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Posted by MadaboutDana
Apr 25, 2019 at 09:02 AM
Interesting on the smart tags front. To my disappointment, the web server - although much improved - still doesn’t highlight search hits in target documents. This is a shame.
However, even the beta seems very smooth and quick. Although I’ve found a couple of (minor, interface) bugs already… ;-)
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Apr 25, 2019 at 12:16 PM
Hugh,
As a Pro Office license holder, what are the discounts they are offering you to upgrade? I have a Pro Office license, but they are saying I’m only entitled to the Pro upgrade pricing (basically $50 off). I’m just wondering how hard I should work to get the pricing I should.
Thanks.
Steve Z
Hugh wrote:
I run DevonThink Pro Office. I have thousands of documents in 32
>databases, amounting to more than 15Gb of data. I recommend this
>upgrade, which appears to have been at least five years in the
>conceiving and making.
>
>For me, the most significant headline among many is the introduction of
>smart rules. In my DevonThink workflow previously there was a gap. Mine
>has always been a “scan-and-stuff-away-for-reading-later” approach,
>which previously meant that the contents of my DT “global inbox” had to
>be regularly sorted and distributed to my databases, in many cases each
>file individually by hand. If I failed to do this, the global inbox
>would grow far too large. And it did.
>
>Now I simply have to add an identifying three-letter Finder tag to any
>file bound for DTPO, and my collection of smart rules does the rest -
>posting the file to the correct folder (“group” in DT language) in the
>correct database. With many other uses, smart rules comprise a simple
>form of automation that some won’t need or want, but I’m finding
>invaluable.
Posted by NickG
Apr 25, 2019 at 01:15 PM
I was initially given $99 vs $199 to u/g from Pro Office 3 to Pro, $399 vs $499 for server.
Because I’m working in universities, I was able to get a lower price ($74.25/$299). I’m pondering whether to spring for Server - it’s a big jump
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
Hugh,
>
>As a Pro Office license holder, what are the discounts they are offering
>you to upgrade? I have a Pro Office license, but they are saying I’m
>only entitled to the Pro upgrade pricing (basically $50 off). I’m just
>wondering how hard I should work to get the pricing I should.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Steve Z
>
>Hugh wrote:
>I run DevonThink Pro Office. I have thousands of documents in 32
>>databases, amounting to more than 15Gb of data. I recommend this
>>upgrade, which appears to have been at least five years in the
>>conceiving and making.
>>
>>For me, the most significant headline among many is the introduction of
>>smart rules. In my DevonThink workflow previously there was a gap. Mine
>>has always been a “scan-and-stuff-away-for-reading-later” approach,
>>which previously meant that the contents of my DT “global inbox” had to
>>be regularly sorted and distributed to my databases, in many cases each
>>file individually by hand. If I failed to do this, the global inbox
>>would grow far too large. And it did.
>>
>>Now I simply have to add an identifying three-letter Finder tag to any
>>file bound for DTPO, and my collection of smart rules does the rest -
>>posting the file to the correct folder (“group” in DT language) in the
>>correct database. With many other uses, smart rules comprise a simple
>>form of automation that some won’t need or want, but I’m finding
>>invaluable.
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Apr 25, 2019 at 01:41 PM
Thanks, Nick!
Posted by Amontillado
Apr 25, 2019 at 04:03 PM
For any who haven’t found what DT 3 is going to cost, I found the prices in the Devonthink account page (https://www.devontechnologies.com/customers).
After I logged in there, it listed my one license. There is nothing to prompt you to do so, but if you click on the license you’ll see your upgrade prices. If you bought recently enough, there’s no charge as I understand.
For everyone else, upgrades are $50 off full retail.
The web server would be handy, or so it seems in principle, but I’ve never actually needed it.
I have DT Pro. Here’s the prices:
DT 3.0 - $99, upgrade for $49
DT Pro 3.0 - $199, upgrade $149
DT Server 3.0 - $499, upgrade $449
In my opinion, the upgrade prices for DT and DT pro are what they should charge at retail for a new license.
If the server edition cost an extra $50, I’d buy it to support them and to play with it - and maybe use it for real on rare occasions.
As far as I’m concerned, life would lose its savor absent Devonthink. Without DT to take notes, record observations, and cross reference observed phenomena, I could not trust my refrigerator light to go out when I close the door. I would add that my puppies would bite the very hands the feed them, but they do that anyway (with very evil tail-wagging). I love those mutts.
I’ll buy the upgrade to DT Pro - but I think at a lower price, particularly on the server, they would deposit more money in the bank.