Archives for the '37Signals' Category

How Backpack is Saving My Sanity [Setting Contexts]

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30 March 2008 | 37Signals, Backpack, Basecamp, Campfire, Online Productivity | No Comments

To Tag or Not to Tag? [Setting Contexts]

Becoming a tagging kung-fu master | 43 Folders
I have become obsessed with tagging. Well, maybe not obsessed, but it’s becoming important to consistently tag across my applications and services. Which is why this article grabbed my attention.
List of Apps/Services I use tags:
- Yojimbo
- My Wordpress Blog
- My Typeface Blog
- My Ning
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8 October 2007 | 37Signals, 43Folders, Backpack, Bare Bones Software, Del.icio.us, DevonThink Pro, Highrise, Journler, MailTags, Online Productivity, Packrat, PathFinder, Productivity, Quicksilver, Tagging, Yojimbo, social bookmarking | No Comments

Quick Post - How to make Backpack dividers linkable: 37Signals [Setting Contexts]

37signals Product Blog: How to make Backpack dividers linkable
Quick post for all the Backpack fans (me included!) on how to make the section dividers linkable - that way you can jump to different sections.
(Via 37Signals Product Blog.)

Original post here: jquig99

12 September 2007 | 37Signals, Backpack | No Comments

Back to Backpack! [Setting Contexts]

I’ve started using 37Signals Backpack (in addition to my OmniFocus set-up) again after it’s recent upgrade. I’m using it for random lists - blog ideas, photo setups, podcast ideas…my someday/maybe/must-have lists.
I love:
1. The dividers - I can move them around anytime I want
2. The way you can move sections of text, reorder the pages, [...]

29 July 2007 | 37Signals, Backpack, OmniFocus | No Comments

Backpack 2007 [Setting Contexts]

37Signals has released their new version of Backpack, their simple organization system.
New features (from the website):
1. Move anything anywhere on a page
Now you can order the elements on your page anyway you’d like. You can have a note on top of a list or three files then a photo then a note then a list. [...]

26 July 2007 | 37Signals, Backpack, Online Productivity, Packrat | No Comments

Widget Watch: Avalanche - A free Basecamp client for Yahoo! Widgets - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) [Setting Contexts]

Widget Watch: Avalanche - A free Basecamp client for Yahoo! Widgets - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW): “Basecamp is a popular and powerful web-based project collaboration and management service from 37signals, makers of other TUAW favorites like Backpack and Highrise.”
I’ve not used my Basecamp account for a while (new job, new system!), but this would [...]

20 July 2007 | 37Signals, Basecamp, Online Productivity | No Comments

37signals Product Blog: Create Backpack reminders via e-mail/SMS [Setting Contexts]

37signals Product Blog: Create Backpack reminders via e-mail/SMS:

For those fans of 37Signals Backpack (I’m one of them!) - a great script that adds reminders when offline. I’m going to revisit Backpack, I’m having iCal issues and I think this might be a great stop-gap until I can get them straightened out.
(Via 37Signals Product Blog.)

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16 July 2007 | 37Signals, Backpack, Productivity, iCal | No Comments

Yep I Drank the Kool-Aid!! [Setting Contexts]

I bought an 8G iPhone on the first available weekend. For weeks before I was saying I was going to wait - and yet, Saturday morning I’m in (and out) of Apple Soho in 10 minutes with my shiny new gadget and case.
Impressions after two weeks - it’s exceeded all my expectations. My Twitter feed [...]

15 July 2007 | 37Signals, Software, Ta-Da, Twitter, apple, applications, iphone | No Comments

37signals Product Blog: Twitter, Campfire, and the power of persistent real-time chat amoung groups [Setting Contexts]

Great post from 37signals on Twitter (and their own product, Campfire)’s stengths.
37signals Product Blog: Twitter, Campfire, and the power of persistent real-time chat amoung groups: “”
(Via 37signals product blog.)

Original post here: jquig99

31 May 2007 | 37Signals, Twitter | No Comments