Overview

Working with Ken Ray, one of the top Mac podcasters, we bring you a fun new way to interact with his show, Mac OS Ken and with each other. Leon Battista Alberti invented the Cipher Disk in the 15th Century, a version of which was used by Union soldiers during the American Civil War. These would later (circa 1930's) become popularized as "decoders" for radio premiums provided predominantly by Ovaltine. (Little Orphan Annie) Ovaltine would popularize them again with television premiums during the 1960's. (Captain Midnight) The Secret Crypto Wonder Badge is a modern take on the cipher disk/decoder badge.

Secure Messages

Ok, so the messages aren't up to modern Department of Defense standards by any means, but with 3 variations of the badge and 30 characters to choose from, your messages will require enough trial and error (3x30x30 or 2,700 combinations) to deter all but the most persistent and ruthless spies... * COUGH * villains... * COUGH * people. Grab your Secret Crypto Wonder Badge and start sending and receiving encoded messages. With the iPhone's built-in Copy and Paste feature, you can send and receive message using any communication method you have access to. *

Themes

You have two themes to choose from, the default is a SteamPunk (LoTech) flavored theme or you can choose to use the HiTech (umm HiTech) flavored theme. More themes will be coming soon!

Upcoming Additions

We're not stopping at version 1.0! We have lots of plans to make the app better and better. To begin, the next version will have at least one more theme included for free and the ability to purchase premium themes inside the app.

We are also planning to provide an integration with your Contacts, allowing you to store important information like what cipher code you have agreed to use with each one and discussion history much like the SMS app provides.

Yes, before you ask, theme specific sounds are on the list too, hopefully sooner rather than later.

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