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Leib Moscovitz I just tried this, and it seems to be a slightly modified version of the now defunct Do Organizer by GemX (a.k.a. Harmony Pim in a slightly later incarnation).

Is there any difference between these programs, aside from the company behind them? And, indeed, is DoogiePim a a legitimate clone or quasi-clone of Do Organizer?

Thanks!

Jul 19 2016 at 12:28am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) doogiePIM is indeed based on the source of do-Organizer/Harmony. GemX went out of business and I (Chris) have taken the source and rebuilt it. Taking out many of the bugs that plagued the calendar and greatly improved the whole experience.

I invite you to download doogiePIM and check out the difference for yourself. I'm sure you will see and feel the changes. Of course, it does mean that your old version 4 databases will open, with a slight change to the file extension. If you do find any bugs or changes you wish to have implemented, please drop your ideas in the Community forum https://bitespire.com/community/ or email me directly. https://bitespire.com/contact.php

The current development history is available from here, for your perusal: https://bitespire.com/download.php

BiteSpire - Jul 19 2016 at 12:37am Copy Link

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W Ma Trial seems quite limited functionality with most menu items grayed out. I'd like to see how noteboard works, but can't do anything with it. Can't edit items. Can't add items. Can't move items.

Jul 20 2016 at 7:00pm Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) The Trial version is exactly the same as the Full version, except the 30 day licence. All features are there and available.

Some menu items are greyed out for a reason. eg: a Delete command would be grey if there is nothing to delete or there is no item selected.

First ensure you have a database created, that's the very first step. Use the File menu or click on the "Create a new database" hyperlink on the Home page.

As for the Noteboard; First ensure you have a Noteboard selected (on the left hand side Navigator).eg: "Desktop of Thoughts".

Now right click on the large canvas area and you will see "Add Note Block". Select that and a new block will appear. Move it around by hovering the mouse over the yellow title area of the block, then left click and drag. You will also notice the edit commands have appeared to adjust the visuals of the block.
To edit the note block content, simply left click inside the block and start typing.

Don't forget to check the View menu to reveal further toolbars, if needed.

Many thanks to you and everyone for your feedback. Please keep it coming.

BiteSpire - Jul 21 2016 at 12:42am Copy Link

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nylg I am looking for a replacement for Lotus Organizer. I used to use Organizer extensively. The two things it had, and which I think are indispensable, was that it was a standalone package i.e. it was not web-based as so many PIMs are nowadays. The second thing was the ability to create links from most of the things in it. For example you could create a link from a calendar item to a Contact. You could link a contact to some telephone call notes. You could also link to a file that was somewhere on your machine and then go to it and open it in its own package e.g. Word.

You could also create new sections such as say a section of Notes but notes that were of a more specialised nature.

I have not tried the trail yet. Some things put me off such as the use of the Chrome type browser. I am also concerned about how the email function works. I like to work out of Outlook for my emails.

I will give it a try as it does look like it might offer the features I miss in Organizer. I am running Organizer on my Windows 7 machine but it seems not to behave perfectly.

Many thanks for offering this software on Bits Du Jour.

Jul 21 2016 at 8:59am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) doogiePIM is a standalone application, not a web-based system. It has it's own database which is all managed within one folder. Hence being able to be portable. The only time doogiePIM accesses the Internet is when it needs to verify your licence key and when you check for updates for newer versions. Other times are when you explicitly check for new email or use the built-in browser. However, if you don't use these functions it won't apply.

doogiePIM has the ability to link record to record. You can even hyperlink text from within any note or formatted text to any record within your database (except the Vault as that is protected). Record links are called "Related Links". I believe this is one of doogiePIM's greatest features.

The built-in web-browser is based on the same rendering engine as "Chrome", not Chrome itself. The engine is the same as Opera and Firefox. It simply renders the HTML and PDF onto the screen.

I hope you give doogiePIM a go and I hope you'll at least find it a complementary application, if not a full replacement for your personal information management.

BiteSpire - Jul 21 2016 at 9:44am Copy Link

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Petr I read your description, comments above and visited your website. Your doogiePIM sounds great but I would really need to see a video demo. PIMs are very user-interaction-sensitive so they complement my work-flow style.

Also, I understand it is a Windows native app, but these days I need to have access to read/write or update my data on my Android phone, iPad and laptop. Do you have plans to provide some kind of remote access or sync of dtabases to other of my devices? Thanks.

Jul 22 2016 at 1:24am Copy Link

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Javier Gil Great news to hear that Bite-Spire is relaunching this Pim. I still use Harmony every single day. My favourite features are the calendar and the vault. I'll be following developoment closely.

Jul 22 2016 at 2:17am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Petr: I've created a YouTube channel ready for some tip videos but they are still in production. I can understand that doogiePIM can be quite daunting and do agree with you that video will help to ease the use of such a big piece of software. Look for upcoming videos soon: https://www.youtube.com/c..._doogiePIM
BiteSpire doogiePIM android is part of development. That's all I'm saying, except that it won't be Cloud based. ;)

@Javier: That's awesome. It's great to hear from a Harmony user. I'm open to development feedback in the BiteSpire Community forum at any time. https://bitespire.com/community/

BiteSpire - Jul 22 2016 at 2:33am Copy Link

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smaragdus The program looks interesting and I have a few questions:
-What is the upgrade policy? No free upgrades? 1 year of free upgrades? Lifetime free upgrades?
-Can all the modules (Calendar, Contacts, Notes, Tasks, etc) be made visible (in the side panel or elsewhere)?
-Is the portable version really portable? I mean does it write anything to Windows registry. If used from an external drive would it leave any traces behind on other computers? Is the price the same for the Installer and the Portable versions?
-I don't like the monochrome GUI, are there any skins/colour themes?

Jul 22 2016 at 4:01am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @smaragdus:
1. Upgrades to future versions of the software will be free up to the next major version. For versions after that, upgrades will require additional payment, which will be discounted by 50%+. It will be discounted only if you've purchased the last major version.

2. The top of the screen are tabs to each section, making it quick and easy to get to. You could show the Section Toolbar if you would like a classic way to launch each. Look around the UI, you'll see many ways to launch various tools.

3. Yes, "portable" means portable. The full version of doogiePIM can be launched from any read/write storage media that has a reasonable read/write speed. All the settings and configuration of doogiePIM is written to settings file within only the folder it is contained in.

4. Check the View menu, there are Theme colours there, as well as in the Settings and Preferences to change the colour of the command icons independent of the theme colour. Have blue icons on a white theme. Change the base font too. doogiePIM is very customizable.

BiteSpire - Jul 22 2016 at 7:23am Copy Link

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Brenda Adams No videos, no Help. I looked it over, but came away thinking the price should be lower until it's a more finished product. Looks good, but I'm not ready until there it feels more finished or the price is greatly lowered while in a beta-like state.

Jul 22 2016 at 1:29pm Copy Link

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Ronald Jurman Downloaded the trial.

It's nice to see the finance section (among others), but I'm quite at a loss to see how one might include things like reoccurring bills (electricity, water, gas, etc.), perhaps with advance reminders for payment. Perhaps through linking to events somehow?

And more generally, in the different sections, perhaps a way to add/modify custom fields in places?

Jul 22 2016 at 5:08pm Copy Link

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Lito I tried out the trail, but I will have to pass, I just don't have the time to properly vet if this can be a replacement for the smart diary suite medical program that I am currently using. Unfortunately I thought maybe it was possible to do some things I wanted, using the report generator, but I just kept hitting a learning curve wall due to lack of documentation. I press F1 I basically got a page that had a note on it saying docs are a work in progress and not complete. Nor could I find a manual on the official site. So I hope you get the docs finished in the near future and I will keep watch for this program here and try it again then.

@Ronald : I think you have to do it in the calendar to do reoccurring things. I had a similar issue when trying to set a daily task list. There wasn't a way to set it to have a reoccurring pop up but you can do reoccurring events on the calendar.

Jul 22 2016 at 10:02pm Copy Link

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Ronald Jurman Agreed, Lito. That is the only section I came across as well. It's just that there's a very useful looking finance section, but no apparent way to tie it in, and paying bills is about as common a financial transaction as I can think of.

Jul 22 2016 at 11:01pm Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) I just wanted to thank everyone for their wonderful feedback on doogiePIM. Your comments have given me enough information to improve the application experience. Especially with regard to help documentation and video guides.

Please check the BiteSpire community forum often to see your ideas and suggestions start to form into reality. https://bitespire.com/community/

Once again, thank you all.

BiteSpire - Jul 23 2016 at 12:16am Copy Link

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smaragdus I hope that doogiePIM will appear here again- it looks very interesting and powerful but I didn't have time to test and I never purchase before I do some tests. When I had time to have a look at it doogiePIM was gone. Maybe next time. ;)

Jul 23 2016 at 1:47am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) Many people have contacted me on the issue of "Are you GemX and is this do-organizer?". do-Organizer / Harmony is no more. GemX Software closed its doors a few years ago, leaving a lot of disgruntled users. Hence the reason why I created a new version called doogiePIM. Please don't ask what happened to gemx, as I'm not privy to that information.

The good news is, all do-Organizer registered users get a 65% discount off the current price of doogiePIM. Just contact BiteSpire.com for the link.

I hope this has cleared the air. Hope to hear from you all soon.

BiteSpire - Aug 10 2016 at 2:21am Copy Link

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Javier Gil Best PIM ever. Updated regularly, great support, awesome product.
Been using it since it came out, never regretted it.
I strongly recommend it!

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Ennovy Tested many PIMs but doogiePIM is the best.
Totally agree with @Javier Gil and I also highly recommend it.
There is a portable version and all settings and data are written in the application folder. No entries in the Windows registry or user profile folder.

Jun 12 2017 at 1:08am Copy Link

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Bill Sech On the one hand, this program seems impressive at first look. It is good quality and features rich. However, on the other hand, it seems a little behind on some things. For instance, the tasks don't seem to have a "Recurrence" feature. That means if I used it I would be in the position of manually creating each task daily from the create task form. When I have 10 or 15 daily tasks that are the same every day, that is a major deal killer. In other programs that lack a recurrence feature they might have the ability to copy a task and then paste it right back in which might make for a possible solution, however, Doogie doesn't allow me to copy a task or simply there is no copy and paste function that would allow me to duplicate a task that way. Double bummer! Anyway, the software does seem to work good without any bugs so far. There are many sections that can be tied together with links etc. There is much to play around with that is interesting.

Jun 12 2017 at 10:30am Copy Link

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Javier Gil You can use the recurrence feature from the calendar. Simply create a new task/recurrence/event.

Jun 12 2017 at 10:41am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Bill Sech; Javier is correct. Use the Calendar section for when you have time-specific "Events". The Tasks section is more for projects and to-do items. The Calendar Events do allow you to copy/paste and you can create Events from a Task with a single command. You are then able to realise recurring events quite easily.

@Everyone; Thank you all for your very kind words.

BiteSpire - Jun 12 2017 at 12:19pm Copy Link

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Bill Sech The only recurrence feature is in the creation of a calendar event. The finished tasks show up in the calendar, not the task list. For perpetual daily tasks, it results in a bloated overstuffed calendar that loses the organization that is easy to view and understand approach which the task list provides. I see by the version number that this is a newer program. I'm sure the maker's of software as good as this might find the addition of a recurrence feature in tasks to be a smart idea in future versions. Obviously, they are very capable. There is so much to explore and get familiar with in this program. I would encourage people to at least download it and check it out. I'll keep it on my watchlist.

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Bill Sech I found the copy feature for tasks in the calendar section. Yes, I can copy and paste a task in calendar section that way upon my experiments. Unfortunately, all copies of the task are connected to each other so what I do with the following day's copy of the previous day's task wipe out what I might have done previously. If I'm doing a day by day record keeping then it becomes useless for me. For instance if I completed the task as expected the previous day the next day's copy will also be completed, and if I change the status of the next day's task copy to in progress than the previous day's task copy, as well as all of the other copies, will be in progress also. If I delete one, it deletes them all. I was hoping for totally independent copies with potentially different notes etc. Thanks Anyway your response was appreciated. I'll keep a watch in case you ever put the recurrence feature in the task form.

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Mustang Any updates on Android support?

Jun 13 2017 at 3:29pm Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) Android sync over LAN is currently in development and is expected this year. Details of this development can be followed on the BiteSpire forum. https://bitespire.com/com...nt-updates

BiteSpire - Jun 13 2017 at 11:23pm Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) Android sync over LAN is currently in development as well as better support for running on touch devices. This development is expected to concluded this year, 2017.

BiteSpire - Jun 13 2017 at 11:26pm Copy Link

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Pavi Johnson Hi, any updates on Google calendar and contact sync? This is rather important in the connected world.

On the forum, it was previously mentioned that this was being developed, but I haven't seen any update.

Best, /Pavi

Jun 14 2017 at 12:22am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) doogiePIM already has the ability to import/export ICS easily. This means you can use your private ICS Google Calendar URL. (See Google Calendar for more info). The main idea of doogiePIM is security and encryption of your data stored in a local environment. Therefore, a controlled form of import/export is being adopted rather than sync with unsecure Clouds. Again, this falls inline with the Android further development this year. Development goes through many stages. Firstly through in-house private testing, then in-house beta, public alpha, public beta, public test release then final release. It can take many months especially for large and impacting stage development. Hopefully that helps :)

BiteSpire - Jun 14 2017 at 12:40am Copy Link

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Pavi Johnson Hi, thanks that is good news as I really would to avoid re-entry of information.

Adding new meetings, etc. would be rather easy since I just ordered a GPD pocket to use as my "all day carry" computer.

Will the Android app sync with the PC version?

Best, /Pavi

Jun 14 2017 at 12:59am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Pavi; I thought GPD pocket devices were mainly Ubuntu Linux based. I have seen a Windows 10 version though. In current doogiePIM development tests, Android 5+ is being used, so if your device runs this, you should be fine.

BiteSpire - Jun 14 2017 at 1:07am Copy Link

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Pavi Johnson Hi Chris,

I see I have mixed topics. GPD Pocket is just a tiny PC, which comes with Windows 10 (or Linux) and it being released very soon. Thus, I can have it in my jacket pocket virtually all day and add appointments, etc.

Regarding Android, I was just curious if the PC program will sync data with the Android app, in this case meaning a separate phone that I carry (in case the GPD Pocket is not handy).

Best, /Pavi

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bsr007 Hi Chris, I am currently trialling doogiePIM and it looks great. If I configure two email accounts in doogiePIM, can the messages associated with those accounts be viewed separately or are all messages listed in the single inbox? Thanks for your help.

Jun 14 2017 at 1:29am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @bsr007; All messages, by default, are placed into the Inbox. However, you can specify a different destination folder by creating a Message Rule. Simply setup one rule that matches your email address recipient to go to a different folder. See here for Message Rules Help: https://bitespire.com/hel...lters.html

BiteSpire - Jun 14 2017 at 1:37am Copy Link

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Wocius Wei I haven't used this -- yet -- but I think the developer deserves high praise for actually putting a real mailing address on his Contact page. I am always a bit concerned about entering personal data and info into a PIM whose developer is essentially anonymous -- a name and nothing else. Not the case here, so thank you, Chris!

Jun 14 2017 at 7:45am Copy Link

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_*_ Questions/Thoughts
Have personally used several PIMs (EssentialPIM, TaskMerlin, Chaos:Intelect, EfficentPIM (Efficcess)) I have given up on PIMs utilizing email (all seem to fail here), and have stuck with Efficcess which has a lifetime license.
That said, I really like what you are doing with your software and all the features it contains. Here are some thoughts.

1. My IMAP email account does not display my folders from my email account. It receives mail, but none of the folders are present. How can I make them display?
2. Really like the browser within the email program. Thanks
3. Count me as a potential user that would like to see passwords hidden with in the vault area.
4. The vault area should have an option to require the Master Password when clicking on the tab once focus is off this tab.
5. Be nice to have a key to check mail and not have to use the menu.
6. Allow users to format the Home Page how they would like and make sense to them.
7. Give users the ability to have shaded heading on the Home Page and not just colored icons. The headers get lost too easily.
8. Place the "Show this message image" in the header of the email message bypassing the need to click on the little "eye" icon then choosing to reveal images.
9. Not a huge fan of all the icons, everywhere, but really like the Tabs for each section along the top.

That is enough for now. Your hard work is really appreciated and I am seriously considering supporting your efforts to offer a stable and secure PIM.

Jun 14 2017 at 8:23am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Wocius Wei;
You're very welcome. Thank you for your confidence.

@_*_;
1. IMAP4 folders is an improvement that can be implemented in a future version. Thanks.
2. You're welcome.
3. Passwords in the listgrid or cardview can be hidden/replaced with stars with the command on the toolbar and in the View menu, "Show Passwords with Stars".
4. Requiring a master password can be set in the [Settings and Preferences/Vault] "Vault locking options". Simply choose "Lock Vault when going to another section".
5. Right-click the Windows system tray icon and there's a command to "Check mail..." there. You can also setup a HotKey to define your own key combination to check mail at anytime. HotKeys are setup in the [Settings and Preferences].
6. The Home Page can be customised with the command "Customise Home Page" on the right-click context menu or in the main menu "Edit". You can then add data panels containing various data filters for events etc.
7. Shaded Heading? I'm not sure what you mean by this. Please explain.
8. The idea of having to click the "Eye" first is to confirm that the command is what you want. Having remote images displayed in emails lends itself to compromise of privacy and possible delivery of unwanted data. If the command is a single click, this can be accidentally clicked.
9. Toolbars and icons can be hidden. Right-click a toolbar and choose hide. They can be shown/hidden from the main menu "View".

Thank you for your feedback and hope this may be of help to you.

BiteSpire - Jun 14 2017 at 8:41am Copy Link

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Mathias User I just tried to buy a licence. But paypal keeps telling me: "Unable to complete your buy at this time. You are redirected back..."

Jun 14 2017 at 9:54am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Mathias:
Try contacting BitsDuJour for help on purchasing. http://www.bitsdujour.com/contact
Or, try again later, perhaps PayPal are having server difficulties.

BiteSpire - Jun 14 2017 at 10:36am Copy Link

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Pavi Johnson Hi again, I've been testing a bit more - quite impressive! To me, the killer feature is the Year Planner. It gives a very powerful way to set yearly goals in many areas, and view them seamlessly.

Quick email questions:
1) Emails have contacts as Related Links. Is there any way to quickly see all related mail from the same person? I find that I have to click the related contact, then All Related Links, then expand to get all mails. This also gives only basic message information, and takes a bit of time.

2) Any way to drag and drop to the file system or other applications as .eml or even .msg?

3) Any way to roll all Related Links for a contact together, so that sort by date let's one see the last item for that contact? Thus, making a CRM with last time any call or mail was exchanged. A great idea would be a field for "Last contact" in the contact window (list view) that would automatically grab the last date of all related items!

Best, /Pavi

Jun 14 2017 at 1:22pm Copy Link

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_*_ Purchased, thank you for the offer.

Jun 14 2017 at 6:45pm Copy Link

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Dave Venus Hi!

Any chance this offer can be extended 1 day?

Thanks,

Dave

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bsr007 Hi Chris, When adding an event to the Calendar section can it automatically be associated with the colour of a particular Category or does the event colour always have to be changed manually? Many thanks.

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Dave Venus;
The offer has been extended by one more day.
@_*_;
Thank you.
@Pavi;
1. Quick commands could be added in development to achieve this. Thanks for the heads up.
2. You can drag a file from Windows to the Related Links to achieve a virtual link but not the other way. To get an eml file, use the "File/Export/Mail Message".
3. A switch to toggle tree view and list view would be an interesting idea. Thanks for the suggestion.

BiteSpire - Jun 15 2017 at 12:22am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @bsr007;
This feature is actually already in development. The Finance section already uses this, to change the visual display to either, category, type or window colour. I see other sections to do the same.

BiteSpire - Jun 15 2017 at 12:25am Copy Link

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Pavi Johnson Hi Chris, I actually purchased after more testing. To follow up my questions:

1) A button or shortcut to toggle mail view between "From Sender", and "Do Not Group", would achieve this very easily. (Many might also like by "Subject" to get a threaded view).

2) Not needed anymore as I discovered the command "Select all and copy" - very handy.

3) In Contacts, List view - A field that says "Last Communication" and has the latest date from all related links would be an absolutely amazing feature! Thus, one could see the last communication with all contacts, ie. business leads in order to know to follow up. There are already extra fields, so could you program one to grab this information?? Thus, a true CRM would be possible.

To sum, the more I use DoogiePim, the more I realize that this has serious power. It is possible to install this on two machines, and sync the database (when not in use)? Wiht a 7 in screen, the GPD Pocket will not be my main machine :)

Best, /Pavi

Jun 15 2017 at 12:56am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Pavi;
1. Agreed.
2. Awesome :)
3. Agreed. Thus the reason for the Extra Fields. Use them to add CRM specific fields as you need.

doogiePIM does allow opening the same database by different machines on the same LAN at the same time. However, this is dependant on your Windows file sharing network so knowledge and experience in this area is important. When full sync development is done with Android, to be able to sync over LAN between doogiePIM sessions with different Windows clients is planned development.

BiteSpire - Jun 15 2017 at 1:08am Copy Link

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Chuck Testing this out, but can't get it to connect with a standard GMail account. Used help file, as well as GMail's own directions, with no luck. Definitely interested, but if I can't get email to work, then I will have to pass.

Jun 15 2017 at 4:35am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Chuck;
One of the things that Gmail doesn't always tell you is; Are you using an application specific password?
You didn't mention if you want IMAP or POP so here's a couple of help pages for you:
POP3: https://support.google.co...4828?hl=en
IMAP4: https://support.google.co...6229?hl=en

I, and other users, are using gmail in doogiePIM so I'm very confident that it works. Let me know if you require further assistance.

BiteSpire - Jun 15 2017 at 4:42am Copy Link

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Chuck @BiteSpire

Set it up as POP3 account:

pop.gmail.com
Port 995
Correct address
Correct password
Use SSL
Leave messages

Also tried IMAP
imap.gmail.com
Port 993

No luck either way.

Note: both POP and IMAP are enabled in my GMail account.

Tried sending an email within DPM. It appears to have sent within DPM, but never reached my actual GMail account.

Jun 15 2017 at 4:52am Copy Link

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Chuck @BiteSpire: Don't understand the application specific reference.

Tried POP setup using appropriate settings:
pop.gmail.com
Port 995
Use SSL

Tried IMAP as well
imap.gmail.com
Port 993
Use SSL

Made sure both were enabled in GMail settings; they were already.
No luck getting DGM to receive.

Tried sending email from DGM to my GMail account. It sent and received within DGM, but never actually landed in my GMail account.

Jun 15 2017 at 4:57am Copy Link

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Chuck Apologies for duplicate posts

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Chuck;
It sounds like you need to generate an "App Password" in your Google account. To do that, see here:
https://support.google.co...wer/185833

Once you generate an app password, use that in doogiePIM instead of your Gmail account password. Remember to store your app password in a safe place. doogiePIM's Vault section is ideal for that.

"App Passwords" are needed when you have 2 step authentication on your Google account.

Hopefully, this fixes your connection problem.

BiteSpire - Jun 15 2017 at 5:16am Copy Link

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Chuck @BiteSpire:

I don't have 2-step verification setup on my account. If memory serves, that caused an issue with another piece of software I use. At any rate I get this from GMail when I attempt to set an app password up: "The setting you are looking for is not available for your account."

Jun 15 2017 at 5:28am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Chuck;
I'm sorry but there's very little else I can think of other than contacting Google to find out why you can't connect. :(

BiteSpire - Jun 15 2017 at 5:59am Copy Link

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Pavi Johnson Hi, I had a similar issue and Gmail sent me a notification stating that I needed to allow less secure apps.

However, since I was using SSL/TLS and IMAP, I am not sure why this would be considered "less secure".

You might want to check this setting in your Gmail.

Best, /Pavi

Jun 15 2017 at 6:25am Copy Link

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H. H. Hallo,
@author

1. I´ve to agree to Bill sech asking for a possibility to easily copy tasks - its really needed.

2. there seems to be a difficulty regarding attached files. Using german windows 7 ult. 64bit, I was not able to link to a windows inbuilt music example file. It was shown, but when trying to open it with doogiePIM it always said "sorry, error (-6).
The file path of the file was C:\Users\Public\Music\Sample Music\Kalimba.mp3.
Only when putting the file unter c:\kalimba.mp3 doogiePIM could open it. Perhaps it has something to do with the german windows version -but it urgently must be corrected because without a reliable pössibility to link to files (same issue with picture files,..) doogiePIM would not satisfy.
Do you think that you can bugfix this within version 1 (asking because not opening files would be a dealbreaker)?

3.Since the software uses online activation - what would happen in case your company gives up businiess (hopefully not) - It´s not a theoratical question, I already lost expensive software because the company shut down there license server (some companies solved the problem in a fair kind of way - they made their software freeware or they sent their customers a masterkey, so that reinstallation / new installation on a new pc was possible without online activation)

4. I think the software is promising and various features (perhaps also features request) may be discovered during longer usage. It´s a pitty that the software seems not to be well known.
For that it´s another example of an interesting piece of software, which would have remained unknown to me (and others) if not beeing offered at bdj. It seems, that famous online pc magazines like the german www. chip.de have not listed the program, so one would hardly "discover" it.
So for marketing it could be good to notify some eu famous online pc magazines too to make the software known to more people.and getting more customers

H.H.

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BiteSpire (Chris) @H.H.;
1. I agree. Better copy/paste of Tasks has been added to the development schedule.
2. I'll make further investigation with Windows 7 under German. One item that has been fixed for the next release 1.1.1.8 is the launching of files from Related Links. A new version is scheduled for release next week.
3. Once the online activation is done, there is a local file created in the doogiePIM folder called "C:\BiteSpire\doogiePIM\doogiePIMLicence.key". This is your key file that can be used should BiteSpire servers take a turn for the worst. It's a good idea to keep this key file with your collection of important backups.
4. I agree, more marketing is needed and steps have been taken to improve this.

I invite anyone and everyone to talk about doogiePIM in their respective social media outlets to help with spreading the word.

Chris.

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M M When Android app and sync is added, will it be a paid upgrade? Not sure if it is a good idea to buy now, or better wait for this essential (for me) add on.

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Chuck @Pavi: Thanks for the GMail tip. I had already thought about and verified those settings. Still no luck. It's unfortunate as I am really intrigued by DGM. I will have to dig in further when I have time and, if I resolve the issue, potentially purchase down the road when it goes on sale again.

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Dave Venus Hi! Thanks for extending the sale. Have purchased my license! Looking forward to moving my notes to dp.

1. do you have anything like tags and the ability to search by them?
a nice tag cloud display would be nice...

2. have you considered using Javascript V8 as a user macro / scripting tool?
it is already built into chromium.

3. is there a way to do charts, graphs or pivot tables in the spreadsheet?

4. can you add the ability to print / export to pdf files?

thanks again for your kindness and an awesome program!

Dave

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_*_ How do I reset the Home Page, left hand pane, and main window image back to default? Thanks

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H. H. @authour
Hallo,
thank you for your detailed response.
During testing another questions occured:
Using the inbuilt browser - will there be a possibility to save webpages with all its pictures as pdf? I only was able to save them as text, but not the whole page with pictures - that´s a pitty, because otherwise the browser and bookmark function would be useful. If not already implemented - is it on the roadmap?
Thank you for responding again in advance.
H.H:

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BiteSpire (Chris) @_*_:
Set the filename to blank (empty) and it will default back to factory.
@Dave Venus;
1. There are "Flag Markers" which is included in the Indexed Search. All records can be Flagged. For Documents and Journals, there is a "tree view properties" text summary which can be used for keywords as that is also indexed.
2. I will check it out. Thanks.
3. Not yet.
4. Already implemented. It's in the "hamburger menu" icon next to the bookmark star, "Save as PDF".
@H.H.;
See above, It's in the "hamburger menu" icon next to the bookmark star on the address toolbar, "Save as PDF".

BiteSpire - Jun 15 2017 at 11:16pm Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) Don't forget to sign up for a BiteSpire Community Forum account and get further support. I'm more than happy to read your feedback and ideas on doogiePIM.

See here: https://bitespire.com/community/

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Javier Gil Top software. Highly recommended. Developed by someone who listens, the product is alive and kicking, with several updates per year.
Bouth it several years ago and upgraded to the latest version this year. I use it daily.

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Michael R. How does synchronizing work, if I installed doogiePIM on more than one of my computers?

Can I synchronize certain parts, e.g. family-appointments (but not business-appointments) with another person, owning doogiePIM too?

Jun 17 2018 at 3:48am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Javier: Many thanks for your wonderful comments. Yes, I do try to listen and implement user suggestions as and when I'm able to. Hence the community forum for posting ideas, suggestions and bug reports. No matter how far-fetched the suggestion, I will listen to it. @Michael R.: doogiePIM is a local database application. This means all your data is stored on your local disk, be it a USB disk drive or your hard disk. It doesn't save data to the Cloud. This means there is no sync through the Internet. (a security risk). However, should you have two machines on the same network at home/office, then you can open the same database at the same time on different computers (licence permitting). File Sharing is implemented in doogiePIM for each database. You can even setup Resources as login users, if you want; see here: https://bitespire.com/hel...gn-In.html Don't forget, doogiePIM lets you browse the web at the same time, so you could have your Google calendar open at the same time as your doogiePIM calendar, in different tabs.

BiteSpire - Jun 18 2018 at 9:51am Copy Link

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Dunking I am kind of looking at this and quite seriously tempted. However, I learned the hard way not to put all my eggs in one basket so perhaps I could ask a couple of questions:

1. Could my data be extracted to some standard (probably csv) format? Like notes, inventory, etc?

2. And this is a go/no go thing: does it now sync with Google calendar and contacts? I see on the forum that this was 'in development' over a year ago but could see if it is actually working yet.

The reason 2 is important is because I tend to use more than one calendar/contact facility (sometimes editing on Google, sometimes on my phone). Google sync is the bit of string that can keep diverse and unrelated apps discussing the same data. So far as I know, there isn't another option (importing/exproting ical or whatever is a pain to roll across all devices, some not used for long periods, so not a solution).

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Dunking:
1. There are several export options in doogiePIM. The data grid listings can be exported as CSV and the notes, documents and rich text can be exported to TXT, DOCX, RTF, DON, XML and HTML. Email can be exported as EML or TXT format. There are also ways to use SQL commands to extract data too, such as "SELECT * from contacts" if you're knowledgable on SQL-92.
2. At the moment, the Calendar has an ICAL import and export function. This enables you to import a Google Calendar URL into the doogiePIM calendar or export a calendar out into ICAL format for importing into Google. This isn't an automatic sync but it does update records if they already exist when using this way.

BiteSpire - Jun 20 2018 at 1:27am Copy Link

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Dunking Thanks @BiteSpire

The export stuff sounds great, but the Calendar (and contacts?) just won't happen, I'm afraid. It is too tedious (export from one thing to a file, import with another thing), and I won't remember every time I've updated something to do that.

On that basis I'm going to skip this, but if you have sync with Google calendar working at some point I'll certainly purchase a copy.

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W Ma Can I drag/drop or copy/paste a web clipping to DoogiePIM that preserves layout of text with pictures?
In trial, I seem to get only parsed text when I try that.

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BiteSpire (Chris) @W MA:
You can use [Copy/Paste as HTML] which will paste the HTML format as best as it can. The images will be implemented in a near future version. Discussion of this is here: https://bitespire.com/com...eb-address

BiteSpire - Jun 20 2018 at 4:14am Copy Link

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W Ma Thank you, for directing me to the page re a single step web clippIng of words and pictures together preferably with layout preservation.
Sometimes it is worthwhile to save a whole webpage as it is.
Most often, I like to selectively clip (similar to what the discussion covered) charts or pictures with their aligned related text.

I am also interested in autosave functionality.
Does DoogiePIM autosave when I switch focus from a page, ie move to a different "page" within DoogiePIM? I've had that function in other programs and it makes saving a page completely unobtrusive.
Is there autosave whenever I exit the program, either autosave everything, or autosave only the last page - if every page has already autosaved when focus was shifted away from the page?

As you can see, I am trying to increase saving pages while decreasing the need to pay attention to the process.

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BiteSpire (Chris) doogiePIM does have Autosave for documents, noteboards, spreadsheets and journals; When you move to another item, when you exit and even a Timed Autosave so you can stay on the same document but have it save automatically every x minutes: see here: https://bitespire.com/com...ne-2-0-1-0

BiteSpire - Jun 20 2018 at 4:49am Copy Link

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Andrew User Looks awesome, been messing with the free trial and will probably buy.

I saw older comments mentioning Android support/sync - any news on that?

Thanks in advance, awesome product!

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Mustang I am a long time user of EssentialPIM and I like how I can easily sync data with Outlook and my Android phone. The feature set of this software is impressive, but data from Outlook can only be imported and I see no cross platform support. Is there a road map for v2 on new features planned for development?

Jun 20 2018 at 8:53am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) Android development is something that's still being worked on. This would be sync over LAN to some custom modules such as Calendar, Contacts and Tasks. There is no Android product for the public available at this time.

The more users suggest syncing the more I can develop (to a degree) and as long as it doesn't affect the data privacy principles of doogiePIM.

BiteSpire - Jun 20 2018 at 9:54am Copy Link

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InterestedParty Hi Quick question - could you please advise when I can expect the key email to arrive ? I bought about 8 hours ago and got a receipt that says the key will be sent soon.

Many thanks & regards

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BiteSpire (Chris) @InterestedParty: I've no control over the purchasing process so I would send a message to BitsDuJour asking about your payment clearance and order. All keys are sent automatically so always ensure you specify a correct email address.

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Dunking @BiteSpire: I would suggest that Android development isn't very important for the likes of Calendar, Tasks and Contacts - if you have syncing in place then any device that can talk to Google will sync with the data. My current desktop calendar app, for instance, doesn't have an Android client, but on Android I use Business Calendar and it all just works fine - make a change in one and it appears in moments on the other.

Android would be important for things like notes where there isn't a generic Google sync and a zillion other compatible apps.

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Ronald Jurman I have too many PIMs at this point to really consider adding another, but given ongoing online data breaches, etc., I think doogiePIM's approach to security is a wise one. Network syncing has a convenience, but from all appearances, almost no security. If you put anything online, just assume that you are sharing it with everybody. Hats off for a wise choice here.

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big-red I've been looking for a notes programme that displays notes in a mind map or similar format. On looking at the doogiePIM trial, I see that the 'Noteboard' tab does exactly this. To me, this is a more intuitive way of viewing and creating notes, especially when creating brainstorming notes.

I'm seriously considering this offer. My current notes app contains hundreds of entries. I can export these as individual rtf files within a folder structure. To import each note individually would be a huge task. Is there any way of importing to doogiePIM multiple rtf files stored within folders, automatically formatting them into folders and subfolders in the Documents tab?

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BiteSpire (Chris) @big-red: When you go to import your RTF into Documents, use the "Import from file..." then when you get the file selector, you can multiple-select more than one file with Ctrl or Shift click. You can only import into one folder at a time but certainly a lot faster than one file at a time. I really like the idea of getting doogiePIM to automatically recreate the folder structure so I've added that to my dev schedule. Thanks for the observation and suggestion.

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Dunking @Ronald: "Network syncing has a convenience, but from all appearances, almost no security"

Sure, that can be an issue, and I steer well clear of anything that does that without so much as a 'by your leave'. But assuming the user has the choice to do it or not, it is a use choice and if he figures the gain is worth the risk then it is up to him, not the developer. Taking your stance to extremes, no app should be internet-capable just in case the traffic is sniffed (we know it actually is).

Now, a lot of people see me as being paranoid for my position on things. I block Google analytics as a matter of course. Facebook is blocked via hosts, etc. The email registered to my phone is used nowhere else - it is /just/ to get access to Play. Yes, as you may have figured, the benefits of syncing my calendar via Google are sufficient to outweigh my natural caution. If that happens to me, there are /many/ less paranoid users that wouldn't give it a second thought.

I believe that having the option in an app like this is a must. Whether the user enables it or not is up to the user - the option being there doesn't force him to use it, you know :)

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MrZebulon Is it possible to import/and read PDF documents and link them to financial entries? I.e to import PDF invoices and mark them/the amounts as paid in calculations sheet?
Many thanks

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BiteSpire (Chris) @MrZebulon: It is very possible to link PDF files (or any other files) directly to any record by way of Related Links. See here: https://bitespire.com/hel...0List.html
There is a built-in PDF viewer so opening the Related Link will open in a new tab for viewing. You can override this in the settings to open your own PDF viewer, if required.

BiteSpire - Jun 21 2018 at 2:15am Copy Link

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Mario Demi Will there ever be a German surface

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Mario Demi: There is a localisation system being worked on to enable different languages. See here: https://bitespire.com/com...take-place

BiteSpire - Jun 21 2018 at 2:45am Copy Link

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DSS Could you explain what steps a family would go through to use this to share a calendar...or is this not the best tool for sharing appointments?

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Scott Pam This product seems interesting and might be usable to replace the Daytimer2000 product that my client is still using with great difficulty on modern machines and operating systems.

Are you familiar with DT2k?

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BiteSpire (Chris) @DSS: You can setup a database with multiple Resources, each of which can have a Calendar. This can be stored on a computer on a LAN and be file shared across. If you want your family to have instant access to the same Calendar on their smartphone then doogiePIM isn't for you. doogiePIM is more of a single restricted local access database application.

BiteSpire - Jun 21 2018 at 5:31am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Scott Pam: Sorry, I'm not familiar with DT2K, although I did hear about it about 10 years ago. It was quite an organizer for Windows 98 back then. doogiePIM is able to import the old DBX format as well as CSV, should you wish, but better to actually start a fresh database, unless your records go into thousands. Always remember to try an import on a copy of the database first, just in case you want to roll back changes.

BiteSpire - Jun 21 2018 at 5:35am Copy Link

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JP Hi BDJ, just purchased and tried to register software, but keeps saying that it is 'unable to verfiy that licence key'. Any ideas? I have copied and pasted exactly.

Jun 21 2018 at 10:09am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @JP: I've just checked and saw the attempt. Ensure you have no extra spaces before and after the key you were given from the order email.

BiteSpire - Jun 21 2018 at 10:43am Copy Link

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JP BiteSpire done as suggested, working fine. Thanks for the quick reply!

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Ronald Jurman @Dunking, I like your approach. You've considered the risks, and know where to draw the lines. Sadly, most, or at least many, don't seem to do this.

Regards,

Ron

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Ronald Jurman @BiteSpire,

Seriously intrigued. Downloaded Trial.

Question though: How does one handle recurring bills (eg. monthly gas bill due on 12th of each month) that inter-works with the finances module?

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Colin McAllister I've trialled this software now, but I won't be buying. There's a lot to like about this software - I do however want everything in one place and the inability to easily import folders (and their sub-folders) and the lack of support of Docx and PPTx means doogiePIM is not there yet for me.

I would also have liked to opportunity to hide business contact information. In the West, with an aging population and fewer jobs, the numbers of redundant/retired (aged 50 upwards!) is therefore rising, so lots of detail about businesses that have been left is of no use.

I will give doogiePIM a try next time in appears here. Thanks.

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Colin: Many thanks for your wonderful observations and for trying doogiePIM. I hope the future version fall in better favour for you, especially after the new developments. Although you don't plan to buy, I still value your opinions and would love for you to bookmark the doogiePIM Community Forum where all the development news takes place. See here: https://bitespire.com/community/

BiteSpire - Jun 23 2018 at 1:25am Copy Link

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Javier Gil Awesome deal. DoogiePIM is an outstanding program which is updated regularly (not like other "Abandoned ware") and the creator offers really good support.
I use it everyday and would never switch to anything else.

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BiteSpire (Chris) Thank you, Javier, for those wonderful words of support. It truly makes me feel happy to know you appreciate the software and service.

BiteSpire - Jul 16 2019 at 1:32am Copy Link

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Peter User Can I import finance transactions from another app? I looked at help etc but it looks like I can't. Being unable to import is a deal breaker as I have thousands of transactions stored in another app.

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Peter. There is a facility, within each of the sections, to import CSV type data. As many finance packages are different you could just import the basics such as payee, amount, balance etc. The CSV import screens allows you to choose which column refers to which field. I hope this helps and thanks for your question.

BiteSpire - Jul 16 2019 at 3:38am Copy Link

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eb235 I received ultra-fast top-notch support for an unused previous version of DoogiePIM.
Thank you BiteSpire !

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BiteSpire (Chris) @eb235 Thank you for supporting doogiePIM and happy you were given "ultra" support. :)

BiteSpire - Jul 16 2019 at 6:00am Copy Link

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Lito Can you add data fields to the Journals that can then be accessed in reports to make graphs?

Basically I am looking for something to replace my Smart Diary Suite 4 journal program that has been abandoned. I need the ability to track daily things like Weight, workout type/length, blood pressure, pulse rates etc... (basically I need to make customizable fields that I want to track) that I can then make a report to include a graph between 2 dates, average value over the time period (skipping any zero or no entries in case I forgot or missed recording values on a particular day or days), and a trend line for the time period.

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Lito: Alas, the Journal section doesn't have custom fields that could be used for such a purpose. It's more for images and rich text. You could use the Tasks section to record each day's details but again the collection of specific fields is beyond that of what you need.

On the brighter side, in the version 3 edition there will be custom fields in the Tasks sections as well as the Resources. Version 3 is a long way off (less than 11 months).

In sum, sorry to say, doogiePIM wouldn't be a valid option for you at present. :(

BiteSpire - Jul 16 2019 at 7:47am Copy Link

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Jorge Watanabe Hi,
Is it possible to insert fileas as attachments? (not links, but the actual files)
Thank you

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Jorge: You can insert attachments into email messages but when you set a related link the content doesn't embed inside the database.

Further help for details about linking:
https://bitespire.com/hel...0List.html

BiteSpire - Jul 16 2019 at 8:18am Copy Link

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Drew Vogel Can ALL of the program's database files (*.doo, etc.) be stored in a different directory than the program's installation directory?

I'd like to be able to store the database files (configuration settings, database, Scratchpad, doNotes, etc.) in my Dropbox so that when I access doogiePIM from any of my PCs (not at the same time) they point to the Dropbox folder and my exact config settings, etc.

Jul 17 2019 at 7:05am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Drew: Yes, you can use the portable version and the whole application including any settings, reports, configurations, database etc can all be placed in a custom folder of your choice.

DropBox isn't a great tool for this kind of database as the database file needs to be accessible the whole time whilst open. DB tends to update only parts of the file and can cause problems with what it thinks are updated parts. If you do access the database over DropBox, you must ensure one device has shutdown the database completely.

The good news is, if you want to open the database directly over your local area network, then you can do that (doogiePIM has built-in networking) but this must be over LAN using local file sharing. A good knowledge of Windows folder sharing is needed for this.

I hope this helps and thanks for the great question.

BiteSpire - Jul 17 2019 at 8:52am Copy Link

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Todd User Bitspire,

I currently use EPIM and generally like it. I also use Ultra Recall and like it too for a different purpose. It appears your program could combine the features I like about both databases into a single all-encompassing database except for the lack of Android sync.
I am constantly entering appointments, reminders, new contacts, passwords and notes into my EPIM android and then sync to EPIM desktop every morning. Your program sounds much more capable, but I would lose a lot of functionality without the mobile platform.
Consider this a very strong +1 for a syncable android version...or a way to two-way sync with Android's native calendar, contacts and notebook. Then I'd be more tempted to buy a copy.

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Javier Gil Top quality software, updated regularly, incredibly useful, highly recommended.

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BiteSpire (Chris) Thank you, Javier. Your comments are always appreciated. Be safe in this time.

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Rasmus macOS/iPadOS/iOS versions planned to arrive ever...?

I watched through your introduction video, read through blogs etc.. I like what I see, I would buy it in a heartbeat if it had multiplatform support and syncing features. At this time my worry is that in my setup I will not be able to fully utilize doogiePIM´s power as in my case Windows is mainly only a gaming platform, all work is done on other platforms where doggiePIM would really excel for me...
For those who use single Windows PC for work of course its a different story and DoogiePIM would be very useful.

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Rasmus: Thanks for the further explanation of your comments. It is with a heavy heart to tell you that there is no iOS version planned. I've heard from some people they've had limited success with CrossOver but not being a Mac developer, I can't verify it. Anyone is free to have a go though. The 30 day licence version is fully operational with all the bells and whistles and completely free of charge.

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David User I waited patiently for this :D

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lisba f I downloaded trial, installed it but then a message appears: Evaluation Licence Has Now Expired, and asks for (purchased) licence. How I can use the trial before purchasing?

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BiteSpire (Chris) @lisba: You downloaded and installed the 30 days licence in the past. This means your 30 days has run out for that PC installation. The good news is, drop me an email ( https://bitespire.com/contact.php ) and I will send you a 7 day licence key so you can try out the new updates since you last used doogiePIM.

@David: Woohoo... awesome :)

BiteSpire - Mar 31 2020 at 6:23am Copy Link

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lisba f Thanks, Christopher for 7 day licence. I installed and tried DoogiePIM but it seems I have (again) the same problem as in the past: unfortunately, no UNICODE!

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BiteSpire (Chris) @lisba: doogiePIM uses the default language set of your system and uses unicode throughout for characters in rich text formatting as well as the database. Unicode is also used for the different text and language files to tailor the UI (eg: Russian). You can store unicode characters in Contact names, Task subjects, etc. If you send screenshots or information about your system to me, I would be happy to see what the problem is.

There's a support ticket system here: https://bitespire.lightho...m/overview

or report it via the forum: https://bitespire.com/community/

Remember to include as much detail as possible as I will need to replicate the issue with my own machines.

BiteSpire - Mar 31 2020 at 7:16am Copy Link

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lisba f I'll send you screenshots, Chris, thanks!

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Cary Adams Seemingly complete app. But I use CalDAV and CardDAV servers for calendaring and contacts. I search the "community" and "support" areas and found nothing.

Can this work with CalDAV/CardDAV ... if I change a calendar entry on the PIM will it sync back to the server?

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Cary Adams: Sorry, but that functionality isn't available in the current version.

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David User grrr Ive gone 5 places trying to load a card and networks down or people untrained...extend a day please? For sake of coronavirus? I got one more place I can try real quick

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David User Thank you so much! Got it!

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Kevin User Please improve it for High DPI resolutions.

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Kevin: Thanks Kevin, it's in the works for a coming soon update.

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BiteSpire (Chris) @David: Glad you got your connection sorted out and please, everyone, be safe in this time of great unrest.

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Larry W Would it be possible to get a 7 days license to try out the newest version? I installed this to try it out before.

Mainly looking to see if you added recurring tasks. Not Calendar events but tasks and also if you can add recurring bills into the finance module.

I also wanted to compliment you on how you answer the questions here now and in the past. You don't get offended and defensive by any of the questions and you give an honest and fast response. You also seem to appreciate comments and recommendations of what people want. So thanks for that, it makes me want to buy the program even more.

Thank you,
Larry

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Larry: Thank you for your kind comments. All criticism is constructive to me so I'm happy for anyone to air their feelings, suggestions and ideas. I'm sorry to report, though. In the latest public updates, there's no recurring Task or Finance. The good news is, they have been implemented in a private beta. When the beta is stable, I'll include it into the public channel for everyone to try out. It could be a few weeks though. Watch this space: https://bitespire.com/doo...ersion.php

If you still want a 7 day licence, just let me know and I'll be more than happy to send you a key.

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Larry W Thanks for the info. If it's okay, I'll wait for the stable beta to come out and ask for the 7 day trial license then.

Be safe out there,
Larry

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Brent Price After downloading the trial and after installing... I used the program for a bit and decided that this is one of those programs worthy of anyone using! It may not be perfect but it suited my needs so I purchased it! I don't think everything out there is worth having but for me this made sense! I see using it for a long time to come.

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K Anderson Since "Version 3 is round the corner", will that be a paid upgrade or will it be
included with this purchase?
Thanks.

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BiteSpire (Chris) @K.Anderson: v3 will be free to those who purchase a v2 license within one year of the release of v3.... so YES... you'll get v3 for free with this license. :)

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PJ Software Buyer I'm playing around with the demo.. Very extensive software! However, is there ability to add custom fields? For example, I want to add a few fields relevant to my business in Tasks.

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ron r I haven't seen anything about version 3 on the discussion boards except for:
https://bitespire.com/com...r-features

The first V2 release was in January 2018 (not counting the beta):
https://bitespire.com/doo...istory.php

I am very hesitant that V3 will be released within a year of this bitsdujour purchase. Could you somehow guarantee that this v2 bitsdujour purchase will get the V3 for free even if V3 is released longer then 12 months after this bitsdujour purchase? Please do not take this as a demand but as a request I normally do not ask these kind of questions.

The reason I did was because of the feature set of Doogie PIM, I have seen appearing earlier but ignored because I assumed this is the same the "other" pim's.... boy was I wrong...

The only thing I am missing (or could not find):
Syncing components notes, tasks, cal etc.. with google (or other)
Can Doogie sync Notes, Documents, Calender, Task,...etc online with other products or services (google...)?

Or better yet and Android version, from what I could find about it:
* 2016, Google calendar push (response: calendar will be enhanced this would make it also ready for android version)
https://bitespire.com/com...endar-push

* 2017, Android version in the works (or development started?)
https://bitespire.com/com...oid-client

* 2019, Android development stopped (deferred to concentrate on doogiePIM being a local database)
https://bitespire.com/com...-questions

What it all boils to down to:
- Request: Purchases of this bitsdujour version are promised V3 even if V3 comes out after 12 months
- Question: Can Doogie sync with online services?
- Question: Is an Android version still in the pipeline?

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BiteSpire (Chris) @PJ: Thanks for the question. Tasks doesn't currently have custom fields, as such. However, Contacts does and I plan to add this facility to the Tasks, Events and some other records. Many thanks for your suggestion.

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BiteSpire (Chris) @ron: Wow! What a wonderful set of questions. Many thanks for taking time to being so concise. Believe me, it's appreciated. In answer to your inquiry.... YES, I can absolutely guarantee.... ANY purchase of a version 2 license from this point on will give you version 3 for free. I plan to make this release after the dreaded plague has calmed down, being a 2021 release. Android is in the works and the sync with Google is also part of the v3 pipeline. Lots of other requested items are also included, such as Widevine DRM, Recurring Tasks, Custom Fields and several others. More will be revealed in the coming months and alpha/beta versions will be made available to the public.

This Bitsdujour offer is my way of saying a big thank you to all feature requests and followers of doogiePIM.

I admit it's a slow walk to get there but slow and steady wins the race. :)

Stay safe, my friends.

BiteSpire - Aug 23 2020 at 12:58am Copy Link

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ron r Thank you, your response gave me a lot of confidence.
I am now seriously considering this to be my second attempt to a PIM.

I briefly tested the portable version.
On the portable version I got the "windows protected your pc" blue pop-up.
Do not know what triggered it.
I have a clean installation of windows 10 with only defender running as an antivirus. I am assuming it's a "false flag".

After testing Doogie briefly I was really impressed, below some points from a beginner user perspective:

1.
On first start of program, notify that a database needs to be create before the user can actually use Doogie.

2.
No globally present 'HOME' button
Example: I entered a url in the addressbar and it actaully navigated correctly to that page!
But the main doog-page was now "gone" (where you see the upper menu 'File', 'Edit' ,... and Side buttons 'Home' , 'Calendar')
A global 'HOME' button which always shows, would be very welcome for beginning users.
There seem te be several ways to go 'HOME':ctrl_1, Dmenu > goto sections, addressbar 'doogiepim://home'
But this request is for beginner users.

3.
Adding a new password item can only be done by the '+' icon
You can not do it by rightclicking a folder, there is no 'add item' in the right click menu
(This seems to be the case for other items to, that's why see also next point 4)

4.
Make the 'INSERT' button the global key for inserting a new item
For example
- When user is in 'Bookmarks', the INSERT opens the 'Add/Edit Bookmark' window
- When the user is in 'Vault' the INSERT opens the 'Add/Edit Vault item' window
etc...
Of course when the user is editing the text the INSERT key has it's text editing functionality but the moment
the cursot is not whitin a text editfield it can then act as the above mentioned inser 'item'-function

5.
Clipboard manager
Doogie has all (or at least, most) components already built in, note editing, tree structure to navigate through notes etc...
Only thing missing is:
- processing of the windows clipboard
- a hotkey that shows a mini window with the clipboard items
(Off course there would probably needed to make many more modifications but this is global outliner of the idea)

6.
Take a rectangular screesnhot
When creating documents/notes this would be a very welcome addition
(The user could use an external tool for this, but because Doogie has so manu tools built in this would probably be a very welcom addition).

7.
Split screen Doogie/browsing
When user is in for example 'Documents' the screen within Doogie would be divided in 2 parts
Left part Doogie PIM, Documents
Right part Browser
Now the user can switch very quickly between the 2.
Imagine the workflow enhancement by this (quickly adding text/images/other data from browser to Doogie).

To others glancing through this promotion I highly suggest reading through the website into what it's capable of and what you get:

https://bitespire.com/det...giepim.php
https://bitespire.com/help/

This not your "standard PIM" it goes far beyond for what you would expect from a PIM.

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BiteSpire (Chris) @ron: With the latest version only released yesterday, Microsoft haven't updated their secure software list and added doogiePIM 2.2 yet. It normally takes a couple of days before MS recognises doogiePIM as safe. Rest assured, I certify and sign each release and please feel free to check for viruses. (I believe Bitsdujour do this too).

1. The message is there on the Home page when there's no database open, but not obvious. I'll see what I can do to make it more "user friendly".

2. On every window there's the top left "Menu" button to access all the main functions. You can access "Home" there. "User Friendly" ideas are forming in my head, thanks. :)

3. You can right-click in the listing area to add a new Vault Item or use the top-left menu button too. There's also the Ctrl+N key shortcut.

4. Hmm... I may have to think about that one. Thanks for the idea.

5. Ditto.

6. doogiePIM has a "Capture desktop area" within the right-click menu and on various record windows. This allows you to capture a rectangular part of your screen for quick pasting into your Document. Of course, Windows 10 users now have the MS version so you could also use the key combo Win+Shift+S to do the same thing but you do need to hit Ctrl+V or Paste the captured image into the Document.

7. You are free to resize your doogiePIM windows and create multiple windows where ever you wish. See the Menu button to "Open New Window" and size them up side by side. My daily use doogiePIM has 4 windows open across 3 monitors.

Again, thanks for the time and effort into looking at doogiePIM.

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ron r I purchased a license but I got 2 keys (2 different keys).
Is this part of the promotion? 2 installations? Or did something go wrong?
Looking at the paypal receipt it seems I got billed once.

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BiteSpire (Chris) @ron: The purchasing of keys is handled by Bitsdujour so hopefully a member of their team will help you out. I can see there are two keys issued to you, both are quite valid so go ahead and choose one, or both. I don't mind you having a backup key ;) Thanks for supporting doogiePIM.

BiteSpire - Aug 25 2020 at 1:44am Copy Link

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ron r Thank you for this!!!
I have emailed bitsdujour to notify them about this.

Aug 25 2020 at 1:59am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea @ron r, I just sent you an email.

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Doug Lietz @BiteSpire ... After doing a quick look at all of the things that dougiePIM can do, I came up with a list of (at least) 11 separate apps I am currently using, that could possibly be entirely replaced if I were to start using your software.

That is definitely an appealing thought! However, one of my big concerns would be the process of moving years and years of data from all of my existing apps, into yours. Do you have any migration tools that might help with this?

And a more specific question... would dPIM completely replace my need for using MS Outlook as an email client, for both incoming and outgoing (smtp) communications? One of the reasons I have stuck with Outlook for so long (decades), is because each .msg email record can be individually dragged into my Windows Explorer folders/subfolders database, where I organize and archive communications with customers and vendors. I'm also wondering if dPIM would even replace my need for using Windows Explorer to manage my customer/vendor folder/subfolder system...?

Is your in-built web browser built using the Chromium platform... like how the Brave browser is? Along with the ability to use the many 3rd party browser plugins that are available in the Chrome ecosystem?

Do you have a webclipper similar to what Evernote provides? And do you make use of tags for helping to categorize/interlink stuff, beyond just the use of folders?

Finally... I can see that you have been making slow but steady progress with the development of this dPIM app. You truly have accomplished a lot! But I gotta ask... is this a one man show... or do you also have at least a small team of other devs helping out? Reading between the lines here, I guess I am looking for some insights about long term vision for the company... speed of development, customer support, bug fixes, core stability, longevity... and even how you are planning to fund future growth.

Thanks in advance for your response to my questions :)

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Doug: Thanks for taking time to look at doogiePIM and for your thoughtful questions. doogiePIM has various import options, mainly by CSV but can important email as MSG files too. I use doogiePIM exclusively for my research work as well as keeping track of development. All my email is done through doogie.

Of course, there's a huge difference between your current setup and doogiePIM. For one, all data is held in a single database, for security reasons. I would suggest you run your current system and doogiePIM in parallel for a while to see if doogie could really meet your needs.

As for linking and tags, there is a "flag" feature as well as many Category types that can be assigned to record. What's more, there's a special inter-record linking available to join things together.

See: https://bitespire.com/hel...0List.html
and: https://bitespire.com/com...ll-2-0-1-4
also: https://bitespire.com/hel...rkers.html

For the future? Who can really tell? All I can say is that the financials of doogiePIM are very much taken care of for many a year and this is my fav coding project. I need doogie for my other work and couldn't do without it. Hence, it will always be developed as and when I need a function or there's a bug. Of course, user's needs are also taken into consideration as long as I can implement the feature and there's time to do it.

Oh and yes, the browser render is based on Chromium but I build this myself. It doesn't support extensions yet ;) The "web clipper" is a simple case of copy/paste, at present. I do a lot of that in research and found the best way is using the Documents as well as the Bookmarks to paste important information.

I hope this helps and sorry for the long post.
- Chris

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Doug Lietz Chris - Thanks for comprehensive (and quick) response. I appreciate it. Looks like I'm going to have to jump in and play around with this.

https://bitespire.com/com...-started/0
Is this 2016 video the only getting started guide you have? In it you indicate that others videos are coming. Where is the best place for me to learn about all the of the different parts of the program?

I take it that since this is a desktop app with no cloud access to the database, that it likely will remain as the name says a (single) Personal Information Manager (PIM), without any Team functionality... unless maybe if someone has network access to my hard drive. Is this a correct assumption?

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David User In my endless search for the perfect PIM, there has only been one that I have paid full price for...and that is dPIM. It isn't quite PERFECT, but it's as close as it gets for my tastes and I am happy to know work continues. I also suffer from chronic buyers remorse... But when I consider this PIM, I feel peace...heh. I would love to see more import tools and tagging/organization but that will always be true. Keep up the good work my friend!

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Doug: The Getting Started video was going to be continued with various aspects of the more complicated sections within doogiePIM. I only had a couple of people express much interest so I didn't really continue. If you think this would help, I can start doing them again for version 3.

Indeed, the main point of doogiePIM is to keep your data on a local drive with no cloud access, other than using the browser. However, if you do have a very fast LAN then the database is setup for file sharing network between a couple of computers. Never try to use OneDrive or other cloud type features to store the database as these cloud solutions never take into account single file systems and could corrupt your database.

BiteSpire - Aug 25 2020 at 11:31pm Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @David: Thank you so much for your very kind words. *blush*. Stay safe.

BiteSpire - Aug 25 2020 at 11:34pm Copy Link

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Experience Is there a way to set it's web research feature not cut of my text I'm searching for, I'm doing more lengthy searches at times so hoping there's a way?

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Experience: Thanks for the heads up. I'll get that adjusted for the next update.

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Kevin User Is it able to copy selected contents or the whole webpage completely to the app? I mean what you copy from webpage will be same in the app. As far as I know, the app has an option "paste as HTML format", but it will remove pictures and font colour while pasting.

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Kevin User I hope you improve DPI for 4K screen. I purchased this app last year. Because of the display effects for font I didn't use it as my main note app.

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Kevin: 4K DPI scaling improvement is on my list. I use a 4K myself but only at 100% using an increased doogiePIM font size. I agree this should be improved for other 4K monitors.

"Paste as HTML" is also on the list to include further HTML format, such as images. After taking a Masters recently, I have a need for this type of thing to research properly.

Thanks for the heads up on these and many thanks for supporting doogiePIM.

- Chris

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Rohs While I purchased this software some time ago because I wanted to support the development. I do not actively use it I encourage people to give it a try. As far as improvements, the things I would like to see are.
- easier if not automated input of information. For instance if the email client had rules or macros that could be used to help add information to various places. A tag in the subject line or body of an email automatically creates an appointment in the calendar. Love having the inventory, but will not abandon my current system application because I can enter stuff pulling fomr the barcode scanner.

-Some sort of syncing with my mobile device. My preference is for syncing without being locked into a cloud provider. .

-downloading of full websites
-being able to automatically parse contact information from the clipboard to the contacts

-Ability to handle audio notes/memos

I realize these needs might not be the same as others. I want to reitorate I feel like this is a great application you have built.

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BiteSpire (Chris) Get ready for the version 3 release next year.

By purchasing a version 2 licence now, you will get version 3 for free.

Any licence purchase of doogiePIM after 1st June 2020 will also count towards getting version 3 for free.

The tentative release date of version 3 is March 2021.

Don't miss out.This is a very time limited offer.

BiteSpire - Dec 1 2020 at 11:49pm Copy Link

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Pavi Johnson Nice Chris!

Do you have any information about what new features will be in V3?

Best, /Pavi

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Pavi: The final feature list of version 3 will be published in January 2021. However, if you ask "Will it have XYZ?", I may be able to answer that ;P

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Martyn User Hi Chris

Will there be any incentive for existing V2 holders like myself who have used DP since it came into existence from do Organiser?

Cheers

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Martyn: Of course, doogiePIM loyal users will get a very generous upgrade discount of at least 60%+. I need to update the website on these facts. There's plenty of information coming in the next few weeks. ;)

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Martyn User Thanks Chris, you’ve made DP a killer application, so much functionality I can’t think of any other PIM I’ve used that even comes close ????

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Martyn: Very kind of you to say so and thank you for supporting doogiePIM. Every bit goes a long way (sorry, programmer pun)

BiteSpire - Dec 3 2020 at 1:20pm Copy Link

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Martyn User No problem - I don’t byte ??

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R. G. Also a long time user since Do Organizer days, happy to see 3.0 is on the horizon. I am guessing some form of sync, calendar and possibly even more, would be high on the wish list. Chris, speaking of updating your site, my guess is there is rather big typo on the purchase.php page that needs to be corrected?

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Mustang Will v3 bring any changes to resources to include add/delete fields or even create a custom resource type?

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BlackOpz Will V3.0 support 4K? Tried the current and its kinda funky with 4K screens. Some portions of the screen are misplaced or unreadable.

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BiteSpire (Chris) @R.G. Great to hear from a loyal user and thank you for your support. Yes, there may be some sync-a-ma-doodle-thingy coming ;) I looked on the purchase page and don't see any obvious typo to my old eyes. Could you give me a hint please :)

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Mustang: Yup! There are customised fields added to Resources, in a similar way to the Contacts custom fields, in a new tab on the edit window. Although, the functionality of the field input is now much better.

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BiteSpire (Chris) @BlackOpz User: Yes. version 3 supports 4k and beyond. Have you tried the brand new version 2.3? That version has 4K detection and looks nice and crisp on my 42" Gone are the days of having to go into the properties/compatible settings \o/

BiteSpire - Dec 3 2020 at 9:57pm Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) Oh! and you can slide the horizontal and vertical tabs to different positions, in the new version 2.3.

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R. G. When I look at that page I see "2.0 to 3.9". That could be interpreted as version 3 being free for *all* v2 licence holders. Perhaps it is meant to say "2 to 2.9"?

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BiteSpire (Chris) @R. G.: All version 2 licences that are purchased from 1st June 2020 will give access to *all* updates to version 2 *and* version 3, up to, but not including, version 4.

Those users whom purchased a v2 licence before 1st June 2020 will get a very generous discount, in the region of at least 60%+.

Hope that helps. I'll edit the text on that page to make it a little clearer.
Many thanks for the heads up.

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Great News! BiteSpire has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!

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Rasmus Hi, any update on iOS version plans?

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PeterL "Gone are the days of having to go into the properties/compatible settings \o/"

On my laptop with 4K touchscreen DP version 2.3 still needs these compatibility settings

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Rasmus: Maybe next year. I'm organizing development of OSX and iOS code conversion from Windows and Android. 2021 will certainly be a hell of a year and a lot better than this dismal year. \o/ Stay Safe!

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BiteSpire (Chris) @PeterLi: Hmm. Please send me screenshots of what the glitches look like with a few details of your resolution, operating system, monitor type, display scale level, favourite type of food... just kidding about the food :)
You can send it to chris@bitespire.com
Many thanks

BiteSpire - Dec 4 2020 at 2:00am Copy Link

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PeterL I was afraid that you would ask me that question :)
Later today I can send you more info and some screenshots
My favorite lunch comes first.

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BiteSpire (Chris) @PeterLi: Awesome thanks for the screenshots. I can see at 250% scale those checkboxes and icons need scaling a little. I'll get right on it..... just after this cup of tea. :)

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PeterL Great!

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Larry W Hi. I can't run the trial since I tried it out a while ago so I'll ask here. Is there an option for recurring tasks? Not Calendar events but tasks. Yes, I know I ask this every time because I'm getting tired of the bugs in my current PIM and would really like to switch.
Thanks.

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Larry W: I can confirm, "Repeating/Recurring Tasks" (not calendar events) are in the first version 3.0. \o/

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Larry W Great news. Thanks.

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Mike B I've had PIM software where the licensing server became defunct so I can no longer activate the software. Fortunately the unactivated software would run in a read-only trial mode so I could at least export the data to something else.

Does an unactivated doogiePIM allow export?

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Mike B Does doogiePIM have a web clipping feature where you can select all or a portion of a web page and have a doogiePIM document or note created that contains that selected content with all images and formatting in place (or very close to all formatting)?

If so, I'm having trouble finding it - any help?

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Experience Version 2.2.0.1
Enhancement | Increased length of accepted "Web Research" text.
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Pity that still cuts off because hence when does you can't use more advanced searches, is there a reason for cutting off more lengthy web searches?

If necessary? perhaps a limit of 500 characters would be better than 40'ish, Google won't break :)

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Mike B: Once you've activated doogiePIM with a key, the licence details are all stored in a file in the application folder called, "doogiePIMLicence.key". Once you have this file, you can severe the link to bitespire.com and never have to worry about bitespire going out of business. All you have to do is keep your key file in a safe place and copy it to the doogiePIM folder on other devices.

Getting data out of doogiePIM can be done with CSV export, either with the advanced search SQL or by the "File/Import or Export Data" command.

"Web clipping", there is a function in the upcoming version 3 which allows you to select a web page and paste it into a doogiePIM document, (or any of the rich text edit boxes), formatted, images, links and all.

- Chris

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Experience: Google search terms are limited. Query terms can be 128 characters.
Using the doogiePIM 2.3 "Web Research" command, doogiePIM will use up to 500 characters. However, it will only show about 40 characters followed by "..." as it doesn't make sense to show the whole thing.

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Mike B > All you have to do is keep your key file in a safe place and copy it to the doogiePIM folder on other devices.

So the key file is not tied to a particular machine/hardware?

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Mike B: That's correct. I don't use hardware keys. I think its unfair. I trust users not to give away their key files.

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bsr007 Hi, I am interested in the portable version of doogiePIM and running it on a USB drive. Is the portable version installation file available as a separate download or is it associated with the main Windows installation file? Thanks for your help.

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William W. User During many a decade (I've been designing and coding software since the early PDP-11 days) I have never encountered a program of which the information on the home page, and the intelligent and very relevant and incisive comments, have been equal to the info and comments provided by this Bi5sDuJour offer of doogiePIM.
I am very impressed, and only regret having overlooked this program in the past.
Call me old-fashioned, but I am sick and tired of being googled, and a firm believer in the advantages of fast, reliable, and secure wired traansfer instead of wireless.
I am purchasing this program, and am looking forward to having my own "cloud" on a large-capacity thumb drive. Syncing between my differfent machines will be simple -- I will probably put a good syncing program on the thumb drive, which will access the PIM database on each computer by indirect addressing via a tiny address file in the root directory of each C: drive -- a simple matter of coding a small command procedure.
Many thanks to, especially, the developer, and, of course, to BdJ for mamking this program available.

William W. Geertsema

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Great News! BiteSpire has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!

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BiteSpire (Chris) @William: Thank you for your wonderful comments. I hope you'll enjoy doogie for years to come.
@bsr007: A full installation and a portable version is available for all licensed users. However, you can install doogie to a USB drive using the installation application. The benefit being, an existing installation on the USB will be updated rather than being a blind copy which has the risk of overwriting preferences.

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bsr007 @BiteSpire: Thanks for your reply. If the specific Portable Version of doogiePIM is installed on a USB drive is it still possible to update it by installing the files over the top of the existing installation without losing preference settings? If the full Windows installation is used to install doogiePIM on a USB drive I presume the registry is affected. Is this correct?

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KimY Bummer! Failed to add gmail account. Don't see any option for OAuth2 authentication. Can anyone please help?

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Robert User The developer websites says:
If your version 2 is older, you can get a Discount of 60%. That's 100% of the software for 60% of the price :)

The BitsDuJour Fine Print says after one year, upgrades will be discounted by 60%

The developers website should say:
If your version 2 is older, you can get a Discount of 60%. That's 100% of the software for 40% of the price :)

That would make the discount the same as this offer.

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BiteSpire (Chris) Hi KimY. In order to use Gmail in doogie, you need to set up Two Factor Authentication and create an App Password for doogie. Details of which can be found here: https://support.google.co...5833?hl=en

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BiteSpire (Chris) Hi Robert and thanks for noticing the typo. ;)

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Todd User Any word on an android version yet? You stated in 2017 that it was a year away...then nothing more. Without being able to sync between Android and Windows versions of your program, it's useless to me.

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BiteSpire (Chris) Hi Todd. I can't give any information, as yet, about the mobile and Linux versions of doogie.

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Robert User >"Hi Robert and thanks for noticing the typo. ;)"

Thanks BiteSpire. I went ahead and bought it today on BdJ.

Keep up the good work and thanks for always being an excellent participant in these comments.

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Peter User I bought a license and downloaded the setup version. How can I obtain the portable version?

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Peter. Many thanks for supporting doogie. I'll send you a link to the portable version via the email you used to purchase the full version. It should arrive in a few minutes.

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Peter User Thank you very much, I received your e-mail

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Adrian Williams I bought a licence today and am testing out the messaging aspects. Has any user been able to download all messages using IMAP? All I can achieve is todays emails. Reading the support forum (back in 2021) there is some reference to not being able to download folders other than the inbox. I'm sure other potential users would be able to understand the full potential of managing emails within this PIM. Youtube videos are quite old so up to date help would be welcome.

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Adrian.
doogie's message section is a data retrieval and storage system and not Cloud based. Therefore, I would suggest you use POP3 to access your email server if you have many different IMAP folders.

BiteSpire - Feb 24 2023 at 11:09am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) Regarding youtube videos, .... 2023.... watch this space ;)

BiteSpire - Feb 24 2023 at 11:10am Copy Link

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Adrian Williams Mmmm. I've had more time to spend using the PIM and found that integrations with calendars (google calendar) is still work in progress since 2016. That's a problem for me when I use my phone to access my calendar when not sitting at my PC. I admire the concept of an insular PIM system but the real world is no longer like that. I cannot use POP3 for emails as I access my emails by more than one client, phone, ipad, PC and also use a folder structure for email management. All this is backed up overnight. So it looks like I might have to stick with my existing email & calendar client. So, in my case, I'll have to come out of doogie PIM quite a lot to fulfil my daily workflow.

Feb 24 2023 at 3:20pm Copy Link

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Great News! BiteSpire has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Adrian.
Thank you for at least trying out doogie. It sounds like you need a more Cloud based system. May I suggest EssentialPIM for your daily needs. Its Cloud connections are top notch. doogie is more of an engineers/science notebook, hence the extensive record linking and built in web browser. Whichever app meets your needs, may you find great productivity.

BiteSpire - Feb 25 2023 at 12:27am Copy Link

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Adrian Williams Thank you Steve for the positive response. I can see the amount of effort you've put in over the years and you have a big following in your forums. I will keep an eye on doogie and may at some time migrate over. All the best for the future development of DoogiePIM

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Todd User I'm trying to replace Essential PIM. The big difference between yours and it is a syncable Android version...specifically Calendar, Notes and Password entries. I see many past references to this on both Bits discussion area, and your website's forum implying it is imminent. When will a syncable Android version be available?

Feb 25 2023 at 4:56am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Todd.
Android is on the development table, yes. I don't want to give further details about development this year.... but its an exciting year for BiteSpire ;)

BiteSpire - Feb 25 2023 at 7:55am Copy Link

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viewoflife I too would like a link to the portable version. Thank you!

Feb 25 2023 at 1:04pm Copy Link

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Norwel Gordon I have never used a PIM and am not sure if it would be useful. But after reading all "The Conversation" I was so impressed with the vendors replies which suggested exceptional support, I thought I would give it a try.
I would prefer to try with the portable version so I would also request the appropriate link.
Thank you.

Feb 25 2023 at 2:40pm Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Viewoflife.
A link was sent to the email address of your purchase. Many thanks for supporting the software.

BiteSpire - Feb 25 2023 at 2:53pm Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Norwel.
You can try out the portable version by grabbing the free version from here:
https://bitespire.com/download.php
You'll be given a choice of installation or portable links.

BiteSpire - Feb 25 2023 at 2:57pm Copy Link

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Norwel Gordon @ Chris
Thank you, I sent you an email describing a problem with my order that I created by error.

Please refer to my email for details. Thank you for your prompt attention.

Feb 25 2023 at 4:18pm Copy Link

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Great News! BiteSpire has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!

BitsDuJour Admin - Feb 26 2023 at 12:11am Copy Link

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Bruce Dixon Hi, Great purchase. I'd also like the portable version. Thanks

Feb 26 2023 at 2:19am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Norwel.
No problem. I've sent you details in a couple of email for you. Many thanks for supporting us.

BiteSpire - Feb 26 2023 at 2:42am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Bruce.
The eagles have been despatched with a link to a portable version, heading your way. They should land soon.

BiteSpire - Feb 26 2023 at 2:43am Copy Link

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Mariusz Lewandowski I purchased v3 in 2021. Never used it again because when I type in the Event window the app uses Chinese characeters.

Feb 26 2023 at 3:16am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Mariusz.
That bug was fixed. As far as I know, version 3/381 doesn't exhibit that behaviour.
Please let me know if you have any further problems with the Calendar Event.

BiteSpire - Feb 26 2023 at 3:22am Copy Link

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Norwel Gordon @ Chris
Thank you for your prompt and appropriate resolution to my problem.
This fast effective customer support adds much value to any software product.

Please see a second email I sent today.

Feb 26 2023 at 4:56am Copy Link

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MK I purchased doogiePIM via BitsDuJour recently.
Seems to be a bug when tabbing through Task Details where it jumps to Recurrence?
Also - I usually work with just the Due Date on Tasks, and view the date in Calendar view (can do this in Swift To-do List). But it seems a task won't show up in doogiePIM Calendar unless it has a Start Date too? Is that correct?

Feb 26 2023 at 6:58am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @MK.
Tabbing through the fields, there appears to be a bug where the cursor goes through in reverse instead of to the lower fields as one would expect. Thanks for the heads up and I'll get it fixed for a new update due next week. As for the Tasks showing on the Calendar, you would need a date in the Task so doogie knows which Calendar to show it on. If you want to see Tasks without dates, there is a tab on the side where you can custom display Tasks as per your needs.

BiteSpire - Feb 26 2023 at 7:30am Copy Link

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Todd User Does your PIM sync with an android version yet? As I've mentioned in the past, to me, it's useless without it.

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Todd: There is no Android edition for version 3.
The doogie system is a document and data organiser for researchers, stored on local systems. The Android version (releasing later) is for writing notes and local syncing back to the database for storage. doogie 4 is due this year and has many great document changes - fast searching, PDF, hand-written documents and far more. All version 3 owners who bought in 2023 will get a free upgrade.

For an everyday PIM for managing time schedules, there are many other pieces of software available that better meets the needs for on-the-go schedulers. However, they all use Cloud based sync. This is against the policy and ethos of the doogie system. doogie is all about freedom to write and research without privacy constraints and not having to pay SaaS (Software as a service) or cloud storage charges.

I'm happy the new road doogie has taken this year and I'm overjoyed for all you to join in the journey.

BiteSpire - Jul 4 2023 at 4:43am Copy Link

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Michael User When you buy this through bitsdujour you seem to only get the installer - is there a way to obtain the portable version? I see in other posts other users have been emailed with a portable version - however I assume this won't work with updates.

Jul 4 2023 at 6:00am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Michael: Thanks for the feedback. I'll get the download page changed so you get an option to download either version in whichever format you require. Installation and/or portable. Give me a day to work on it ;)

BiteSpire - Jul 4 2023 at 6:44am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Michael: The redeem download page has now changed. Enter the key you were given and click on either Installation or Portable.

BiteSpire - Jul 4 2023 at 7:31am Copy Link

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Pavi Johnson I haven't been using DoogiePim very much due to previous Exchange requirements, but I really like the software and the path Chris is taking. Plus there are some really amazing features (like the yearly planner). Coincidentally my main PIM right now (no names) is getting buggy...

It's really important to support such projects, as it keeps options varied. And with Chris offering V4 upgrades, this is an absolute no brainer to get to support his development and get a really fantastic software as well!

Best, /Pavi

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Michael User The comment about the version 4 upgrade is what tempted me to buy today. I tried the 30 day demo earlier this year, but the flow and usage was something I was not used to and would have to spend time getting comfortable with. This and a few other things meant I didn't use it anywhere near enough to justify it at full price.

I reached out to the developer with various comments and he was very responsive, he mentioned a few possibilities for a future version and was clearly passionate about his work so when I saw the deal & comment I thought it was certainly worth the purchase to give it another try at my own slow pace.

It of course has some areas that could be improved, and of course won't be for everyone. But there is a lot to like about the software. Lots of features, a helpful developer that also seems very active here, and a portable version of the software to name a few.

The fact that the portable version comes as a standalone full version (with no serial number to enter or time limitation) makes me wonder if it is truly portable (doesn't write to registry) if so then that is another plus as some supposedly portable software do not have.

On top of this it has a very good licence policy - which makes me feel like it's my software to use within reason as I need.

Jul 4 2023 at 1:33pm Copy Link

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Thomas User can it be input chinese traditional/simplified characters?

Jul 5 2023 at 1:57am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Thomas: In theory doogie can accept Unicode characters such as Chinese. In practice, I cannot say for sure, as I don't have an Asian keyboard or environment to fully test it. Please download the trial version (link is on the mid left on this page) and try it. Please let me know, success or otherwise.

BiteSpire - Jul 5 2023 at 2:53am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Pavi and Michael: Thank you so much for understanding my vision and for supporting it. It's greatly appreciated.

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Rich OBrien Just purchased DoogiePIM. It is astonishingly wonderful. The only improvement I'd like is to add would be a SaveAs tool to the left of the Save Tool on its document toolbar.
The SaveAs tool would request a name for the document while the Save tool saves without asking for a name.
Forever I've been looking for software like this with a built in modern web browser based on Chrome or Firefox.
I used Inquiry for years but it was based on Microsoft's old Internet Explorer which has been killed off so my 30 gigabytes of data are at a dead end. Inquiry is from a software company based in Russia so its future is in question.

For many years, all day every day I've used and love RightNote but it too is based on Internet Explorer and to save a web page into RightNote takes an agonizingly long several minutes. Copying and pasting just a paragraph from a web page takes minutes not seconds. The genius behind RightNote seems to be the only software programmer in South Africa, a country which is on the verge of becoming a failed state from terrible rioting and looting everywhere.

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Rich OBrien Question I received a long License Key for DoogiePIM. What are the steps to enter the License Key into DoogiePIM?

Jul 6 2023 at 10:27am Copy Link

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Leif Henning User This is a great software

Jul 6 2023 at 12:23pm Copy Link

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Rich OBrien Question. Does DoogiePIM save websites or bookmarks.
Before switching to RightNote, I used software called MyInfo. Problem with it was it saved bookmarks. When I tried to visit websites that were a few years old, the website were gone, the bookmarks didn't work and I had nothing.

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Rich OBrien In DoogiePIM, how may I change a document from portrait to horizontal. In America our paper would then be 11 inches wide by 8.5 inches up and down.

Jul 6 2023 at 9:57pm Copy Link

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Rich OBrien Is there a way to change the onscreen ruler to inches from metric?

Jul 6 2023 at 10:03pm Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Rich: doogie is a complete browser and not only can you save bookmarks but you can link those to contacts, email, almost any record in your database.
Ruler: Go to [Settings/Documents]. There is a dropdown to choose your metric.
Portrait to landscape can be achieved with the document properties on the format toolbar.

BiteSpire - Jul 6 2023 at 11:58pm Copy Link

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Gary User i use Commence RM desktop for my information manager. It connects with Word and Outlook via DDE. It can also import csv, tab-delimited, and db files intro its database. Does Doogi PM have similar features?

Mar 22 2025 at 8:22am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Gary:
doogie has some linking with Outlook in order to import varies records. There is also a csv import for each type of record; Contacts, etc. There is also an EML import/export for email messages. see here: https://bitespire.com/hel...0file.html

BiteSpire - Mar 22 2025 at 1:48pm Copy Link

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Tim Parsons I bought v3 from here a while back. When v4 was released, I tried to contact Bitespire to enquire about upgrade options as there didn't seem to be a clean like-for-like upgrade path or the promised discounted pricing.

No responses were ever forthcoming.

So I'm tempted by this -- but I suspect we're looking at a discounted release of v4 because v5 is likely sometime soon, and I'll be back where I was. For that reason, I think I'll pass.

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Dave User Download page only has install versions. How do I get a portable copy?

Mar 23 2025 at 6:51am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Tim: All inquiries using the free ticket system are always replied. Looking back at our messages and tickets, I don't see anything from your name. Tickets and other contact details are here: https://bitespire.com/contact.php
We usually give major versions for free for those purchasing a prior major version within a few months. This is what we did with v3 to v4.

BiteSpire - Mar 23 2025 at 6:59am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Dave: Mia culpa. I'm adding links to the list of downloads right now. Thanks for spotting the omission. ;)

BiteSpire - Mar 23 2025 at 7:06am Copy Link

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Tim Parsons @Chris -- I emailed, 6 months ago, 14th September. it's still in my sent items folder, your software@ email address, on exactly this subject. No response.

I don't think I found a ticket system. Maybe I wasn't looking in the right place.

However, I said this:

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I have DoogiePIM, purchased via a BitsDuJour deal a while back. There's a new version, it says. An upgrade, presumably. But I have no idea what upgrade options might be available as it tells me nothing. There's an all modules option at hugely expensive and various others but all I really want is what I already have, in a supported version.

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Mar 23 2025 at 8:24am Copy Link

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Dave User Chris@Bitespire,

Just to clarify - I haven't yet been asked to enter the "code" included in my email. Is the executable I was allowed to download all there is to running a registered copy, or should I enter that code somewhere in the program?
I don't want any problems 30 days from now...

Dave

Mar 23 2025 at 8:37am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Dave: The "Code" is your personal license code for your version for future upgrades. The download you get from the email and/or your BiteSpire Account page are all full versions with no need to enter the code. Your download link package is tailored only for you. The only 30 day version is the free version from this page and on our home page.

BiteSpire - Mar 23 2025 at 8:43am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Tim: We still can't locate your message. However, for the last upgrade v3 to v4, please see this page: https://help.bitespire.co...de-pricing
I would use doogiePIM then just use the sections you want instead of buying any individual sections.

BiteSpire - Mar 23 2025 at 8:47am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) Thank you all for the great comments so far. Don't forget, you can open a ticket to ask questions about doogiePIM concerns, how to, and features you would like to see. doogie is quite a beast so get in touch! - Chris. https://bitespire.com

BiteSpire - Mar 25 2025 at 1:00am Copy Link

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JW Just to clarify .. can I have a database actively stored on my PC's HDD and use my laptop to input data (to its local SSD storage) when it's outside of my study - and then use some synchronising (software?) for all the data?

Mar 25 2025 at 4:31am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @JW: Yes, you can have a local database. That's the whole idea of doogie, that it isn't cloud based storage. Although, you can use the built-in web browser to access your Google Drive, etc. It's advisable to use a very good SSD and use the portable version of doogie. That way, you can pop it into your PC when you work then take it with you. There are no features to sync between two databases in version 4. That's an option for a future date ;) - Chris. Oh, and always shutdown/close your database BEFORE removing your SSD.

BiteSpire - Mar 25 2025 at 5:30am Copy Link

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NRL Is this 32-Bit or 64-Bit? I want to install the demo version to try it. Is there a reason it installs to C:\ directly instead of Program Files or Program Files (x86)? Can I install it in Program Files or Program Files (x86)?

Mar 25 2025 at 11:51am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @NRL: This is currently a 32bit executable. Feel free to install it into Program Files. However, the Data Files which is a sub-folder may not play nicely with Windows. If you're not using a multiuser Windows, then the default folder \BiteSpire\doogiePIM is perfectly fine.

BiteSpire - Mar 25 2025 at 11:55am Copy Link

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NRL Thank you Chris. I will use a crappy old computer with multiple users to test how it works installing in Program Files (x86) and see what happens. Will you consider extending the offer for another day? If not then I might just use the default directory on my main computer if I decide to purchase it today. It looks like a really nice program. Thank you again.

Mar 25 2025 at 12:16pm Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @NRL: No problem. I'll give the go ahead to extend the offer. I want people to download and take a look at doogie first. Let me know if there's anything else I may help with.

BiteSpire - Mar 25 2025 at 1:10pm Copy Link

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Mark Snyder I'm very close to a purchase. The only thing that concerns me is in the fine print it says it must be installed within 14 days. I like to reimage my PC every 6 to 8 months so I would not be able to reinstall, correct?

Mar 26 2025 at 5:14am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Mark: The licence is perpetual. You are free to use your licence to install on any machine, now or far into the future.

BiteSpire - Mar 26 2025 at 5:21am Copy Link

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Mark Snyder Thank you for clerifying. I just made a purchase.

Mar 26 2025 at 5:38am Copy Link

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JW @BiteSpire (Chris) - Thanks for the clarification re the 'portable' option.

Seeing as how BiteSpire is a UK-based business (and I'm in GB too) should I be paying directly in GBP or pay using my CC where the company has to convert to US Dollars which then has to be exchanged back into GBP for transfer to the actual seller? [This simply means the banks skim off twice!]

Mar 26 2025 at 7:16am Copy Link

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Marc User I currently am using Evernote (ver 6.25). Can DoggiePIM import all my notes and notebooks (for organization)?

Mar 26 2025 at 7:18am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @JW: Send me a support ticket regarding the situation:
https://help.bitespire.co.../newticket

BiteSpire - Mar 26 2025 at 7:23am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Marc: Unfortunately, doogie doesn't have an Evernote import. However, if you can export from Evernote in PDF, RTF, or TXT format, then you can put them in the Documents sections of doogie. Download the trial and try it out.

BiteSpire - Mar 26 2025 at 7:26am Copy Link

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Marc User yah, that's a lot of work and I'd lose all my organization - so no thanks.

Mar 26 2025 at 7:36am Copy Link

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Mark Snyder Just purchased, how long before I get the licensing code?

Mar 26 2025 at 7:39am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Mark: In a matter of minutes. Payments here are processed by BitsDuJour. Give BDJ a call if you don't hear anything within an hour, and thank you for purchasing.

BiteSpire - Mar 26 2025 at 7:41am Copy Link

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Tim Parsons @Chris -- thanks for the help, upgrade bought.

Mar 26 2025 at 8:46am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Tim: That's great Tim, many thanks. I'm enjoying that cup of tea ;)

BiteSpire - Mar 26 2025 at 8:53am Copy Link

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Mark Snyder Ah found out my debit card got hacked. I have to get a new card tomorrow. Can you extend offer through Friday?

Mar 26 2025 at 11:42am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Mark: No problem. I'll get it extended.

BiteSpire - Mar 27 2025 at 1:19am Copy Link

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Mark Snyder Ok my purchase went through yesterday but still haven't received my license. I wrote to BduJ yesterday and they have not responded.

Mar 27 2025 at 10:53am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Mark: I don't have any control or able to see the status of your order, so I assume BDJ are looking in to it.

BiteSpire - Mar 27 2025 at 12:39pm Copy Link

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Dierk Follow up (See original note below): Downloaded doogiepim to laptop (also Win 11), and attempted install: this time a message popped up:
"Windows Protected Your PC...
MS Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting....
App: doogiePIMinstallation.exe."

Note that it does NOT say it is Dangerous or Malware - simply Unrecognized.
My GUESS is that my desktop halted install for same reason, but simply did not throw up the Error Msg... (Now: To decide whether or not to Trust install...)
......

As a longtime "PIM" user (but never doogiePIM...) wanted to take a look at the Free Trial before deciding whether to jump in.

Alas, have downloaded the installation file 3 times (not counting 3 failures...), but NONE of them actually install.

Windows 11
"\Downloads\doogiePIMinstallation.exe" Application 110,653 KB

All three show same dl size; Prod Ver 4.0.0.434; BiteSpire Ltd; sha 256

What it is that I am overlooking?

Thanks -

Mar 27 2025 at 1:13pm Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Dierk: We've replied via support ticket to your issue. Please check your inbox. If you've seen a blue window, that's Microsoft Windows being cautious. doogiePIM has been correctly signed with a code signing certificate - it just takes a while for MS to eventually recognise it. doogie was last compiled on the 22 March 2025, not long ago.

BiteSpire - Mar 28 2025 at 1:50am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) If it helps, here's a Virus Scan of the free version of doogiePIM: https://www.virustotal.co...?nocache=1

BiteSpire - Mar 28 2025 at 1:53am Copy Link

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Dierk @BiteSpire (Chris)

Thanks for replies - will check the Support Ticket reply for any additional details.

The odd thing was that my Windows 11 Desktop did NOT present any error or warning messages: it simply did NOT install the app (doogiePIM) - while the Laptop, also running Win11, threw up the "Windows Protected Your PC" dialog box.
Both systems are running a VPN + Norton (360), but DISABLED both of those apps after the second failure to install.

Will try again on the desktop to see whether an additional day has made a difference.

Mar 28 2025 at 2:16pm Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Dierk: Microsoft replied to my query, "The warning you received indicates that the submitted file(s) did not have a verdict in our system. We can confirm that the files submitted are now determined as clean and attempting to download or run the application should no longer show any warnings.
Due to the complexity of our backend systems, it may take up to 12 hours for the determination to be fully reflected and for the SmartScreen warnings to stop."

In other words, wait days until Windows updates or see if you can force a Windows Defender update by going to Windows Updates then "Check For Updates". **fingers crossed**

BiteSpire - Mar 28 2025 at 11:59pm Copy Link

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Dierk Cause of problem trying to install doogiePIM finally found:

In "desperation" I decided to look at the Properties dialog for the doogiePIM installation file, and found the culprit at the bottom of the "General" properties window:

"Security: This file came from another computer and might be blocked..."
To the right of this statement was a checkbox named "Unblock."
Checked that box, backed out, and the installation came off without further ado.

No idea WHY this got flagged, but will TRY to remember this in case a similar situation crops up in the future... (Thanks to doogie reps for staying in contact & offering up suggestions from their end!)

Mar 29 2025 at 4:22pm Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Dierk: I've resubmitted doogie throughout the virus checkers, Microsoft, and several "safe browsing" lists. Today I tested Brave and Chrome, it downloaded fine but gave a blue dialog. With MS Edge it download fine and installed fine. Hmm... If anyone needs more time for the discount, just send me a support ticket: https://help.bitespire.co.../newticket

BiteSpire - Mar 30 2025 at 3:28am Copy Link

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Pavi Johnson Hi Chris,

Two quick questions:

1) Does DoogiePim's IMAP email handle Microsoft 365 accounts? They typically need OAuth2/Modern Auth. I am testing now without success.

2) For calendar, is there any sync mechanism for Microsoft or Gmail accounts? I would guess not due to your "privacy first policy".

Best,
/Pavi

Mar 31 2025 at 7:28am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Pavi: Hi and thanks for the questions.
1) OAuth2 isn't in the current version. This is in development for v4.
2) There is an ability to download an ICS calendar every x minutes or by demand. There is no upload or syncing. doogie is a data repository system, to collect and keep your data local. There is a built-in web browser for access to cloud based calendars and other services with the ability to bookmark/save to documents and more.
I hope this helps - Chris.

BiteSpire - Mar 31 2025 at 8:20am Copy Link

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Pavi Johnson Hi Chris,

Thanks, that would be helpful as some organizations use MS accounts, unfortunately.

But isn't the current version V4? Will that feature come in the current version then?

Best,
/Pavi

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BiteSpire (Chris) @Pavi: That's correct. OAuth2 will be in this version 4. ;)

BiteSpire - Mar 31 2025 at 1:19pm Copy Link

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HJ B Is the program capable of sharing its information with my iphone and ipad?

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BiteSpire (Chris) doogie is Windows only. There is an ability to download an ICS calendar every x minutes or by demand. There is no upload or syncing. doogie is a data repository system, to collect and keep your data local. There is a built-in web browser for access to cloud based calendars and other services with the ability to bookmark/save to documents and more.
I hope this helps - Chris.

BiteSpire - Apr 4 2025 at 12:13am Copy Link

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BiteSpire (Chris) This is the last day of the 60% discount for quite a while so please take advantage of the huge savings.

A new update to v4 is coming this week, fixing the reported glitches. Thanks to everyone who submitted tickets.

I hope everyone who tried the trial version had a great time with it. If you have any questions on the beast of software "doogiePIM", please let us know. We are here to help.

On the Microsoft "Blue Dialog of Death" issue. MS has assured me the downloads are clean and are distributing the "updates" to Windows 10/11 SmartScreen. However, it takes time to distribute.

They charge my £1000 per year to certify my software and can't be bothered to expedite my requests within a reasonable timeframe.

MicroShaft. Shafting the little guy!

BiteSpire - Apr 9 2025 at 2:37am Copy Link

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