We’re tweaking our focus to take advantage of our strong PDF background (and what we see as the core of of the paperless trail today). So whilst we work behind-the-scenes on bolting on an even greater range of PDF features and options to Benubird, we’re making the current Benubird version freeware.
We’re excited to announce that Benubird Pro 1.3.1.3 has been released and is now ready for immediate download and purchase. The new release includes a number of minor bug fixes as well as a new feature which allows you to easily move the location of the file repository to a directory of your choosing. This feature [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Let’s start with the basics. What is a tag? According to Wikipedia: A tag is a non-hierarchical keyword or term assigned to a piece of information (such as an internet bookmark, digital image, or computer file). Tags have really taken off on the Web over the past few years, but they are still an underutilized [...]
A recent report by market intelligence company IDC revealed that 60% of responding Australian businesses produced more paper print-outs today than they had five years ago. This figure makes the eager projections of the early noughties look rather optimistic. The problem? According to the report, poor planning and implementation of electronic document management systems underpin [...]
