BackupBuddyVFS 4 Released!
As we mentioned in a prior posting, we've been hard at work developing and testing our new version of BackupBuddyVFS, version 4, and it's now been released!

In case you missed it, here's a summary of the new features:

• Standard Zip compression and encryption: this allows you to access your backup files directly on your desktop computer, for example. Note that Zip encryption isn't very strong, so we still support our legacy compression and encryption format (based on Zip, and TEA, respectively). Zip file creation requires a device running Palm OS 5 or later.

• Third-party application locking (Advanced mode): newer Palm devices, such as the Treo 650/700p, work with a new type of memory (i.e. Non-Volatile File System, or NVFS). Unfortunately some older background applications don't interact well with this type of memory, and can cause the device to become unstable especially when doing large amounts of file read/writes. You now have the option to lock those applications in memory during our backup operations to make backups more reliable.

• Continuous backup (Advanced mode): allows you to keep your important files continously backed up as you use your device. So for example, if you add an entry to your Address Book and switch away or power off your device, the file will be backed up immediately.

• Multiple backup sets (Advanced mode): allows you to tailor your backups more precisely. e.g. have one profile for scheduled backups, and another when backing up when your device powers off.

• Global 'Excludes' (Advanced mode): instead of having to manually exclude the same files from multiple backup sets, you can put the files you want excluded from all sets in the global exclude set.
  

• Backup on low battery

• Automatic checkpoint creation (Advanced mode): BackupBuddyVFS can now automatically create checkpoints every X days, and every X backups. You can also limit how much space to allocate to checkpoints.

• Tree-View (Advanced mode): the older versions of BackupBuddyVFS presented your backup files in a flat list; version 4 replaces this with a tree view making it easier for you to identify which files you'd like to backup and restore.

BackupBuddyVFS 4 is a paid upgrade (the first in over 18 months) and upgrade pricing is $11.95 for our existing customers, all of whom should have received the discount code already via email. If you haven't, please feel free to drop a line to us at upgrades@bluenomad.com. All customers who have purchased within the last 3 months will receive a complimentary upgrade.

So, please feel free to download and try it out:

http://bluenomad.com/bbvfs/prod_bbvfs_download.html

You can also purchase a license, which coss $24.95 from our online Yahoo store:

http://bluenomad.stores.yahoo.net/backupbuddyvfs.html

Finally, you may also discuss your experiences with BBVFS on the new discussion forum:

http://www.bluenomad.com/fogbugz/default.php?bbvfs

Thank you for your continued support, help, and interested in our products!

Alexis
Blue Nomad, LLC
- posted by Blue Nomad, LLC @ 3:30 PM