As most of you might know, we’ve been doing the beta program for Pagico 3.2 on both platforms for almost four months, and the benefit of this long beta has been outstanding: we were able to locate and fix many bugs and glitches based on the vast amount of inputs from our users, and more importantly, many very creative and useful improvements were made during this period. And because of this, the most recent beta releases have been very stable and come with very few known-issues left.

Proxy Support

However, there is only one thing which is still being testing in our tiny lab — the support for proxy servers. Reported by many users, especially those who work in big corporations that use web proxy servers to handle internet connection for computers, people behind a proxy server could not even activate the program, not to mention the MobileNote feature and other network-dependent features in the program. And this is not tolerable. So we’ve spent the time, totally rewrote the network library in the Pagico framework, so it has the capability of communicating through a proxy server.

Cross-Compiled Framework

Also, we’ve recompiled the entire Pagico framework for Mac systems as four-way universal binaries, so now there is only one installer package for all the possible mac platforms, compared to four in the past. There’s no feature-wise improvements, but fewer parts means fewer problems.
The direct benefit for normal users would be the size of the installer package shrink to almost half of its brother.

In the future…

So here’s something about the future. Among all other improvements on our plan, the most major improvement would be the data-engine upgrade. Right now we’re using a close-source light-weight database engine that worked wonderfully in the past year. However, we’re not stopped here. We want to push the reliability, performance, and usability to the next level, by switching to a more powerful yet industry-standard database system.
With this kind of data engine, the direct benefit for users will be tremendous:

• Easier to backup and restore
• Up to 5 times faster
• Faster performance means more possibilities for load-intense features
• The data can be accessed by other applications
• And more.

In addition, a theme switcher will be introduced, so users can choose their own favorite user interface (one of the most important advantage of Pagico framework over regular applications) by just a few clicks. And, web designers will be able to design new themes on their own.

At last but not least, network-based collaboration. You know, and we know you wanted it. There are tons of tough competitors on this market now, but we are confident that Pagico is a very unique platform, which has a lot of potential in this direction. We have lots of advantages that other players don’t have.

Okay, now it’s time to back to “now”. Right now we’re still testing the newly compiled framework, as well as the proxy support, so soon there will be a new beta release. Once these two issues are tackled, we’re good to go!

Have a great weekend!
Meng

Greetings folks! How was the Halloween weekend? Well, in addition to the candies (if any), we’ve got something sweet for you too!

Take close a look at this screenshot. Did you see the new bottom toolbar with the popup menu? Yes! That’s the new addition to the Pagico 3.2.1.95. Now you have the ability of writing QuickNotes without switching screens, and creating new stuff easier and faster (if you’re not a keyboard maniac). Read more »

Hi folks, we’re very excited to announce that the Pagico 3.2.1.90 3.2.1.93 (beta) is now released, for Windows . After working around the clock in the past week, we’ve added necessary features, and sorted out tons of glitches and bugs for the Windows edition.

For those who are anxious to try out the new one, simply click here to download Pagico 3.2.1.92 (beta) for Windows (45MB).

So now we could probably say, that the Windows edition is almost as good as the Mac edition! Here is a more detailed change list: Read more »

Hey folks, just thought you’d like to know that we’ve been working around the clock, working on the Pagico 3.2 on Windows project. We’ve completely rebuilt the Windows application code, with tons of improvements over the old version.

However, some of you might say: “well, it’s a new app, then it’s gotta have lots of bugs”. Indeed, it’s new, but it’s built on a very stable technology, which is time-proven. So we’re gonna sort out major bugs in it, and release it to you guys by this weekend so you can check it out while it’s hot.

P.S.: Working with Windows has really been driving us crazy. Really. Even the installer provided by Microsoft has critical bugs. What can you say?

As of Pagico 3.2.1.89, the schedule flowchart has just got even better: tasks that are overdue prior to the beginning of the flowchart are now being displayed.

Get it now!
Download Pagico 3.2.1.89 for Mac
Download Pagico 3.2.1.89 for Windows

Beta Status
After 3 months of beta testing, now we’re confident to tell you that the Pagico 3.2.1.89 is the best Pagico release we’ve ever delivered. However, that statement is referring to the Mac edition.

So what about the Windows edition? Right. As the Mac edition is our top priority, so the Windows edition has always been slightly slower than the Mac version. But we’re working on improving the Windows version now: adding the navigation menu bar, PDF / Print capability, bug-fixes in the text editor, etc. But it’s not gonna take too long — we’re almost there.

Therefore, stay tuned folks. We’re looking forward to the final release of the Pagico 3.2 on both platforms very soon.

Hey folks,
Now we’re excited to let you know that the new Online Help website which is dedicated to providing help, tips and tutorials for Pagico users, is now online! With richer content, easier navigation system, we’re replacing the original “tutorials section” with this whole new website.

The site now contains basic instructions on a wide range of features in Pagico. However, it is still in beta stage, which means we’re still busy adding new stuff to it. And if you have any suggestions, please feel free to let us know by either way:

1) Write on the wall (there’s a “Wall” in the sidebar of the new site)
2) Leave your opinions and questions under the specific topics
3) Shoot us an email

Visit the Online Help for Pagico now!

Now the Pagico 3.2 (beta) is slightly updated, too, addressing some help-related fixes, and a minor fix on the UI of contact profiles.

We’ve been busy in the past week, not just working on the final release of the Pagico 3.2, sorting out bugs on Windows, but also working on a brand new support site for Pagico: an Online Help for Pagico 3.2. Read more »

Hey folks, this is a quick-fix release for the previous release: 3.2.1.86, fixing a few minor glitches as well as slightly optimized user interface.

Here’s what has been changed: Read more »

Hi folks,

We are very excited to let you know that now Pagico 3.2.1.86 is available for download. In this release, we’ve made many exciting improvements, new features, as well as many bug fixes, thanks to the tremendous help from our wonderful users.

Here is the change list of this release (v3.2.1.86): Read more »

Hi folks, we’ve been busy in the past week, working on the upcoming final (hopefully) 3.2 release. There is a new release coming alone, with several minor but important new features, bug fixes, and more importantly, we’ve started the performance optimization of Pagico.

Note
The new release containing the new features and properties mentioned in this article has not yet been released, but will be soon.

Better Schedule flowchart (woohoo!)
Now the schedule flowchart has become fully interactive. You can modify an existing task right in the flowchart view, and you can create new task there, too! Just double click on a flowchart bar, and you’ll see something like this:

Implementing the ability of adding tasks in flowchart view isn’t easy, as usually there are more than one list in a topic, and which to which list the new task is going to be added is a tricky question. But we added an “append” feature, which allows users to create a new task right following an existing one, in the same list group.

Better Pop-up calendar
This time, the pop-up calendar is displaying current month and selected date. Not a huge improvement though, but I’m sure it’s gonna be very handy.

Performance Optimization
Simply put, we want Pagico to be faster. Generally you would expect around 10% - 30% performance gain, based on different situations.