I’ve just uploaded the latest version of Privacy Mantra. The key features are extended support for Mozilla Firefox 3.00 cleanup and elevation of access rights for Windows Vista and later to enable to access all cleaning locations.

I’ve also changed so that Privacy Mantra doesn’t start automatically anylonger. Let me know if you encounter any bugs.

Download it on the Privacy Mantra page.

I’ve just uploaded Cactus Spam Filter 3.00 after two months of beta testing. Most issues during beta has been fixed in this version, however some rare - unreproducible are still in there. But overall this version is much more stable than 2.xx versions.

Some of the new stuff in 3.00:

• Windows Vista compatible
• Much less resource intense (in terms of memory and cpu)
• Stability - I’ve tried to fix all e-mail client hangups
• Ability to export training data for backup
• Better error information
• The training arena shows the latest messages
• Lots of bugfixes

I’ve had reports that Cactus Spam Filter didn’t work properly with ThreatFire or Avira (Anti Virus programs). I have found the bug and corrected it. Many thanks to Mary, Peter and Jim for reporting this bug and helping me find it.

The new version can be downloaded here: Download Cactus Spam Filter 3.00 beta 3

I have just fixed an annoying bug that only appeared on Vista - the recycle bin wasn’t emptied. The new version is out and can be downloaded under the Privacy Mantra page.

I’ve also updated the database, Privacy Mantra now cleans uTorrent downloaded .torrent files. Click on the “Get latest database” button to get it.

Quickly after releasing the initial version of beta 1 I got feedback from users (thanks to Mike, John and Ligia) revealing problems on Windows platforms other than Vista. I was able to reproduce the problem and fix it.

Download Cactus Spam Filter 3.00 beta 2

I’ve been working hard on fixing bugs and problems with Cactus Spam Filter and here is the almost finished result. I need your help and feedback to perfect it!!

Some of the new stuff in 3.00:

• Windows Vista compatible
• Much less resource intense (in terms of memory and cpu)
• Stability - I’ve tried to fix all e-mail client hangups
• Ability to export training data for backup
• Better error information
• The training arena shows the latest messages
• Lots of bugfixes

Download Cactus Spam Filter 3.00 beta 1 and let me know how it works!

Added the parameter description to the page:

Command Line Crypt V1.00 - encrypt and decrypt your files.
Copyright codeode.com. All rights reserved.

Flags:
-encrypt Encrypts the file specified in the flag -infile.
-decrypt Decrypts the file specified in the flag -infile.
-key [yourkey] Key to use for crypting.
-filekey [filename] Filename of a file with the key to use.
-infile [filename] File to be encrypted or decrypted.
-outfile [filename] File to save the encrypted/decrypted result in.

Example 1 - encryption of a text file:
crypt.exe -encrypt -key secret -infile plaintext.txt -outfile cipher.txt

Example 2 - decryption of a file:
crypt.exe -decrypt -key secret -infile cipher.txt -outfile decoded.txt

Example 3 - encryption of a file using a file as key:
crypt.exe -encrypt -filekey mykey.txt -infile plaintext.txt -outfile cipher.txt

Hi All!

I am currently working on a new version of Cactus Spam Filter. The upgrade will not add any new features it only aims to remove bugs and make it more stable for different platforms and email clients. I am aware of a couple of common problems.

Also, I’m sorry that I’ve not got time to answer all emails, but I read them all and file bugs as they come. So stay tuned for a new version!! It should be available for download in a month or so.

Privacy Mantra recycle bin

Many users have emailed me and pointed out that the latest version of Privacy Mantra is not emptying the recycle bin properly. I’ll take a look at this as soon as the new version of Cactus Spam is finished.

Thanks for all the e-mails and donations!

This version contains a bunch of minor fixes! Nothing noticable to the eye but hopefully it will perform better!

You can download it under the Privacy Mantra page.

Text classification for everyone!

My great passion for text classification has lead to a new web service - uclassify.com. A text classifier is used to automatically categorize documents, exactly the way Cactus Spam Filter successfully has been doing for years now!

The only difference is that you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to write your own classifiers any longer. Anyone with basic programming skills can do it by using our xml api!

Ahh yes, it’s free and you are allowed to make money using the service!!

Sites that already are using uclassify.com

typealyzer.com - Analyzes the personality of a blog
genderanalyzer.com - Tries to figure out if a blog is written by a man and woman
ofaust.com - Matches texts agains classical authors such as Plato, Shakespeare, Tolstoy etc.

Web developers, start classifying and be a pioneer of Web 3.0!