One year ends and a new one begins, which gets us in the mood to consider how EssentialPIM has changed in the last twelve months and what is ahead. Windows EPIM began in 2022 at version 10.0.2, announced the major release of 11.0 in July, and is now at...
Real estate on the computer screen is valuable, much like real estate on the market. Having space to work and being able to personalize that workspace are things that EPIM users have been requesting for a while. They are coming to pass; the EPIM team...
We can't be certain, but shortcuts were likely among the first inventions. Imagine the first hunter returning from his forage, meal in hand. "That was a good spot, but there must be a quicker way to get there," he thinks. And so begins the hunt for a...
Three releases of EssentialPIM 9.9 appeared in June, offering several enhancements and some new features across the modules. We're up to v9.9.6, tantalizingly close to the release of EssentialPIM 10. Let's take a look at some of what EPIM 9.9 has...
Back in 1969, the computer on board the lunar module "Eagle" displayed error number "1202," meaning its 4 KB of memory had run out during the landing. Nonetheless, Neil Armstrong landed the craft and reported "The Eagle has landed" to Houston. Nowadays...
EssentialPIM released version 11.2 for New Year's and summarized the significant enhancements in the announcement. Several of these affect Mail, which we'll review in this post. Mail introduces translation You can have EssentialPIM translate emails you...
Your personal organizer is as good as your last backup. If you delete or corrupt your information and can't recover it, panic sets in. A backup saved my career as a programmer. It wasn't for my personal organizer but an online mainframe database that...
EssentialPIM dips into project management with the introduction of a Kanban board in version 10. Users have requested project management tools in EPIM, mentioning Kanban as early as 2015. Adding Kanban came up again in the forum in 2019. Now, it's...
EssentialPIM is helping me shop better, and this is no small feat. It's an accomplishment because I am not a shopper. My first job was in a grocery store where I stocked shelves, packed bags, and served up cold cuts, cheese, and salads from the deli....
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A reader of our last post asked to know more about how I use tasks in EssentialPIM to track my work hours for posting in my company's timekeeping system. Let me give some details. I am a systems consultant assigned to several projects simultaneously,...
We looked in the last post at how EssentialPIM Pro Business Edition (EPIMBE) is not just for businesses, but for families, too. What distinguishes the Business Edition is the availability of a single database to a group. If you need to see and update...
On her commute to work, Carmen settled into reading—this morning it was the latest bestseller—and came upon a captivating turn of phrase. "I want to remember that," she thought, and dug into her purse for a pen and scrounged for a scrap of paper. What...
Development of EssentialPIM v11.0 is solid enough that its release candidate is now available. Two significant features include multiple calendars and a sidebar that you can control in each module. This sidebar supports several other changes that alter...
Four minor releases of EssentialPIM have appeared since we looked at version 11.8. Most of these addressed defects and improved synchronization with various services, but three enhancements deserve a closer look. 1. Dates include the day of the week...
Software and friends can be alike — no matter how long you know them, they can still surprise you. I have been using EssentialPIM since 2005 and was recently surprised by a feature in Notes that I discovered by chance. I'll come to the surprise later,...
Tasks is the module I use most during my workday and at the end of the day I filter them to record my hours in our timekeeping system. I have noticed the yellow Customized View Bar that pops up but haven't paid it much attention, even though I've used...
Most announcements about new releases of software include a generic line such as "Other optimizations and bug fixes." EssentialPIM v11.0 is no different. The last two posts have covered the significant changes in version 11. Here, let's take a look at...
EssentialPIM v11.6 has been released and we will look at some of the significant changes in this post. A complete list of updates is available in the news page. New backup and sync options for EPIM Cloud EPIM Cloud has been added to the online services...
EssentialPIM Pro Business The Business edition has all the features of EssentialPIM Pro but adds powerful network capabilities for workgroups. You already have all the infrastructure needed to run EssentialPIM Pro Business - it does not require...