Our most recent addition to Paprika is a shortcut that could help your day go a little faster. We’ve added a feature that lets you quickly and easily switch between projects- using a simple dropdown menu.

Now, when you hover over the Projects tab at the top, you’ll see a dropdown menu listing five of your most recently accessed projects. Click on one to be taken to that project. If you’re looking for an older project, you can still click the Projects tab to see your full project list. It’s almost as easy as Cmd+Tab, huh?

Yesterday we launched Paprika. Overall the launch was a success, but we did need to make some adjustments midstream. Mainly to our signup form. Here’s what we launched with:

Clean, simple, easy. As it turns out- not really. We did two things to shorten the form, and make it more aesthetically pleasing.

• We got rid of the password confirmation field. No harm done; if you fat-finger it when you enter it, you can just reset it later.
• We called the last form field “Account Name” and did not explain what this means. To our thinking, it was common terminology and used widely when referring to web apps.

We did a third thing that also hampered the usability of the form… We didn’t make the passwords the last thing on the list.

We had all sorts of people putting the password into the account name field thinking it was the confirmation. More still entered special characters and spaces into the account name only to be greeted by a form error, and forced to go back again.

We quickly worked on a redesigned form:

Much better! Not a single support request or lost user today.

• We added explanations beneath the unobvious form fields.
• Added a cool, absolutely positioned, text example of how the account url will be used in practice.
• Added the password confirmation back in.
• Made a brighter button, and upped the contrast on the text.

It goes back to something we’ve said before- users aren’t stupid, they just want simple things. In our effort to cut the form down to only the essential elements, we went too far. Bumper rails make bowling easier, and we want everything to be easy!

Check the form out online here.

It’s Launch Day for Paprika!

We’ve sent it through testing, testing, and more testing. It’s ready- really ready- right here!

So what’s it all about?

Well, we thought the world needed a PM app that was just that- a box of essentials only, to help you keep your ducks in a row. What’s the point of your task manager- to organize your stuff, right? When you have to sift through settings, drop-downs, permissions and who only knows what else to organize your todos… it can quickly defeat the purpose.

Paprika is the love child of Simplicity and Efficiency. Keep Reading

Very soon, we’ll be launching our new app, Paprika. We’ve had the idea for Paprika floating around in our heads for a while. We even told you about it along the way in our five-part series:

• The Idea.
• The Name.
• One Button.
• Panicky Sweat.
• Beta Testing.

In the spirit of the above mentioned series, we thought we’d add one more piece about the single moment we realized we needed Paprika. Keep Reading

The word “beta” evokes an emotion somewhere between excitement and nervousness- for both the user and creator. From a user standpoint- it’s not the real thing yet; it’s being tested, so you can never be sure what you’re dealing with. From a creator standpoint- we’re finally here! What will the reaction be? You’ve worked so hard up to this point, and of course you want a positive outcome. The actual launch product depends on the quality of this stage…

We recently launched our brand new app into beta testing. Paprika is our third full app, and we’ve managed to learn a few things along the way. Keep Reading

We’ve had a new app up our sleeve for a while now, and we’re ready for you to take a look!

Paprika is a text-based organization tool that integrates assigned todos, team communication, hash tags and more. If you like Jumpchart, Staction, and lists you can check off as you go, we think you’ll love this.

Sign up for the beta here!