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DropBox changed some details in the API and upgrade to version 1.0 a couple days ago. Together with the DropBox team it was possible to be the first open source project which is compatible with the new and more saver API version. The SharpBox 1.2 release brings the changes we made together into an official binary distribution. We decided to do a major ......

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Together with the DropBox team we finished our work to be compatible with the DropBox REST API version 1 (before the stable API version was 0). As long as DropBox not finished the beta programm everybody has to enable the new version manually in the DropBoxConfiguration object as follows: // set the api version to 1 ((DropBoxConfiguration)Conf... ......

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The new Service Release 2 of SharpBox 1.1 comes with support for many new storage providers, e.g. Strato HiDrive, CloudMe or FTP. In addition to that we are also proud to offer our library with SR2 via NuGet which allows to integrate the binaries and all dependencies in a new project very fast. Please use this URL to visit our NuGet gallery page: http://nuget.org/List/Packa... ......

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Nuget is an easy and fast way to get the latest updates of an open source project. All the time consuming integration work into your visual studio project is done nearly automatically. The upcoming service release 2 (SR2) of SharpBox 1.1 will support Nuget as a new distribution platform by default. Feel free to try it out with our pre-release of the ......

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We got a lots of questions how to implement the security access token generation process and how to build a valid way to get an approval from the DropBox team for applications which are implemented with the SharpBox library. Our latest tutorial describes all details how to get an approval for your DropBox application aligned to their terms of use. You ......

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We refreshed the home of the SharpBox project to give all API consumers, vendors and new project members a more organized way to find project related information. In the next weeks we will add more detailed documentation pieces to close our gaps. Feel free to propose missing information so that we can work on that. The following picture gives an impression ......

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Our brand new and first service release for SharpBox 1.1 is out. This is the first release which follows the idea to deliver every 4 to 6 weeks a small service release with the latest bugfixes from the field. This release contains an important change for all storage provider developers. The assembly AppLimit.CloudComputing.Sha... ......

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The new NetSparkle release is available and includes many fixes from real life projects and a bunch of new languages. The following list gives a brief overview about the changes we did in 1.0.83: Feature: Support for forced unattended updates Feature: NetSparkle can install .exe files for wider installer support - Issue 15528 Feature: Support for Chinese ......

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Over 6 months ago we released SharpBox 1.0.3 our last bugfix and service release. In the last few months we were focused on reworking our library core to achieve a couple of simplicity and feature goals. The importants goals from my personal perspective were: Clear and stable service provider API which allows 3rd part vendors to implement new cloud ......

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To make it much easier for developers to become familiar with the SharpBox library we started a tutorial initiative. As a result you will find our first tutorial in the SharpBox documentation section here. Let us know if you miss something or if we need to correct some mistakes. If you are an experienced SharpBox user feel free to send us topics for ......

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With the help of the StoreGate folks we were able to adjust our WebDav client to be compatible with this service as well. SharpBox 1.1 will support StoreGate as a supported cloud storage provider as well. I personally like the performance of the StoreGate system, it's very fast when you up- or download many files, outstanding. Thanks to the StoreGate ......

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After a couple of fixes in our generic WebDAV code the SharpBox library contains experimental support for box.net via the box.net WebDAV interface. I'm using this interface because the RESTful API is currently not ready for desktop application without website interaction, e.g. NT Services or other WCF Service. The stable support will be part of the ......

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In case of the great community response I released NetSparkle 1.0.60. This release is mainly focused on additional languages, e.g. nl-NL, fr-FR, bg-BG and ru-RU. The following list shows a brief overview about the changes: Feature: Optionally sends user demographic information to the server when checking for updates - experimental Feature: Support for ......

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No we are not dead - the SharpBox project is alive. We prepared so many things for you driven by the community in SharpBox 1.1 that we need your help. Just a brief overview about what's currently in the trunk: Support for generic WebDav storage provider Changed WebRequest subsystem to ensure that we up and download directly into the network streams ......

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