Release article for Release 0.1

[gary-rowe]

We need a slightly more detailed release article for Release 0.1. It should contain some of the less well-known features:

Disaster recovery

• you lose your password - click Restore on credentials screen and recover it from local backup with your "wallet words" (seed phrase)
• you delete all your local backups (simulate hard drive error) - observe automatic restore from cloud backup
• you delete all your local and cloud backups (simulate stolen laptop) - select "Restore from wallet words" and follow the instructions
• you forget your wallet words - unlock your firesafe and retrieve the laminated paper copy you made
• you lose your Trezor - restore the Trezor wallet from your "wallet words" and move the bitcoin to safety

Privacy

• TOR support
• Trezor support - private keys not held on desktop machine
• SPV mode - no additional servers
• our privacy policy
• all data stored encrypted and remains local to your machine (no uploading to our servers)
• balance header can be hidden when out in public

Contacts

• searchable contact list
• add tags and private notes with multi-select
• contact details remain encrypted and private to your machine

Convenience

• support for Payment Protocol (BIP 70) to make online purchases quicker and safer
• simple and familiar installation process for Windows, Mac and Linux
• one-click copy-paste to sign or verify "Bitcoin signed" messages
• empty your wallet to a single address and have all fees calculated automatically
• change the units to suit your tastes ("bits", ecogex symbol etc)
• range of Bitcoin exchanges
• light and dark themes
• no plugins to install - it's all out of the box

Transactions

• searchable payments list
• clear display of transaction status
• drill down to details

Overall, this is a wallet that is suitable for mainstream users.

[jim618]

Dupe of #192 so closing