NetShade Changelog
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NetShade Version 4.4 : July 19, 2011
- Added Czech proxy server
- NetShade proxies are now downloaded from the server, instead of being hard-coded
- Fixed a performance issue which could cause delays at app launch
- Made the proxy login instructions window modal
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NetShade Version 4.3 : June 9, 2011
- Added "Classic" window mode. Uses less power on dual-GPU MacBooks.
- On first launch, ask dual-GPU MacBook users if they want to switch to classic mode
- Fixed a linking issue which caused crashes for some PPC users
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NetShade Version 4.2.2 : May 15, 2011
- Fixed an issue affecting a small group of users who would receive "Code not found" messages
- Public proxies are now cached locally for redundancy in the event that the server is inaccessible
- Able to use a backup registration server if the main one is inaccessible
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NetShade Version 4.2.1 : February 20, 2011
- [server] Fixed an issue in which the NetShade app couldn't contact the registration server
- Fixed an issue in which the Quit menu item could become disabled
- Fixed a UI hang on first entry of a registration code
- Fixed excessive CPU usage when displaying the NetShade Proxy login instructions
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NetShade Version 4.2 : January 9, 2011
- New Seattle NetShade proxy
- Fixed an issue where the globe or flags would sometimes be drawn in white
- Improved OpenGL performance on the globe
- Clearer login instructions when the NetShade Proxy is selected
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NetShade Version 4.1 : November 28, 2010
- New UK-based NetShade proxy option
- Proxy manager now slides out from and remains attached to the main window
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Version 4.0.1 : September 23, 2010
- NetShade is now compatible with FileVault
- NetShade now uses an installer, so the app no longer needs
to ask for authentication on first launch
- Fixed an incorrect version number in the welcome screen
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Version 4.0 : September 7, 2010
- Major revision
- New simplified UI and preferences
- 64/32-bit Universal, Intel only
- 5-day free trial includes access to NetShade Proxy Server
- Greater than 4x speed boost in testing public proxies
- Advanced proxy filtering criteria
- Bulk import of user proxies
- Ability to mark proxies as flagged
- New registration system
- Registration info visible within app
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Version 3.3.5 : March 19, 2010
- Added instructions on how to use NetShade with Firefox
- Got rid of Safari Tools
- Added preference for NetShade Window behavior
- NetShade now remembers the size and position of the window
between application launches
- Added options to show and quit NetShade to the dock and
status menus
- No longer auto-test proxies for countries that are disabled
by the filters
- Can activate public and user proxies from within the
Proxy Manager
- Can copy and paste proxies from public into user proxies
- Added a preference to disable automatic proxy testing
- Enabled/disabled user proxies now persists between launches
- Fixed an error message which was logged to the console
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Version 3.3.4 : May 11, 2009
- Fixed late enabling of GL_LINE_SMOOTH causing lines to draw
without antialiasing.
- Fixed some NIB springs.
- Made the window order in when the application becomes active.
- Turned off some logging.
- Updated verion and date in NIB.
- Add cmd-1,2,3 for connection modes.
- Added more pirate codes to the code blacklist.
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Version 3.3.3 : November 23, 2008
- Fixed a bug in which the NetShade Proxy would not activate
itself at launch time, if it was selected when the app was
last run.
- Updated artwork and application icon.
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Version 3.3.2 : May 10, 2008
- Fixed a bug in which the registration code would be rejected
unless inputted via the "Enter Registration Code" menu item.
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Version 3.3.1 : April 23, 2008
- Fixed an annoying bug in which the "please register" nag
would keep showing up even after entering the registration
code.
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Version 3.3 : March 4, 2008
- Status item in menubar
- New animation in console window for switching proxy modes
- "Sweep Safari" option
- Clearer explanations of proxy login procedure
- Now packaged in .dmg format, instead of .app.zip
- Fixed a bug in which the NetShade proxy could erroneously
show up in the Public Proxies listing
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Version 3.1.1 : January 10, 2007
- Fixed a bug which could cause first-launch authentication
to fail on certain machines.
- Version string now displays correctly in Finder.
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Version 3.1 : January 6, 2007
- Vast improvement in quality of public proxy listing.
Public proxies are now evaluated based upon results gathered
from NetShade client programs. This creates a much more
reliable distributed proxy server evaluation network,
replacing the previous system which was contacting all
public proxies from one central server.
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Version 3.0.2 : December 4, 2006
- Updated NetShade proxy type to 3-dots. Was 2-dots in
previous version.
- Dock icon now correctly resets to NetShade icon on quit.
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Version 3.0.1 : September 18, 2006
- More advanced reporting of proxy ping times for distributed
proxy database
- Fixed a bug which could prevent serial numbers from being
properly saved
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Version 3.0 : September 12, 2006
- Initial Release
