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A Nice Email Worth Sharing

January 14, 2008

From time to time we get nice emails telling us that our software is actually of some use. We enjoy reading this because this is the energy that keeps us going. Here’s one that I’d like to share with you: … (more)

Christmas Updates: Turn on the Spotlight!

December 19, 2007

EasyFind, PhotoStickies, ThumbsUp, and XMenu. XMenu is becoming even more useful now with the switch from folder menus in the Dock to stacks in Leopard. 

Think We're Picking Our Noses?

November 29, 2007

In the user forum, whenever someone asks for such features as: opening multiple databases simultaneously, Spotlight support, or the DEVONagent topics map; we referred to the nebulous version 2.0 of DEVONthink. Those features come with huge changes to the underlying architecture. We didn’t want to squeeze these in interim updates. And now many of you are waiting impatiently for it to arrive. But don’t think that we’ve spend the last year picking our noses! We have been developing a brand new product that we’re going to reveal as soon as everything is done that needs to be done. And what is this mysterious, nebulous product all about? Of course it will be highly professional, scalable and ultra-fast. And it will be easy to use, too.

Back from the holidays, and freshly organized

January 10, 2008

Hello everyone, we’re officially back from our winter holidays. I hope that all of you had a wonderful time!

I used the quiet time to organize and archive all the stuff that collected … itself … in the last twelve months. Chat logs, scanned letters, web clippings, and, of course, email, email, email. In an Internet-based business like ours all this stuff quickly takes over all available space — and so attention. Fortunately I am working for just the right company :-) So here’s what I did: … (more)

Leopard Updates: DEVONthink, DEVONagent, DEVONnote

November 29, 2007

Finally, we have updated all editions of DEVONthink as well as DEVONagent and DEVONnote for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. And, we have added a few more improvements and new features. Read the news or download the updates. These updates are strongly recommended for all users already working with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Attention users of Mac OS X 10.3.9: All new releases require at least Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

A Frequent Visitor

November 24, 2007

Some of the more attentive readers among you will remember that Bill, our always-on customer support, has moved to Indiana, USA, lately. But, even though he now lives in a (fully networked) log cabin someplace in the woods, he is by no means alone! When Bill looks up from his MacBook Pro, he’s often being watched by nice fellows like this one here. Isn’t this cool? (more)

Free mail users, the shop is open!

November 19, 2007

Free mail users, listen up! Thanks to very low rate of chargebacks and returns, we’re now able to accept free mail addresses for purchasing in our online shop without any additional charge or delay. Our shop is run by the professional Internet sales agent Share-It! who is also responsible for all our customer relations on the sales level. (more)

DEVONthink Pro Office Reviewed

November 1, 2007

Greg Mulhauser from counsellingresource.com has recently written an extensive review of DEVONthink Pro Office. He talks about what you can do with DEVONthink, gives tips on integrating it into your workflow, but also shares his thoughts on DEVONthink’s shortcomings. Thank you, Greg! Click here to read the full review.

A Few More Fall Updates

October 24, 2007

To finish our Fall updatemania, we have just posted new, universal binaries of BlueService, CalcService, HotService, PDF2RTFService, and WordService. Phew, done! See our news page for more information on the updates.