Estimated Time. Estimated time to complete an action is a feature we have gone back and forth on for some time with Vitalist. We now feel like we have found the best implementation for this feature, without adding any complexity to the user interface. The real benefit of this feature will be the additional sorting and searching capabilities, which will allow you to prioritize what to do based on time effort.

Advanced sorting. Currently the sorting of actions allows you to drag and drop your actions in any order you desire. If you want to sort by date or priority, those actions are available to re-sort your list. Let’s call this “Custom”. But I know sometimes you may always want your data sorted by Date or Priority, automatically. So now you will be able to choose from the following three options, Date, Priority, and Custom (current method of sorting). You will be able to quickly and easily toggle back and forth, giving you complete control of your data output.

I am a big fan of working with contexts and I like to take advantage of using multiple contexts per action. Though to make this really useful, you need to be able to filter on multiple contexts to truly narrow your focus on what you are doing. This can be accomplished by using the ‘ctrl’ key when selecting your filter. I will show you with an example:

I am at work and need to make a couple of phone calls. I can easily see what I need to do with multiple context filters. First I select ‘@work’ from the context filter list. Then I hold the ‘ctrl’ key and select the ‘@phone’ context. And voila, all the calls I need to make at work.

• Speed - We have worked very hard to improve speed all throughout the application
• Improved note handling - This is where you will notice quite a bit of change. We are using a new note input method, known as Markdown. More information will be released about this soon in our support. Also included is a pop-out window for better managing actions with longer notes.
• Icon shortcuts - All of the mini icons next to actions/projects now jump you directly to that tab when editing. For example, clicking the note icon will take you to the notes tab.
• Additional search options - Next actions only and a new sort are now available in the Smart Searches
• Group by Projects - When grouping actions by project, the project header will now display the project’s due date along with the related actions’ due dates.
• Offline support - We are releasing the beta for offline support using Google Gears. If you are interested in testing this out please email us at support@vitalist.com.
• iPhone App beta - We are releasing the beta for the iPhone app. If you are interested in testing this out please email us at support@vitalist.com.

We do not expect these maintenance changes/updates to take long, likely 15 - 30 minutes. Thank you for your understanding.

We hope you will enjoy these new features.

We are very sorry for this problem. We realize that these reminders may have come at inappropriate times and are a severe inconvenience. If you received some of these reminders and were inconvenienced by them, please email us at support@vitalist.com and we will credit your account with a free month of service.

Once again, please accept our sincere apology for this error.

For a limited time only, use the coupon code ‘VITADISCOUNT‘ for special pricing on your Vitalist account. With ‘VITADISCOUNT‘ you will get:

• 1 FREE Month on all Monthly accounts
• $24 - BASIC Yearly plan
• $49 - PREMIUM Yearly plan

Just enter the code into the ‘Referral/Coupon Code’ field when upgrading your account or signing up for a new account. Once you have upgraded, you can verify that the code worked by going to your Settings->Account page. There you should see the appropriate account credit.

The setup I like to use is the “MenuExtra SSB” option pointed at Vitalist’s new iPhone version. This allows me to quickly access the lightweight iPhone interface just by clicking on the Vitalist icon on the menu bar.

To set this up:

1. Download and open Fluid
2. Create an SSB with the URL of ‘http://www.vitalist.com/i’ and name it ‘Vitalist iPhone’
3. Click Create and click Launch Now
4. Under the ‘Vitalist iPhone’ menu, select ‘Convert to MenuExtra SSB’

This should put the Vitalist icon in your menu bar. When you click the icon, the Vitalist iPhone interface should pop-up. Hope you Mac users can find this useful.

• Premium accounts earn $10 credit
• Basic accounts will earn you a $5 credit

The credit will be automatically applied toward your account at your next payment. If you have more credit on your account than is necessary for the charge, you are charged nothing. You can view how much credit you have earned at any time by going to your Account settings.
Also, if you would like to create a referral link to put on your website or send in an email, you can find your link in the Account Settings. Just copy and paste the “referral link”. This link allows us to track all users who come to Vitalist.com from your site and automatically assign you as the referrer.

1. Make sure you have chosen a username in your current Vitalist account.
2. Go to http://www.vitalist.com/v/register/ to register for the new version.

We will continue to offer our previous version for our users who would rather not upgrade to a new system right away.  The “Sign-In” link at Vitalist.com will point to the new version, however, you can still access the previous version at http://my.vitalist.com.  Most of our focus with new features and fixes will be directed toward the new version.

When registering your account to use the new version, you will also be set up on our new user forum.  The new forums allow you to login with your regular Vitalist username, so you will not have to register separately.  

All upgrades and downgrades will now be completed through this new version.  If you have any questions or problems, please post them to our new forum or send us an email at support@vitalist.com.