October 30th, 2009 / 3 Comments
Just wanted to give everyone a heads up on some new features that are in the pipeline. These features should be released in the upcoming weeks.
Estimated Time. Estimated time to complete an action is a feature we have gone back and forth on for some time with Vitalist. We now feel like we have found the best implementation for this feature, without adding any complexity to the user interface. The real benefit of this feature will be the additional sorting and searching capabilities, which will allow you to prioritize what to do based on time effort.
Advanced sorting. Currently the sorting of actions allows you to drag and drop your actions in any order you desire. If you want to sort by date or priority, those actions are available to re-sort your list. Let’s call this “Custom”. But I know sometimes you may always want your data sorted by Date or Priority, automatically. So now you will be able to choose from the following three options, Date, Priority, and Custom (current method of sorting). You will be able to quickly and easily toggle back and forth, giving you complete control of your data output.
Posted by Matt in feature, preview
Every once in a while I am going to be posting about some various features of Vitalist, most notably features that you may not be fully aware of. I am starting it off with one I personally use quite a bit.
I am a big fan of working with contexts and I like to take advantage of using multiple contexts per action. Though to make this really useful, you need to be able to filter on multiple contexts to truly narrow your focus on what you are doing. This can be accomplished by using the ‘ctrl’ key when selecting your filter. I will show you with an example:
I am at work and need to make a couple of phone calls. I can easily see what I need to do with multiple context filters. First I select ‘@work’ from the context filter list. Then I hold the ‘ctrl’ key and select the ‘@phone’ context. And voila, all the calls I need to make at work.
Posted by Matt in feature
Hopefully everyone is enjoying the latest updates we have made to Vitalist. Here are the latest features now available:
- Speed - We have worked very hard to improve speed all throughout the application
- Improved note handling - This is where you will notice quite a bit of change. We are using a new note input method, known as Markdown. More information will be released about this soon in our support. Also included is a pop-out window for better managing actions with longer notes.
- Icon shortcuts - All of the mini icons next to actions/projects now jump you directly to that tab when editing. For example, clicking the note icon will take you to the notes tab.
- Additional search options - Next actions only and a new sort are now available in the Smart Searches
- Group by Projects - When grouping actions by project, the project header will now display the project’s due date along with the related actions’ due dates.
- Offline support - We are releasing the beta for offline support using Google Gears. If you are interested in testing this out please email us at support@vitalist.com.
- iPhone App beta - We are releasing the beta for the iPhone app. If you are interested in testing this out please email us at support@vitalist.com.
Posted by Matt in update
Wanted to give everyone a quick heads up that Vitalist may be down for some users tonight starting at 10:00 pm U.S. Central Standard Time (3:00 am GMT).
We do not expect these maintenance changes/updates to take long, likely 15 - 30 minutes. Thank you for your understanding.
Posted by Robert in maintenance
We will be performing an upgrade tonight in order to release some much awaited new features, starting around 9:00pm CST on Tuesday, March 31, 2009. We expect any experienced downtime to be 30 minutes maximum.
We hope you will enjoy these new features.
Posted by Matt in maintenance
March 23rd, 2009 / Comments Off
Earlier tonight, while we were updating Vitalist’s servers with a few bug fixes and new features, an error occurred. This error caused our reminder system to send out many email and text reminders that should not have been sent.
We are very sorry for this problem. We realize that these reminders may have come at inappropriate times and are a severe inconvenience. If you received some of these reminders and were inconvenienced by them, please email us at support@vitalist.com and we will credit your account with a free month of service.
Once again, please accept our sincere apology for this error.
Posted by Robert
February 23rd, 2009 / 7 Comments
We are no longer offering this coupon code. Please check back often for more promotions.
For a limited time only, use the coupon code ‘VITADISCOUNT‘ for special pricing on your Vitalist account. With ‘VITADISCOUNT‘ you will get:
- 1 FREE Month on all Monthly accounts
- $24 - BASIC Yearly plan
- $49 - PREMIUM Yearly plan
Just enter the code into the ‘Referral/Coupon Code’ field when upgrading your account or signing up for a new account. Once you have upgraded, you can verify that the code worked by going to your Settings->Account page. There you should see the appropriate account credit.
Posted by Robert in discount
Just wanted to let everyone know about a neat new app I have started using recently to make it super easy to access Vitalist on my Mac. Thanks to Brian for pointing Fluid out to us. With Fluid you can create a ‘Site Specific Browser’ for Vitalist to act like a launch-able application.
The setup I like to use is the “MenuExtra SSB” option pointed at Vitalist’s new iPhone version. This allows me to quickly access the lightweight iPhone interface just by clicking on the Vitalist icon on the menu bar.
To set this up:
- Download and open Fluid
- Create an SSB with the URL of ‘http://www.vitalist.com/i’ and name it ‘Vitalist iPhone’
- Click Create and click Launch Now
- Under the ‘Vitalist iPhone’ menu, select ‘Convert to MenuExtra SSB’
This should put the Vitalist icon in your menu bar. When you click the icon, the Vitalist iPhone interface should pop-up. Hope you Mac users can find this useful.
Posted by Robert in iphone, mac
October 29th, 2008 / 0 Comments
We are excited to announce that it is now possible to refer friends to Vitalist and earn credit towards your monthly or yearly Vitalist subscription. All the new Vitalist user needs to do is enter your username when signing up for Vitalist or during the Upgrade process. Any account which you refer that is upgraded earns you a credit. The amount of credit is as follows:
- Premium accounts earn $10 credit
- Basic accounts will earn you a $5 credit
The credit will be automatically applied toward your account at your next payment. If you have more credit on your account than is necessary for the charge, you are charged nothing. You can view how much credit you have earned at any time by going to your Account settings.
Also, if you would like to create a referral link to put on your website or send in an email, you can find your link in the Account Settings. Just copy and paste the “referral link”. This link allows us to track all users who come to Vitalist.com from your site and automatically assign you as the referrer.
Posted by Robert in referral
We have moved our newest version of Vitalist over to the vitalist.com domain. This version should now be accessible by all accounts. To setup your account with this new version:
- Make sure you have chosen a username in your current Vitalist account.
- Go to http://www.vitalist.com/v/register/ to register for the new version.
We will continue to offer our previous version for our users who would rather not upgrade to a new system right away. The “Sign-In” link at Vitalist.com will point to the new version, however, you can still access the previous version at http://my.vitalist.com. Most of our focus with new features and fixes will be directed toward the new version.
When registering your account to use the new version, you will also be set up on our new user forum. The new forums allow you to login with your regular Vitalist username, so you will not have to register separately.
All upgrades and downgrades will now be completed through this new version. If you have any questions or problems, please post them to our new forum or send us an email at support@vitalist.com.
Posted by Robert in update