When we built Staction we decided that all information should be flat. One single long linear line of posts. No hierarchy, no clicking to get to nested folders of information. It’s the simplest paradigm of navigation, and everyone gets it instantly.

But this left us with a problem. How do you see groups of related posts that occurred at different times on the same screen? The project tags that are at the heart of Staction were the first step, but we thought we could push it further. Keep Reading

A few days ago a (potential) customer asked if we had a case study on how we use Staction. While we’re not sure this qualifies as a case study, we thought we could provide some insight as to how Staction helps in the everyday work life at Paste. Keep Reading

If you’ve used Staction, you probably know we’re keyboard people. The mouse is great, but nothing flies quite as fast as our fingers on a keyboard. If you work in the web-dev industry, you probably feel the same. 

Outside of design related tasks, there’s very little that can be achieved with a mouse that can’t be achieved (usually faster) with a keyboard. Knowing your key commands improves the speed and fluency of interacting with your computer.

On that note, we thought we would share some of our favorite indispensable key commands. We bet you know a lot of them- but we also bet you don’t know all of them. So for the 5 seconds a day, 2.5 minutes a month, and 30.4 minutes a year we just saved you, you are most assuredly welcome.  Keep Reading

In Staction, get straight to the point and communicate directly with the person you need. By typing a name in the meta-information box, you’ll keep the conversation between you and whomever you specify, cutting through the general workflow talk.

Last week we announced the all new Staction AIR app. It was the first of many apps that we hope are built by us, and others using the Staction API.

Today we’re excited all over again to announce the Staction widget for the Mac OSX Dashboard.

Learn more about the new widget, and download it here.

When we built Staction we imagined it as a format and a platform as well as an app. The simple tagging system begs to be extended outside of the bowser.

The first step towards that goal was the Staction API. The second step was built from the first, and we’re very happy to announce it today: The Staction AIR app.

Now Staction can live on your desktop, outside of your browser. The app encompasses all the most important features of the Staction web app, as well as some desktop class features like keyboard shortcuts, and update notifications that we’re very excited for you to try out.

We hope this is only the first of many new ways to access your Staction account via the API. We’re working internally and with outside developers to make sure that we push the Staction experience as far as possible…

Learn more and download the Staction AIR app here.

We’ve been working on something very cool that we’re close to sharing….

Today it’s even easier to find people and projects in Staction. Now search is context specific to the page you’re viewing. Use it to quickly find projects on the projects page, or people on the people page.

In Staction, any custom view you make can be saved, and is dynamically updated as new content matches the criteria. Individual saved views even have their own RSS feeds.

Check out https://entermotion.staction.com/help/article/9/ for more ideas on how to make the most of your saved views.

Here at Paste we decided that we’d like you to get to know us a little better. To do that, we’re starting a new string of posts called “The 5 Series.” In these short articles, we’ll give you little insights into our personal lives (but never TMI!).

And so, meet Brian, our main developer of both Jumpchart and Staction. Here are 5 desktop apps he uses most often.

1. Things.app
“I use Things on my Mac and iPhone to keep my life outside work organized. I keep wishlists, gift ideas, grocery lists and much more on it. The synchronization with my iPhone makes it perfect to take everywhere I go.”

2. Yojimbo
“I started using this to plan a trip last month, and haven’t been able to stop using it since! It’s my little box of collection of things I’ll need sometime in the future.”

3. Tweetie
“Again, I use it for my Mac and iPhone- it’s just the best Twitter client.”

4. Airfoil and Airfoil Speakers
“Whenever I’m working in the living room, this pair of apps works perfectly to stream music from my laptop to my media center that’s connected to my home theater system.”

5. Audio Hijack Pro
“I use this to mute the sound on Firefox. I hate websites and banners that play music!”