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Pagico (Professional) is a unique database program that organizes your thoughts and contacts, and even allows you to schedule tasks. It offers a very easy-to-navigate, template-style interface that will appeal to all user levels.
After installation, the program does require that you enter your e-mail address to activate the 15-day trial period. The overall interface design is clean and simple. Menu commands at the top of the window let you create and edit new databases. You can create a new database for keeping notes and for contacts. We especially liked the template style that made it easy to figure out what to plug in and where. The program offers a tagging feature so you can quickly locate specific posts. Adding a new task took us a few minutes to figure out, but we were able to add a list of tasks, along with their start and due dates. Our tasks appeared on the attractive Dashboard calendar. Using the QuickNotes feature, we were able to quickly type a note and insert it into a previous task we had entered. The program's Preferences menu lets you choose a time zone and language preference. An option to view your schedule in your favorite calendar program (i.e. iCal) is a nice touch.
Pagico does come with a User Manual, and an online Help link. We would have liked to have seen a longer trial period, but the program was easy enough to use that 15 days should be long enough for most to get a good feel for the program. We recommend Pagico for anyone in need of a contact management program.
Publisher's Description
From Pagico Software:
Pagico is a personal database that combines resource management and task management into one streamlined platform, which not only help you stay productive, but also stay organized with all your projects, contacts and resources. One of the highlights is its task management features: Pagico automatically extracts schedule information from your database and turns your ToDo lists into interactive schedule flowcharts, so you can easily, visually stay on top of your business. With Pagico, working with multiple projects and people is fun and easy. With the cross-platform capability, your Pagico database can be used on any of the supported platforms: Windows, Mac, or Linux. Solutions for synchronizing Pagico database across multiple computers are also available.
What's new in this version: Version 4.3 r1072 adds new Workspace feature for online team collaboration, Inbox-Sync ready, and includes new Read-Only feature for shared projects and contacts.
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"A great organisational tool with no learning curve."
Version: Pagico Professional 4.3 r1072
Pros
Easy to learn, a very effective tool for organising your work , and doesn't eat memory.
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Can't find anything at the time of writing.
Summary
Firstly, please look at the dates of the reviews below, mostly 3 years old.
I write for a living, and really have no time for the GTD approach to projects and tasks, which I, and many others find too constraining. However, I have lots of projects and tasks that need some sort of organisation and to that end I have evaluated everything on Cnet and macupdate to see which app best fits my style of working.
Just as I was settling on Omnifocus, and resigning myself to weeks of using valuable time on its learning curve I found Pagico, and boom, within half an hour my projects were up and running, populated with all my tasks.
I haven't had chance to go into tags yet, but I love the way Pagico holds all my notes etc.
I can just chuck everything in and sort it later. No learning curve, no bloat, no unnecessary bells and whistles plus it's predominantly visual, which suits me down to the ground.
As for service, 3 years ago it might have been different, but in September 2010 these guys can and do turn round an email within two hours, (sometimes within minutes), and they couldn't be more helpful. And they are in Asia - I received an answer to an email query within an hour, when it was 1130 at night their time.
Excellent app, easy to learn, excellent service, and really good value for money. Highly recommended.
And no everyone, I'm not married to anyone at Pagico, I just like the app.
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