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BitWise is the first cross-platform, interoperable and secure IM service that offers the same features and interface on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. No matter what you consider a PC, theres a BitWise for you.

with BitWise you can send instant messages quickly and easily around the block or around the world.

No ads, no spam, no clutter, no excessive eye candy, but loaded with features: reliability, stability, file sharing, tabbed interface, automatic encryption, whiteboards, logging, invisibility, offline messaging, skinning and more.

Whats New in This Release:

· New sounds, including sounds for some events that did not have a unique sound before.
· The steal focus preferences has been changed to default to off rather than on.
· Do not run the STUN protocol for UDP punching when both users are connected to the same router.
· Fixed whiteboard single line textbox placement when the whiteboard is scrolled.
· Modified translation strings for times (hours, minutes, seconds) to be more translation-friendly.
· Private key file updated when Store In File is already selected and you load new keys from files.
· Better IP address handling converting between strings and integers help prevent some slight pauses.
· Changed the "Cancel" button in the file transfer manager to "Stop."
· Whiteboard text paragraph dialog properly takes focused when it is opened.
· Removed duplicate/persistent first "Add name" on Actions menu in conversations.
· Detached information window respects your conversation "steal focus" setting
· Detect local IP addresses directly from the interfaces rathan than using /etc/hosts.
· Improved handling of Enter/Return and Escape keys to control accepting or dismissing windows.
· Improvements to wxWidgets socket peek/read improve socket reliability for longer server comminiques.

Send instant messages quickly and easily around the block or around the world with BitWise.

No ads, no spam, no clutter, no excessive eye candy, but loaded with features: reliability, stability, file sharing, tabbed interface, automatic encryption, whiteboards, logging, invisibility, offline messaging, skinning and more.

BitWise Chat is a tool that helps you to easily send instant messages and share files.

BitWise is the first cross-platform, interoperable and secure IM service that offers the same features and interface on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. No matter what you consider a PC, theres a BitWise for you.

If you want to keep a private IM name, BitWise is the answer. With no public user list and no advertisers, you are in control of your privacy. We dont give or sell any user information to anyone because your privacy is your privacy, not ours.

You can whitelist yourself (only users on your contact list can contact you) for the ultimate in privacy. Lastly, all of your messages and file transfers are encrypted, keeping Internet snoops out of your affairs.

BitWise is easy to install and easy to use. With an easy install and clean interface, youll wonder why you wasted your time with the others. BitWise is a complete service in one file.

Further, BitWise is a totally new network, so there are no connectivity problems like those that plague other popular IM programs.

BitWise also offers free technical support, online documentation, a large FAQ, and detailed technical white papers to ensure that you get the most out of BitWise.

BitWise Chat description
BitWise Chat is cross-platform, private, P2P IM & File Sharing without ads or spam Send instant messages quickly and easily around the block or around the world with BitWise.

No ads, no spam, no clutter, no excessive eye candy, but loaded with features: reliability, stability, file sharing, tabbed interface, automatic encryption, whiteboards, logging, invisibility, offline messaging, skinning and more.

BitWise Chat is a tool that helps you to easily send instant messages and share files.

BitWise is the first cross-platform, interoperable and secure IM service that offers the same features and interface on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. No matter what you consider a PC, theres a BitWise for you.

If you want to keep a private IM name, BitWise is the answer. With no public user list and no advertisers, you are in control of your privacy. We dont give or sell any user information to anyone because your privacy is your privacy, not ours.

You can whitelist yourself (only users on your contact list can contact you) for the ultimate in privacy. Lastly, all of your messages and file transfers are encrypted, keeping Internet snoops out of your affairs.

BitWise is easy to install and easy to use. With an easy install and clean interface, youll wonder why you wasted your time with the others. BitWise is a complete service in one file.

Further, BitWise is a totally new network, so there are no connectivity problems like those that plague other popular IM programs.

BitWise also offers free technical support, online documentation, a large FAQ, and detailed technical white papers to ensure that you get the most out of BitWise.

Here are some key features of "BitWise Chat":

· an instant messenger with many advanced features,
· encrypted using proven, industry-standard methods,
· available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux,
· direct connect, sending messages, etc. without a server,
· its own network that does not rely on another system,
· committed to privacy with no ads or spyware.


Note: Free for personal and non-commercial use only.

The BitWise Routing Server allows you more connectivity with multiple PCs behind a router. BitWise Professional users using a VPN should use the VPN mode rather than the Routing Server

The BitWise Routing Server will allow users to accept BitWise connections to multiple PCs behind a router. Typically, using a router, you would set up port forwarding on BitWises client port (4137), and specify a single destination IP. This is fine until multiple users behind a router all need to accept incoming connections.

The Routing Server allows individual users to register themselves with the Routing Server and then the Routing Server accepts all incoming connections and directs those connections to the appropriate user.

The Routing Server requires that your physical router support port forwarding with a way to specify different external and internal ports (this is sometimes labeled "UPnP" by many common home routers).

BitWise Routing Server allows multiple PCs behind a router to make direct connections.

The BitWise Routing Server allows you to accept BitWise connections to multiple computers behind a router. Typically, using a router, you would set up port forwarding on BitWises client port (4137), and specify a single destination IP. This is fine until multiple users behind a router all need to accept incoming connections.

As shown by the picture at right, the Routing Server allows individual users to register themselves with the Routing Server, and then the Routing Server accepts all incoming connections and directs those connections to the appropriate user.

The Routing Server requires that your physical router support port forwarding with a way to specify different external and internal ports (this is sometimes labeled "UPnP" by many common home routers).

The Routing Server has several options allowing you to customize the Routing Server for your environment. Many of the options are self-explanatory. The two that are not are Listen on Port and IP filtering. IP filtering is explained in the next section.

The BitWise Routing Server listens on a different port than the BitWise IM client. This allows the Routing Server and the IM client to be run on the same computer without causing conflicts. You will want to set up your router (more detail in a later step) to shift the port of the incoming connections from 4137 to another port. It doesnt particularly matter which port you want to use, as long as it is not a port used by another program. The default port is 4200.

Depending on the complexity of the network, it may be desirable to filter the IP addresses that are allowed to register with the Routing Server. This can be done in the preferences. One very likely scenario would be limiting registrations to the 192.168.1.x IP addresses (192.168 is reserved for local networks). When specifying an IP as the comparison address, you can use any valid IP numbers for wildcards.

In the case shown here, the Routing Server will limit connections to computers having IP addresses of 192.168.1.x. Any number, 0 through 255, could be placed for x in the Routing Server preferences.

If you are not familiar with IP address classes and IP filtering, it will usually be safe to leave Any selected.

Setting up the physical router

The picture at right was taken from a Linksys router, other routers will have a similar capability, although it may be layed out differently. On some routers, the advanced port forwarding options are mistakingly labeled UPnP.

The router setup shows that we are accepting connections on port 4137 and then sending them inside the network on port 4200 (the default port). Enter the IP address of the machine on the network running the Routing Server, and make sure that the rule is enabled. You will want to enter a rule for both TCP and UDP (UDP is used only for voice).

Please consult your router manual for more detailed instructions about how to set up port forwarding on your specific model.

Configuring BitWise to use the Routing Server

In order for you to enjoy the connectivity benefits of the Routing Server, you will need to register with the Routing Server when you log in to BitWise. Prior to logging in to BitWise, click the Setup button next to the Connect button to open the BitWise Setup. There is an area to enter an address for the Routing Server, and to specify what port to use. The port must be the same as the port used above (4200 is the default).

Upon connecting to BitWise, you will be registered with the Routing Server. If you could not be registered, an error message will be displayed. Double-check that the correct address was entered in the Setup.

Registration with the Routing Server

Upon successfully registering with the Routing Server, the Routing Server will display the user name and the IP address of the registration. If you want to unregister a user, click on the username, and then click Unregister. Incoming connections will no longer be forwarded to the specified computer.

It is worth pointing out two things here. First, if you later log in from a different computer, and that computer is also set to use the Routing Server, you will be re-registered with your new IP address. Second, if you are unregistered, or move to another computer but are not set up to use the Routing Server, you will not be able to benefit from the services of the Routing Server.
By default, the Routing Server saves the registered user list when it is closed down.

Using the Routing Server

Assuming that everything is set up correctly, everyone that registers with the Routing Server when they log in to BitWise will be able to enjoy significantly increased connectivity with other BitWise users. As incoming connections are established, you will see the connections listed in the right pane of the Routing Server window. The IP address and the time of the connection is also displayed, and the connection is later marked when it is disconnected.

The disconnected/closed connections may be cleaned from the list at any time using the Clean List button. Only active connections will be left displayed.

BitWise IM Personal is a instant messenger client with many powerfull features.

Here are some key features of "BitWise IM Personal":

· Text Messaging
· File Sharing
· Whiteboards
· Voice
· Encryption
· Privacy
· Conferencing
· Presence
· Logging
· Offline IMs
· Direct Connect

Here are some key features of "BitWise IM Personal":

· Completely new icons throughout the program give BitWise a more modern look.
· Corner popups redesigned to use the contact icon, or the BitWise bulb if no icon is available.
· The whiteboard circle tool is now an ellipse tool; use shift when starting drawing for a circle.
· Pasting text onto the whiteboard is now supported (in addition to pasting images).
· Whiteboards now have their own alert that can flash the whiteboard or play a sound after a change.
· When pasting an image or text onto the whiteboard, the select/move tool is automatically selected.
· When redrawing portions of the whiteboard, such as while moving an object, all flicker has been removed.
· Whiteboard scrollbar and redraw logic simplified and improved, especially when the whiteboard is shrinking.
· "Check for Update" menu option added to the File menu of the contact list.
· Conference toolbar rearranged to more logically group the icons based on conference features.
· When contact icon caching is on, but the cache is deleted or moved, contact icons will be re-retrieved.
· A file transfer canceled by the sender will no longer try to resume the next time the recipient logs in.
· Pressing delete in the list of users in consolidated view always closes that conversation.
· Login window has been reorganized for more logical layout and better tab ordering.
· Themes folder on the Themes preferences page aligns properly with the caption and button.
· Really long phrases in the preferences split into two lines to prevent translations from making wide windows.
· A few voice chat statuses were incorrectly marked not translatable have been marked translatable.
· The consolidated conversation window explanation (from the Help menu) was reorganized to be easier to read.
· You can right-click any "static" URL and copy the target URL to the clipboard.
· Pro: Corrected reading of pre-1.0.4 BitWiseConfig.ini Network IDs.
· Pro: Mass Message window saves its size and position between times it is opened.
· Windows: System fonts are respected on standard controls (e.g. static text).
· Windows: Corner popups can now display Unicode characters (showed boxes before).
· Windows: Flicker substantially reduced (eliminated?) when resizing or redrawing windows.
· Windows: URL History can now store URLs with Unicode characters.
· Windows: Pasting onto the whiteboard no longer "wraps" the rightmost few pixels to the left.
· Windows: Log searching using the log viewer is faster on Windows XP/2000.
· Windows: Text controls now use the system color for the text color.
· Windows Installer: Automatically copies msvcp60.dll if it isnt available.
· Windows/Linux: You can right-click a URL in any text window to copy it to the clipboard.
· Linux: 24 x 24 tray icons used rather than 16 x 16 icons. (disable with --disable-large-systray)
· Linux: Corners popups using a different GTK window type that should avoid focus-stealing problems.
· Linux: Auto-copy to clipboard now works again with non-GTK tools like Klipper.
· Linux: Error message is now shown when trying to open a 2nd blank page on the whiteboard.
· Linux: If a file connection is lost while choosing where to save the file, BitWise no longer crashes.
· Linux: Closing log viewer while loading a log is forbidden to prevent BitWise from crashing.
· Mac: Double-clicking on the contact list when another window has focus now selects the correct user.
· Mac: Gray border around contact icons removed (border fits tightly around the icon).
· Fixed rare glitch where offline messages would fail to download until you logged out and back in.

Whats New in This Release:

· Added preference to automatically open the whiteboard when new content is drawn by the other party.
· BitWise Routing server is notified when LAN IP address changes.
· Pro Only: User search is correctly removed when user search right is not set.
· Windows: IP is automatically selected based on Windows ordering of interface preference.
· Windows: Allow disabling UPnP if world IP matches an IP address specified in Setup.
· Windows Vista: Corner popups now close correctly when they reach minimum size.
· Windows Vista: New message area on single conversation windows sizes properly when opened.
· Windows/Linux: Error message when Routing Server cannot be contacted has been removed.
· Linux: Crash fix when detecting the IP interface for a modem, if one is present in the system.
· Security: User search is correctly removed when user search right is not set.

The Routing Server allows multiple PCs behind a router to make direct connections.

It allows you to accept BitWise connections to multiple computers behind a router. Typically, using a router, you would set up port forwarding on BitWises client port (4137), and specify a single destination IP. This is fine until multiple users behind a router all need to accept incoming connections.
As shown by the picture at right, the Routing Server allows individual users to register themselves with the Routing Server, and then the Routing Server accepts all incoming connections and directs those connections to the appropriate user.
The Routing Server requires that your physical router support port forwarding with a way to specify different external and internal ports (this is sometimes labeled "UPnP" by many common home routers).

Whats New in This Release:

· Voice chat ringing sound will now play every 8 seconds (like a phone rings repeatedly).
· Tooltip on contact list groups show how many contacts are online in that group.
· Allows simultaneous login into two different Professional Networks with the same username.
· Fix auto-login for BitWise Professional users (any Network ID > 0).
· Setup window and conference invitation window take keyboard focus when opened.
· Dont process additional /mes after the first one.
· Fix auto-receive when a directory already exists with the name of the file being received.
· Various wording tweaks and modifications to make the interface more friendly and/or consistent.
· Updated Speex to version 1.0.5 from version 1.0.4 on all platforms.
· Updated Expat to version 2.0.0 from 1.95.8 on Windows and Mac (Linux uses system Expat).
· Updated wxWidgets to version 2.6.3 from 2.6.2 on Windows and Linux, to version 2.7.x on Mac.
· Windows: Fixed first letter typed in a new message window from being in the default Windows font.
· Windows: The setting for BitWise to control a dial-up connection is now disabled by default.
· Mac: First version to natively support both Intel and PPC processors with a universal binary.
· Mac: Contact list can be opened using Command 1, or 2, 3, 4, etc with multiple logins.
· Mac: Read-only single-line text controls can now be highlighted and can have text copied from them.
· Mac: Message boxes now use OS X alert icons rather than the BitWise lightbulb.

HexCalc is a simple calculator that can deal with 64-bit integers in hexadecimal, decimal, octal or binary form.

It can perform elementary operations like add, subtract, multiply, divide, bitwise AND / OR / XOR and shift.

It fully supports the Macintosh clipboard for copy / paste.

RPN Calculator Widget is a scientific calculator with RPN entry, base conversion, and bitwise arithmetic.

Convert decimals to fractions at the touch of a button. Now featuring improved numeric keypad support and support for international users.

Whats New in This Release:

· Improved support for international users and numeric keypads.
· Shift left and shift right also work.

BitCalc is not a full-featured calculator, but a small program specialized in bitwise operations used for programming.

Supported operators are & (AND), | (OR), ^ (XOR) , ~ (complement), << (left shift), and >> (right shift). It also supports base change among hexadecimal, decimal and binary which you can swtich at anytime during calculation.

In addition, each button is assigned to its key equivalent so that you can use BitCalc totally mouse free.