DataDeposit 1.0.6 - Fix for bad filenames

DataDeposit 1.0.6 is no longer available! See 1.0.7 here:

http://justin.amberson.net/post/50852041048/dropbox-1-0-7-fixes-from-last-release-breaking

Now packaged into a .deb file per instructions by DataDeposit user @haterofpants (thank you, sir). These can easily be installed by the iFile app, available on Cydia. (@iFile4iPhone on Twitter).

This version now fixes the filename collision issue. “(n)” will no longer be appended to filenames after upload. DataDeposit now checks for the existence of a previous backup and removes it before continuing to upload the new file.

This didn’t have to take as long as it did, but I have horrible spaghetti code. The next release, barring any emergency bug fixes, will be 1.1, and will just be a refactoring of the code so it’s not so all over the place, and easier to manage.

Thanks for your patience. Early adopters and testers, I salute you! I’m available for your feedback, as always, @justinxxvii on Twitter.

DataDeposit 1.0.5 Test Build

Important Update: the new Dropbox sdk will not overwrite old backups when making new ones. Instead, it appends “(n)” to file names that have a collision. So, you will be restoring from potentially old backups. You’ll need to manually remove existing zips if you intend to make another backup. This is just something I’m going to have to work on to get a fix for

Please download the 1.0.5 test build ipa bundle from here https://www.dropbox.com/s/veak7uk0g74wg2e/DataDeposit-1.0.5.ipa

Please report back via twitter that it works!

Dropbox 1.0.4 Test Build

Please download the new 1.0.4 .ipa bundle from my Dropbox share.

Edit 11:15 PM: there was a bug affecting archive deletion after downloading. This has been fixed as of 11:15 PM. If you downloaded the previous build please remove it and get the new one!

The file is available here

I need two different kinds of testers: Users who have the Dropbox iOS app installed, and users who don’t. It wasn’t as simple as I hoped to get this updated, and I had to mess with the authentication portion as well as the upload and download logic. If you have the Dropbox app installed, the authentication will defer to that app. If you don’t have Dropbox, the authentication will happen within DataDeposit.

Whichever you have, please send me a tweet with your setup and let me know that it did or didn’t work.

You will have to install this in your /Applications folder manually, and will probably need to remove the Cydia version first

Thanks for your patience and for continuing to use DataDeposit!

So I sent a letter to the KC Star

07/26/2012

Since Comcast and Time Warner both create and distribute content, they can (and will) prioritize their own services over those of competitors. Comcast won’t mind you watching their Xfinity branded content on your Internet connection, but if you watch Netflix, the fine print says Comcast can drop you for using the Internet too much. AT&T institutes a monthly Internet allowance with overage charges for non U-Verse services.

An ISP shouldn’t differentiate or care what it transmits. Google’s fiber can disrupt the existing model here in Kansas City. The USA is watching us. Let’s all sign up and we can invoke some true competition into this broadband arena.

Justin Amberson