets stolen - so what. At least my data is safe.

Note to UK Government agencies: YOU NEED R10CIPHER

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It was time to refresh my tired looking website with something a bit cleaner and more modern.

I’ve also taken this opportunity to add Paypal as my primary payment method. Not only is it slicker, cleaner and faster but it works out slightly less expensive for me to process funds. We’ll see how it goes

If anybody experiences any problems or anomalies with the new site, please let me know at

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