Olive Toast

Nov 21st 2008Files 1.2

Files 1.2 is now available on the App Store.

• Full support for RTF & RTFD documents, including unicode.
• Image browsing
• Image slideshow
• Bookmarks can now be re-ordered
• Back/forward buttons added for HTML documents
• Files now remembers the last viewed folder and will return to this location the next time the application is started.
• WebDAV performance improvements
• Delete is no longer available when Files is accessed in local guest mode
• Image view bug fixes
• Other bug fixes

Files lite 1.2 is also available. It contains the same improvements, but does not include image browsing, slideshow or bookmarks.

Nov 11th 2008New Discussion Forums Available

Announcing our new support forums for discussion of anything related to our software.

Please note that if you want a direct reply from Olive Toast regarding a bug or problem with one of our products you should still contact support directly.

Oct 25th 2008Files lite 1.1

Files lite is our free version of Files and is available now from the App Store.

Connect to Files lite over Wifi from any Mac or PC and drag and drop files straight from the Finder or Windows Explorer, as you would with any other shared folder. In fact any client which understands the WebDAV protocol can connect to Files lite.

Files lite supports viewing of many common file types, including most Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents, PDF documents, images, text, html, movie and audio files. Documents and images are all displayed fullscreen, in portrait or landscape mode. Zoom and pan via the standard pinch and swipe gestures.

Move around documents using the page up/down buttons. These auto-page when the button is held down, making it easy to move around longer documents.

Being free Files lite has a few limitations compared to the full version of Files, the main limitation being a 200MB data storage limit.

Oct 24th 2008Files 1.1.1

Files 1.1.1 is now available on the App Store

• iWork documents are now fully supported, no need to zip before transfer.
• Page up/down buttons now support automatic paging if the button is held down.
• Text file encoding setting added. Can be set application wide and on a per file basis.
• File sort order setting added.
• Passcode lock can now be set to activate when the device wakes from sleep.
• Go to page now displays current page and count as placeholder text
• Quota can now be disabled (Files will use all available free space)
• Network activity indicator now displayed for longer operations.
• HTML links (in viewer) are no longer case-sensitive
• Now more memory efficient when working with large numbers of files.
• Edit button added to make file deletion easier to discover
• Help updated
• New application icon
• Other bug fixes

Sep 27th 2008Files 1.1

Files 1.1 is now available on the App Store

• Improved WebDAV compatibility with Windows, including 64 bit Vista.
• Now supports Map Network Drive in Vista.
• Secure local access to Files using a Passcode Lock.
• Page up/down buttons added.
• Now fully supports landscape mode in file list and document views.
• Help now integrated into the application.
• Adds a "Display File Extensions" setting.
• Adds a “Prevent Sleep” setting.
• Improved handling of sleep during transfers.
• Fixes issue with non-English Regional Formats.
• Bug fixes.

Aug 19th 2008Good Sync

Good Sync, www.goodsync.com, is a Windows WebDAV client which allows users to sync files between their PC and Files. It is reported to work well on all versions of XP and Vista, including 64 bit Windows.
Both "free" and "pro" versions of Good Sync are available.

Aug 16th 2008Files Connection Videos Added

Watch videos demonstrating connection to Files from Mac OS X, Windows XP and Vista

Aug 14th 2008Files 1.0.1 Released

Apple have released the Files v1.0.1 update to the App Store today. This is a free upgrade for all users.

UPGRADE WARNING:
Please backup your documents before upgrading. Apple control the application upgrade process and it seems that they do not always perserve existing documents as they should.

Issues fixed in v1.0.1:

• It is now possible to connect to Files directly from Windows Explorer.
  For the latest connection instructions please see here.
• Excel documents now display correctly in Files 1.0.1.
• Large image files now display correctly.
• Local HTML page links now load as expected.
• Offce 2007 XML documents are viewable in Files 1.0.1. Support for these formats is as good (or bad) as in other iPhone apps, e.g. Mail.
• Preliminary iWork Support
  Although iWork files are not "formally" supported in Files 1.0.1 they are viewable if you zip them up (e.g. readme.pages.zip) before transferring to Files.

Bonjour

Files has always included Bonjour support. However most clients (e.g. Finder, Windows Explorer) don't support WebDAV Bonjour so do not automatically detect Files when it is running on your network.

However, the good news is that from v2.0.1 of the iPhone OS, Apple have enabled broadcast of the iPhone's "local" Bonjour name. This means that on Mac OS X, or on Windows (with Safari or iTunes installed), you can now use your iPhone's name, rather than the IP address, in the WebDAV URL.

For example, if you phone is called "iPhone" in iTunes you can use the following WebDAV URL to connect to Files:

http://iPhone.local:8080

Notes:

• iPhone OS 2.0.1 is required. This does not currently include the iPod touch which still uses the 2.0 firmware.
• Windows users must install Safari or iTunes to enable Apple's Bonjour networking support.

Aug 5th 2008Files 1.0

Olive Toast is proud to release Files, our first iPhone application.

Files allows you to store and view files on your iPhone or iPod touch. You can connect to Files from any Mac or PC and drag and drop files straight from the Finder or Windows Explorer, as you would with any other shared folder. In fact any client which understands the WebDAV protocol can connect to Files.

Files supports viewing of most common file types, including Microsoft Office documents, PDF documents, images, text, html, movie and audio files. You can quickly and easily read documents and view images, all fullscreen and in portrait or landscape mode. Zoom and pan via the standard pinch and swipe gestures.

More information

Windows Compatibility

Windows users please read this important compatibility note

Download Queue v1.2.3 adds support for Safari v3.1
Download here.

You can try Download Queue for 30 days. A license can be purchased for only $19.

Mar 17th 2008Download Queue 1.2.2

Download Queue v1.2.2 adds French and German localisations.

Mar 7th 2008Download Queue 1.2.1

Download Queue v1.2.1 is a bug fix release of our slim, but fully featured, download manager.

• Added Applescript support for bandwidth related commands and properties.
• Scheduling bug fixes.
• Other bug fixes.
• Improved demo experience.

Feb 29th 2008Download Queue 1.2

Olive Toast is pleased to announce v1.2 of Download Queue, our slim, but fully featured, download manager. New features:

• Download history
• Full auto-resume support for downloads which stall, as well as connections which timeout.
• A Bandwidth inspector to monitor total data received and average data rate, including a progress indicator to monitor your usage.
• A "free" data period setting, during which bandwidth data is considered not to contribute to any paid allowance.
• New Bandwidth preference panel.
• Option to stop all downloads when the bandwidth data limit is reached.
• Data limit warnings displayed on the main window and dock icon.
• Start button is now context sensitive and can be used to stop active downloads
• Improved performance when adding multiple items to the queue
• Improved support for file sharing sites.
• Firefox extension now supports Firefox v3.

And improved Safari integration:

• Add downloads directly from Safari by holding the Shift key when starting a download
• A Download Queue preference panel added to Safari

Jan 31st 2008MiniMail 1.1.1 Released

MiniMail 1.1.1 adds improved support for messages with attachments, a German localisation, fixes for the attachment view when previewing messages, plus a spattering of bug fixes.

New features:

• Added German localisation
• Added an attachments indicator and a "Save Attachments" pop-up menu (activated by clicking on the indicator icon)
• Added an action menu keyboard shortcut (Ctl+Return)
• Messages marked as junk are now filtered based on current Junk settings
• Now compatible with OMiC plugin
• Fixed attachment view and actions in the preview window

Download v1.1.1 here.

June 2007Announcing MiniMail

OliveToast are very pleased to announce MiniMail; a superb way to read, reply, check mail or compose a new message. MiniMail costs $9 and is available immediately.

Dec 2005Collage Screen Saver

Creates attractive collages of your photos or images. Integrates with iPhoto so you can choose to use images from any album in your photo library.