Upgrade to msvc 2013. Rename msvc2012 to msvc so directory doesn't have to be renamed each msvc release.
Update to reflect Boost moving to git and GitHub.
Treat "native" as synonym for "big" or "little" according to platform endianness, as suggested by Vicente J Botet. Converter_test working.
Add types native synonyms. All tests now passing, at least on a little endian machine.
Remove commented out code residue from treating native as a synonym for big or little.
Do a pass through docs, bringing up to date where needed.