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XWFIM version 0.0.5.4 released

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Just released version 0.5.4 of XWFIM.Changelog:Change: Renamed Settings.bin to xwfim.bin since people seemed to run both XWFIM and XWFRT from same directory and this caused problemsChange: Updated book cover image and URL when clicking on the book im...
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XWFIM updated

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Just posted 0.0.5.3. This fixes a few issues related to checking for new versions when more than one zip file exists as they often do when it comes to prereleases. If you get an error about "more than one element" on startup, dont sent the error...
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Here are some of the case studies we are working on for our current and last chapter: Electronic Discovery (IP theft, document collection, contract antedating) Consent Searches (triage/preview) Parole Searches (triage/preview) Malicious Software Intr...
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