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Outpost to manage your Basecamp projects from iPhone

by Cory Bohon (RSS feed) on Jul 7th, 2008

Around here we all seem to be addicted to GTD applications (especially those that sync with online services). That's why it is only fitting that we would mention a new iPhone application named Outpost. Outpost manages your 37Signals' Basecamp projects on your iPhone.

Basecamp, as you might already know, is 37Signals flagship application for managing clients, projects, tasks, etc. However, with a native application to manage Basecamp projects I can definitely see myself using Basecamp more than I do now.

Outpost should be available on the AppStore in "early to mid August." For more information about Outpost, you can check out their website and development blog.

Thanks, Jim!

Tags: 2.0 software, 2.0Software, 37 signals, 37Signals, AppStore, Basecamp, blog, developer, iPhone, Outpost

Filed under: Software, Cool tools, Productivity, Internet Tools

Pyro 1.6: Campfire client gains search, drag and drop file transfer enhancements and more

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Jun 12th, 2007

It's been over a year since we first mentioned Pyro, the powerful Mac OS X client for 37signals' Campfire web-based chat service for groups and businesses. While I personally didn't pick up a copy back then since I wasn't a Campfire user, I'm not entirely familiar with every change that has come since April '06. Still, even the most recent list of changes warrants Pyro another mention, especially since I'm looking at using Campfire for a few uses and projects.

In addition to already offering a dashboard and central location for all your Campfire chats and displaying message status alerts in the Dock icon, check out what's new in Pyro 1.6:

Any file type can be dragged onto Pyro to share in a Campfire chat
Pyro will automatically zip a folder or .APP
Dragging an image from a web browser will insert a URL for that image instead of uploading it
Campfire's new sidebar search field now works in Pyro
Support for the new WebKit installed by Safari 3 beta (mentioned on the Pyro development blog)
and of course, bug fixes

As Campfire's example uses page details, there are a lot of great scenarios for such a slick web app, and Pyro looks like the perfect tool to bring together the coolness of Campfire with the power of Mac OS X. Surprisingly, Pyro is still offered free, and even though Campfire primarily focuses on business users by offering a few paid accounts, it too has a free account with which you can register and tinker around to see if Campfire is right for your use.

Tags: 37 signals, 37Signals, archive, business, campfire, chat, collaborate, design, file transfer, FileTransfer, image, images, pyro, search, url, zip

Filed under: Software, Internet Tools

Use Campfire? Check out Pyro

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Apr 14th, 2006

Campfire is the web-based chat application by the folks at 37 Signals. It's full of Web 2.0 bells and whistles, and looks like a good means of cross-platform, application independent collaboration. Earlier this week, 37 Signals released the initial beta of Pyro for Campfire users who have Macs. They're calling it a "site-specific browser," in that its primary purpose in life is to interact with Campfire.* Enhancements Pyro offers include:

A single location for all your chats
Chat room/message status in the dock
Access all open rooms in a single window

Pyro is universal, free and requires a Campfire account (obviously). No specific OS requirements were given.

*No, the irony of using Mac OS-only application to interact with an application independent, cross platform chat system is not lost on us.

Tags: 37 signals, 37Signals, campfire, chat, pyro

Filed under: Software, Internet Tools, Widget Watch

Widget Watch: Ta-da Lists widget

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Mar 14th, 2006

We TUAW bloggers certainly love Backpack, the super-simple online PIM from 37 Signals, and it's Dashboard widget is pretty slick too. Naturally, I was excited to see a Dashboard widget pop up in endo this morning for Ta-da List, 37 Signals' one-trick-pony todo list manager. The Ta-da Lists Widget allows you to create new todo lists lists and add items to those lists. It's a pretty straight forward widget for a very straight forward service.

One catch I ran into while setting the widget up, however, is the way the widget first logs into your account. I flipped the widget over, entered my name and password and then the widget asked me to log into Ta-da Lists first through my browser, specifying that I check the "remember me" box. I use Camino, and for some odd reason the widget couldn't catch that I logged into the service, so it wouldn't allow me to start using my lists. Only when I logged in through Safari did the widget kick into gear and download my information.

Aside from the registration hiccup, this widget is really handy. It's fast, slick, and in true 37 Signals form: simple and effective.

Tags: 37 Signals, 37Signals, Dashboard, lists, productivity, Ta-da List, Ta-daList, todo, widget, widget watch, widgets, widgetwatch

Filed under: Software, Internet Tools

Take Backpack offline with Packrat

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Feb 28th, 2006

Backpack is the online organizational tool by 37 Signals that makes it super easy to keep track of your stuff. You can even have several people collaborate on a given project, all on their own time schedules. It's pretty useful and well executed (I've been using it for a while now). But what if you want to take your data offline? Check out Packrat.

Once Packrat has downloaded all of your data, your pages look much like they do online. From here you an add tags, edit information and so on. Once you're back online, synchronize the changes you made with your Backpack account. Simple and easy.

Packrat requires Mac OS X 10.4 and higher, plus a Backpack account (but you knew that). A demo is available, and a single license will run you $24.95US. Incidentally, the creator of Packrat is looking for an artist to create a nice application icon. If your design is selected, you'll receive a free lifetime license.

Tags: 37 signals, 37Signals, backpack, packrat

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