Author Archives: Rowan Hanna

Digital Documents - a blog with an electronic document theme

You may have already noticed — but just in case you haven’t — Karl and I have been writing at a blog called Digital Documents for the past few months. It’s a blog with an electronic document theme that covers a whole range of relevant technologies and concepts from PDF, XML, XPS, Flash to eBooks, hardware, [...]

Skype helps us communicate better

I was reminiscing this morning while browsing the web archival from 2001 — thanks Google – when it struck me just how profoundly the way we work, communicate and interact with the web and each other has evolved.
It’s hard to imagine that even just a few years ago, technologies like YouTube, Gmail, Facebook, Skype, and many more, [...]

New blog dedicated to all things PDF

Quick note to let you all know that we’ve started a new blog solely dedicated to bringing you the latest in the world of PDF. Since we’ve been developing products, starting online communities, moderating conferences and writing articles about PDF almost 15 years, we think we’re perfectly positioned to keep you up-to-date about what’s going on [...]

Windows 7, Paint, WordPad, and the ribbon interface

One of the major complaints about Windows Vista has been the thorough lack of consistency when it comes to the user interface. Earlier this year Jeff Atwood, of Coding Horror fame, expressed his deep disappointment with the inconsistencies of the user interface.
“…nothing is more disapponting than the overall fit and finish of Vista, which is [...]

Automatically import files to Benubird Pro using watched folders

The single most important thing to remember when using a personal document management system, is that you actually need to use it, for it to be effective.
That means you need to set a few rules and stick to them — when a new file comes in, you need to add it to the document repository, [...]

Benubird Pro at Download.com

We recently added Benubird Pro to Download.com, and were pleasantly surprised to see that it was downloaded 75 times in it’s first week.
It goes without saying that in the future we envision a far higher number of people downloading Benubird Pro from Download.com on a weekly basis, but as far as first weeks go, this [...]

Export files to zip archive, folder or email

One of my favorite features in Benubird Pro is the ability to export files as a zip archive, a folder or an email attachment. It is simple to export the entire library of files, or the currently selected files, or all of the files that appear in a particular Collection or Smart Collection.
This makes [...]

Special offer: Save 20% off Benubird Pro - now $79

From today until February 4, 2008, if you purchase one or more licenses of Benubird Pro, you will receive a 20% discount for each license.
Purchase Benubird Pro now for only $79
Why Benubird Pro?
Benubird Pro is a powerful and easy-to-use application for managing your important documents from one central location. An intuitive user interface combined with [...]

Filtering files using the Tags Filter

Previously we covered how to manage tags in Benubird Pro, and continuing on with that theme, in this post we’re going to show you how to use the Tags Filter to quickly pinpoint the file you’re looking for.
Adding tags to files
To add a tag to a file simply right-click on that file and select Info [...]