Today we are starting the first public beta of SimplyFile 3.0. You can learn more about new features and download it here – what is new in SimplyFile 3.0.
We have spent a lot of effort making the product that you know, love and rely on every day, even more powerful and effective. Feedback from the private beta test group has been super positive. We hope you like it too.
We are looking forward to hearing what you think about the new version! Please submit your feedback via this page.
Today we released a new version of TwInbox – 2.0.1.112. This release includes one frequently requested new feature – an ability to send new-style retweets.
When you select a tweet and click the RT button, you will see a dialog which will let you select between the new-style and old-style retweet. It looks like this:
Next time you click RT, this window will remember your previous selection, so you can simply hit Enter.
Note that this retweet type selection window is only shown when you retweet tweet messages. If you hit the RT button when a regular message is selected, you will see the old-style retweet. This is because only tweets can be retweeted using the new-style RT.
Download TwInbox (version 2.0.1.112).
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Today we released a new version of TwInbox – 2.0.1.111. This release includes several small but important usability-enhancing features.
TwInbox will remember sender names and hash tags for all messages you receive. The “Post a new Tweet” window now has buttons for picking recipients and hashtags using convenient selection dialogs.
To select a recipient, click the “@” button. In the “Select a recipient” window, type a few characters of the person’s name to select it, then click OK.
Selecting hashtags works in a very similar fashion.
Note: In order for a tweeter user to appear in the selection window, you have to have received a tweet from them after installing this new version. The same applies to hashtags.
This version also includes a small change to the way tweets are sorted into recipient-based sub-folders. (Applies only if you enable that option). Now tweets are stored in the folder for the person who retweeted it, instead of the folder for the person who sent the original tweet. This change is a result of feedback of many of you who said that you would prefer this behavior. It will only create folders for the senders you follow.
As always, we are looking forward to hearing your feedback. If you enjoy using TwInbox, please show your support by telling your friends about it. Thank you for your continued help and support in making TwInbox a success!
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When you do a Twitter serach using the website, you can use the “near:” operator to find tweets related to a particular location. For example, here is how you can look for a happy hour near One Market Street in San Francisco.
Unfortunately, the “near:” operator is not supported by the Twitter search API. So when you perform a search from TwInbox, or another Twitter client, you cannot use it. However, all is not lost. There is a relatively simple workaround. You can find coordinates of (geocode) the location you are looking for, and then use the “geocode:” search operator.
Geocoding a location is very simple. Here is an article that shows how to find latitude and longitude of a location using Google Maps. Using that method you can determine that coordinates of One Market Street in San Francisco are 37.794108,-122.39511.
Using the coordinates, you can perform the search. For example, you can use Twitter website search.
Or you can configure a search in TwInbox:
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There are many scenarios that require mapping an address or location to geographic coordinates (geocoding). For example, we had a need to do that in order to search Twitter using TwInbox. There are literally thousands of other cases that require latitude and longitude of a particular location.
There are websites out there that let you type an address and see the geocode for that address. However, they are usually limited in some way. For example, they only work within a particular country.
In this article we show you how to find geocode for any location, using Google Maps. All it takes is a few simple steps.
Start by looking up the address or location in Google Maps. In this example, we lookup “One Market St, San Francisco, CA”.
Click on the “Link” hyperlink in the upper-right corner of the map.
Click on “Customize and preview embedded map”.
In the preview window, scroll down to section 3 (HTML embed code). Look for the fragment that starts with “ll=”. In our example, it is “37.794108,-122.39511” (See the screenshot below). That’s it. Pretty simple!
Note: be sure you are looking for “ll=” and not for “sll=”.
You can verify your result by entering the values back into Google Maps:
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Today we released a new version of TwInbox – 2.0.0.109. It introduces three new features which have been subjects of many improvement suggestions from you. As always, we value your feedback and are looking forward to hearing from you in the future.
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Microsoft Office 2010 is the first version of office that will ship in both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) flavors. If you are running a 32-bit version of Windows, you can only use a 32-bit version of Office. However, on x64 Windows, you can decide to install either 32-bit Office or 64-bit Office, but not both. Microsoft has just published an article which helps you make that decision.
In short, they recommend installing the 32-bit Office, even on 64-bit Windows, unless you have special needs that require the use of 64-bit Office apps. For example, one of the cases where 64-bit helps is working with huge (over 2GB) Excel or Access files. Read the article for more information.
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Many federal, state and local government organizations are becoming active on Twitter. The White House is on Twitter. San Francisco is on Twitter. So are many other organizations large and small. With the widespread Twitter usage, come questions on whether tweets are considered public records under the Freedom of Information Act, and if so what is the best way to archive them.
Federal government lawyers have determined that all tweets posted by the White House spokesman need to be archived. Washington State Archive recently released a records management advice that offers guidance to state and local organizations on management and retention of messages posted to social media sites, including Twitter. It states that messages sent and received while transacting public business are considered public records. Other states will likely follow with similar guidance in the near future.
Many organizations have already started experimenting with TwInbox for managing and archiving tweets. They have found that TwInbox fits that bill very well. TwInbox integrates with Microsoft Outlook and adds a new toolbar to the Outlook user interface. All tweets, sent and received, are stored in Outlook folders.
Most government employees are already using Outlook. With TwInbox, there is no need for visiting the Twitter website or using a standalone client. Since users are already familiar with Outlook, there is little need for additional training and support.
Since tweets are stored in Outlook, the full power of Outlook features can be used for archiving, searching and managing tweets. If you already have an email archiving solution that works with Outlook, you can use it for tweets as well.
Are you using TwInbox already? If so, we would love to hear how it is working for you. If you have not used TwInbox, you can learn more and download it here.
As you know, email messages are also considered public records. For email retention, learn more about MessageSave – a powerful email archiving solution with low cost of ownership.
We have just released a new version of QuickJump – 1.2. This version includes a number of great time-saving features and usability enhancements.
If you have not tried it yet, learn more and download a trial version of QuickJump here. You will be surprised by how it can cut down the number of repetitive steps your perform every hour and how much time it can save you.
Licensed users are entitled to upgrade to this release free of charge. Simply download and install the new version over your current installation.
Drop us a note and let us know how you like this new version. We’d love to hear from you and we always look forward to your feedback.
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A new release of TwInbox 2.0 Beta is ready for your twittering pleasure. We have received a lot of great feedback after the previous beta release. It was overwhelmingly positive. Big Thanks to those of you who sent us your comments. This release adds several features which are all based on your suggestions.
As with every beta release, we ask that you please take time to submit your feedback. If you enjoy using TwInbox, please show your support by telling your friends about it. Thank you for your continued help and support in making TwInbox a success!
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