With Abacadup, cumbersome and infrequent backup by way of cut and paste, or drag and dropping, is eliminated. Documents acheive
immediate redundancy on attached drives and network locations. Abacadup "watches" files for modification changes. When a modification
is detected, Abacadup then copies a duplicate file to another media device. Files may be backed up in this way to floppy, hard drive, USB
mass storage, a network location, etc. A text document may be set for backup, for instance. Each time the document is saved by way of
the file drop-down menu or diskette toolbar icon of its editing application, the file is immediately copied to one or more locations by Abacadup. Entire
folders--and their subfolders--may be set for automatic backup. Files of any type and folders containing any type of file may be set for
automatic backup. Abacadup is NOT a "scheduled" backup program. Files are backed up as they are updated.
news
7-15-2006
- Mutilation Soft Independent is working to launch Abacadup 1.0.0.0 via online store service, Kagi. Ordering and registration processes should
be tuned within next couple of days.
- Work has already begun on a new version of Abacadup that will include a renaming feature, a file/folder/drive
property viewer/editor, and an update command. Updating will copy all files from the source folder to the association's destination folders on command.
- The idea of an open forum regarding this software is being considered.
7-30-2006
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New version readied for release. Several bug fixes of varying severities, alteration to a process, and some graphical enhancements enclosed. For those who registered
version 1.0.0.0, 1.3.0.0 download should remain registered, which is the plan for future releases as well. New features to enjoy include renaming of locked files and folders, access to file and folder properties, alternate "discrete" backup notification, and prefix-suffix filtering for temporary file operations and others.
version history
1.0.0.0
- Version 1.0.0.0 is released: 7-17-2006.
- Version is free of bugs obvious to MSI.
1.3.0.0
- Abacadup version 1.3.0.0 readied for posting.
- Popup menu problem between main form and "View/Edit" form fixed. Popup menu on destinations list on "View/Edit" window was not showing after association
was brought to editing by way of popup menu on main form. Popup menu on destinations list will now display if "View/Edit" window is gotten to through
treeview popup menu.
- Major bug fix: Prior to this release, files located directly, with no subfolders, in a drive directory failed to be backed up upon save. This has been resolved.
- Intermediate bug fix: Volume name system improved on both source and destination volume methods of designation. Drives with a blank ("") volume name will
now be recoginzed. Checkmark added for "blank volume" on source volume window, gotten to from "View/Edit" window. Ability to save a blank field in destination
volume window (also gotten to from "View/Edit" window) now implemented.
- Red filter applied to system tray squirrel icon, visible when main form is in modal (locked) state. This occurs during display of "View/Edit" window and others.
Hope is to clarify that Abacadup's backup capabilities are on hold and paused.
- Rename and Properties features provided in this release: renaming done only from main form, as destination folders are not necessarily locked by backup
association. Renaming a file or folder from within Abacadup will make changes to backup association and destination paths accordingly. Renaming the volume of
a drive will change corresponding volume within associations. Launching properties action from main or View/Edit window will bring up Windows file or folder
properties window with all properties including icon and copyright, etc. Abacadup does not yet make corresponding changes to backups of files and folders when
properties are changed.
- Filters option added. Abacadup will now skip files beginning or ending an any length string, prefixes and suffixes. Fairly untested but stable. Skipped files are
logged in Recent Activity under Window pull-down menu.
- MSI icon added to main form's menu bar. Through a double-click, Abacadup's home page is accessed.
- Scanning for updated files processor usage normalized through "sleeping" 50 milliseconds every 15 files scanned, rather than on each folder changed. During
testing, Abacadup consumed an approximate average of 50% of system resources during 47 second -successful- scan of developer's entire My Documents folder.
WARNING: This change was not tested on slower processors, nor Non-NT Windows platforms like Win95, Win98, and WinMe. Results may vary, but it
is predicted operations should stay nominal on these slower machines. Motivation for this change is 1. To normalize processor usage, since processor usage was
more erratic, and climbed to 100% at times, with previous system. 2. Increase speed with lower amount of "sleep" time when dealing with drives or folders that
contain subfolders with smaller file amounts. Sleep occurs every 15 files scanned, not once every folder containing (i.e.) 2-3 files. Sleep is necessary to avoid
100% use of system processor resources during a scan, which could lead to overheating and slowing of computer.
- Option to animate the system tray icon on success, error, or mixed results. Squirrel will nod, shake, or shrug respectively. Intended to be a discrete alternative
to gray-and-black lower right popup notifications.
- "UNREGISTERED" reminder posted on notification pop-ups. This does not appear following reasonably-priced $29.99 registration process.
- Unregistered version now only allows one backup association, in hopes of encouraging users to register Abacadup.
- Miscellaneous code and interface enhancements.
top-ranking awards
MSI 2006
© Copyright 2006 George K. Algire
