Jul 22

uHoopla Services WebApp Auto Upgrades

The uHoopla Services WebApp checks for upgrades each time it is started. If there is a newer WebApp version on the uHoopla server, it downloads it and asks the user’s permission to upgrade the WebApp. The auto-upgrade feature is very useful in keep our customer base upgraded to the latest version. This hassle-free feature comes in handy whenever we enhance our servers with features that require newer versions of the WebApp.

Users can also manually check for upgrades by clicking on the ‘Upgrade’ menu-item in the WebApp’s command menu.

Jul 15

Digitally Signed WebApp

Starting from version 2.0.15 the uHoopla Services WebApplication uses Digital Code Signing to confirm that the software author is uHoopla, LLC and that the code has not been altered or corrupted after it was signed by use of a cryptographic hash. In other words, code signing increases the trust in the software by virtue of (a) Authentication, verifying who the author is, and (b) Integrity, verifying that the software has not been tampered since it was signed.

In order to sign the code, we use a code signing certificate issued to us by a digital security Certificate Authority. A code signing certificate is a “identity” certificate where we prove to the Certificate Authority that we are who we say who we are, by providing them information about our business by virtue of our business license, state articles or incorporation/organization, etc. To read more about digital code signing, you may start by visiting this link.

Jul 14

Enhanced WebFolder feature

Users can now publish a sub-folder instead of the entire uhoopla/WebFolder to a channel.  This allows users to have better control of their published folders.  Users with multiple channels can now publish separate sub-directories to each channel.  Users with a single channel can change the associated directory based on their need.   Cheers!

Jun 16

Enhanced Web Interface

We have given a major face-lift to the web user interface with navigation side-bar and tabs. Enjoy!

Jun 11

Privacy in the Clouds

Privacy is a major concern in today’s highly connected cloud-centric world. Here is a link to a white paper by the Commissioner of the Office of Information and Privacy, Ontario, Canada.  Granted that the material is not recent (per internet age), but the issues are still relevant.  Privacy in the Clouds.

Jun 11

Version 2 enters Beta!

Version 2 is now in Beta with multi-location network service, messaging, and updated user interface.

May 28

Version 2 enters Alpha!

Version 2 is now in alpha.

Nov 12

Hello world!

Welcome to uHoopla. This is our first post!