Sometimes, file permissions go bad and leave ‘locked’ or ‘used’ files behind. If this happens to your DEVONthink Pro database, the application will continue to claim that the database is in use. If you are savvy with file permissions, use either the Finder’s Info panel or the Terminal to correct them. Make sure to adjust the permissions of all files in the package. A trick that also seems to work in some cases is to duplicate the database in the Finder and open the copy instead.

Greg Mulhauser from counsellingresource.com has recently written an extensive review of DEVONthink Pro Office. He talks about what you can do with DEVONthink, gives tips on integrating it into your workflow, but also shares his thoughts on DEVONthink’s shortcomings. Thank you, Greg! Click here to read the full review.

To finish our Fall updatemania, we have just posted new, universal binaries of BlueService, CalcService, HotService, PDF2RTFService, and WordService. Phew, done! See our news page for more information on the updates.

We’ve just received a charming comment from Jeffrey Deuel, who recently tried out DEVONthink Pro Office and seems relatively satisfied with it:

My God — this has to be the coolest software I’ve ever used. I just downloaded Devonthink Pro Office to use with my new ScanSnap. I’ve never had this much fun filing stuff and shredding originals.     … (mehr)

The leaves here are turning to yellow, red, and brown. Fall is finally here, my favorite season. I spend more work time in our local coffee shop than in my office just because of the lovely view onto Market Square. Nevertheless, we’re not lazy! Today, we have some long overdue updates for you: EasyFind 4.0 and PhotoStickies 5.6. Not enough, we’ve also made PhotoStickies freeware again! Happy searching and sticking! See our news page for more information on the updates.

Four years after the release of DEVONbaby No. 1 on October 1, 2003, we’ve today, September 30, 2007, released DEVONbaby No 2 — Yesterday morning at 05:30 CET, Kristián Karas was born in Budweis, CZ, son of our head developer Christian Grunenberg and his wife Hana Karasová. So, please, no complaints that we’re unable to plan ahead, or that we miss deadlines. Kristián weighs 3870g, and both mother and child are tired but healthy and well. Again, we expect no further updates as Kristián was already delivered as bug-free as such a product could ever be. We all here at DEVONtechnologies welcome our new global citizen and wish Kristián, Hana, and Christian all the best for their new life as a family. — Eric, Annard, and Bill

I just wanted to let you know that we updated DEVONthink Pro and Pro Office to version 1.3.3. See our news page for more information on the update.

Just a few days ago we’ve received a comment from a user that was so nice that I had to post it here:

My God-this has to be the coolest software I’ve ever used. I just downloaded Devonthink Pro Office to use with my new ScanSnap. I’ve never had this much fun filing stuff and shredding originals. (mehr)

Bill DeVille, our head supporter and true evangelist for the DEVONbelief, has moved from warm and wet Louisiana to colder Indiana. Right after his 75th birthday, Bill has bought this wonderful Log Cabin in the woods of Indiana, which was first built in 1901, then in 1932, and finally in 1974. So, parts of the cabin are more than 100 years old. Today, the log cabin is up-to-date with central heating, air conditioning, good insulation as well as modern windows. (mehr)

Just a quick note that we have updated DEVONthink Personal and DEVONnote to version 1.9.10.