ClearContext v5.1.0 Has Been Released

ClearContext 5.1 is primarily focused on improving the task and project management capabilities of ClearContext.  The ClearContext Dashboard window has been replaced with a sidebar that brings many task and project features to the forefront in the product.  For more extensive task management needs in a re-sizable window, the new Task Organizer helps with reviewing and editing tasks in bulk.  We’ve also made a number of improvements to the email management and infrastructure of the product.  Here’s an overview of the new features:

Sidebar
The ClearContext sidebar consists of a status dashboard and a project tab with detailed project information.

Dashboard tab

• View status of projects due now, active projects, or find any project
• Pin your most important projects for quick access to them
• View and create/edit tasks, filtered by date/category/priority/etc
• Email stats snapshot and link to detailed online stats

Project tab

• Easily move/rename projects
• Jump to associated email folder
• Add free-form notes (for call logs, reminders, etc) to projects
• Switch projects easily (quick access to pinned projects or select any project)
• View and create/edit project tasks
• View files and contacts associated with project

Task Organizer

• Launch from menu/toolbar or sidebar Manage Tasks buttons
• Change due dates on tasks in bulk
• Manage and view tasks by project, category, priority, etc
• Review completed or pending tasks for previous or upcoming 4 weeks
• When the ClearContext sidebar is closed, a Task Reminder window will pop up when you have several overdue tasks.

Email Management

• File project (quickly file all messages in threads assigned to a project)
• Delete original message on reply (set in preferences to delete by default)
• Option to ignore CC’d messages when marking priority (set in preferences)
• Single folder filing (select “File all messages to root folder” in preferences to have File buttons send all messages to a single processed mail folder)

Infrastructure and performance improvements

• IMAP (preliminary support for IMAP. Many limitations listed here. Not a recommended configuration.
• Threading (fixing a number of threading issues in 5.0 related to messages in a thread coming from various different systems/platforms outside Exchange)
• Category assignment (fixed issues related to assigning categories to messages)
• 2010 (better integration w/ Outlook 2010)
• Suggestions (project suggestion should be more accurate for most users)

Key changes since the v5.1 beta release:

• Dashboard – improved data refresh and added right click functionality
• Project Notes – allow multi-line (CTRL-ENTER) entry notes
• Organizer – improved Date Filtering options and added right click functionality
• Additional improvements to threading and suggestion accuracy
• Additional improvements to Outlook 2010 UI
• Additional improvements to performance and stability

We are eager to hear your feedback.  Post your suggestions and questions in our beta forum.

Thanks for your help in testing the product!