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Ok to the crashing aspect, DONT set shortcuts in the beginning when it prompts you, leave them blank go through the other pages, then go back to prefs and set it up.  I found it would crash whenever I did shortcuts so I decided to not do them and since then it has worked well.

This bug was fixed Friday and the fix has been up since. If you download the current copy, it should not crash on that screen.

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Any plans to enable sub-folders to be set up?

You don't need sub-folders. ShoveBox is not meant to be a replacement for the file-system or a more complex app like DEVONthink. It is meant to be a temporary container for files, ideas, and stuff that you'll sort/organize/get-to later. It's not an archive, it's an inbox. Thus, you really don't need subfolders.

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I think ShoveBox is the best to sync data (mostly notes, images and webarchives) between my MBP and my iPod Touch. Other than that I use it as a inbox, temporary storage unit. Great app, not intrusive at all and always at hand.

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Useful app! I use it mostly for saving urls, so I avoid cluttering my bookmarks.

I also like the Bookmarklet. It's a great timesaver and can be found here: wonderwarp.com/files/docs/shovebox/capture.html

I hope this critical remark of mine is taken as well-intentioned.  I love some aspects of ShoveBox's interface and don't care for some others.  But since the developer agrees that this is the purpose of ShoveBox, I think it's useful to consider what it means in practice.

Since it's easy to get information into a more complex app - some of which have inboxes - I don't see what the point of having a temporary inbox is when you can just as easily send an item straight to your other information manager with, say, a drag-and-drop move, or a push of a bookmarklet link, or just dropping it on the desktop for later processing.  Together, for example, has no inbox, but it's easy to make a smart folder for untagged (i.e., unprocessed) items and call it the Inbox.  And Together, of course, comes with a plethora of bookmarklets, the Shelf, and the ability to just drop stuff on the Dock icon.

As a second comment, if it's a temporary inbox and not an archive, then why does stuff stay in the database when you drag it out of the organizer to the desktop (or elsewhere)?

Though I love its simplicity, I think it is a bit too simple, and thus the practical effect of the "ShoveBox as a temporary inbox" view seems to me like an extra and superfluous minor step in the workflow.  I think that adding a little bit more complexity for ShoveBox would help it greatly, although I'm not sure quite how.  Smart folders would help, and multi-machine syncing would be great as well.  If those things and other features were added, then ShoveBox would seem to me to be well-positioned to compete with Evernote, as it would appeal to people who like Evernote for its ubiquitous capture but dislike its complex interface.

As always, just my two cents' worth.

I still don't understand the purpose of the app. Are we syncing files among computers and phones? Do the files get put somewhere. If it is about syncing files among computers, can't I just put it in the share drive, and when I am at home on my wireless, I just copy and past on the directory/share? Sorry I am confused, I think it might be really cool.

It really does depend on your workflow. I use Shovebox, both for the mac and the ipod, as a GTD-like bucket for stuff. I've found that it works really well for that. It also works pretty well for either saving a document to the ipod for reviewing later or keeping a series of text documents synced between the ipod and mac.

I've used database apps like Together and DEVONthink and I prefer to store my flies in the file system for the most part. I use Circus Ponies Notebook to outline and take notes on most things, but it is terrible as an file organizer/collector. I also make heavy use of The Hit List and OpenMeta tagging for files. I like working close to the file system and using programs which link to the files I have on hand, which give me different perspectives on my data. But, I also like self-contained spaces for writing and note-taking. So, the use of a light intermediate app to capture stuff fits nicely into my workflow at the moment.

You have a point that if you are already using an app like Together or the newer versions of DEVONthink which have robust capturing capabilities, then ShoveBox probably doesn't make a lot of sense to add to your workflow.

This is a question more for Dan than myself. I could see that as being a switch in the preferences of the app, but I don’t know the thought process behind that behavior.

It does have smart folders to an extent. Like Mail.app you can define rules and move things do different folders based on certain criteria. There is actually some really cool stuff you can do with the AppleScript in conjunction with the rules.

Dan has clearly thought through ShoveBox’s place on the computer and has a pretty good justification for why it is purposely simple.

http://www.wonderwarp.com/blog/archives/107

His points about the end of the desktop metaphor are quite useful in seeing the place of this app. If you have one app that does everything in this new philosophy of the workspace like Together, then you probably don’t need shovebox. But, when you organize closer to the filesystem, I find that a polished inbox to capture stuff quickly and easily is quite beneficial to my workflow.

This is an interesting discussion. The interface for computers is changing rapidly and I think more discussion about what concepts work for people in this changing paradigm is helpful to us all.

Is this ShoveBox version 1.7.6?

I love ShoveBox. I use it as a virtual inbox using the whole GTD method. Literally, anything that interests me, I drag in there then sort out later. Simple and VERY effective.

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I have not yet received a shovebox license code from Nov 9 download of the free apps bundle.

I use ShoveBox for keeping snippets of info to be used later then discarded, lists and cheat sheets (e.g. paper sizes), very handy. Agreed it's not really a place to put everything, but it'll store bits of text and things until you decide you don't need to summon them often anymore. At that point you can move them out for permanent storage elsewhere.   

The mobile version is nice for reviewing info (e.g. presentation slides) while on the run, or jotting a note to sync back to the desktop later.

That's how I use it - mostly with websites. I'll bookmark them in the app and return to them later, mostly because if bookmark the website in the browser, they'll never get read.

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Hey I've been using shovebox for a couple of months now and I really like it. I'm considering buying the app for my ipod touch, does anyone on here use it? What do you think of it?

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I'm pretty sure I got the license for Shovebox from MacHeist, but it's nowhere to be found on my loot. Does this also happen to everyone else? I'm going to do a clean install, and normally I have all my serials in my email, but I couldn't find it either.

On another note, wasn't there a 1password given out for free as well? Didn't install it that time, but now I realize it might actually be useful

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I have the same question, why can we not find this in loot or order lookup, what was different

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why not just use dropbox or something similar, or even a folder on your desktop?

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Here is an other great app, I love it and use it everyday.  The bonus is that I have the app for the ipod and a lot of times I will make a shopping list, sync it to the ipod and go shopping.  Since it is a ipod it can only sync with WiFi, but it will keep your last items sync.  Evernote does not maintain that list so it is useless in that type of stituation.

Using shovebox for all of the typical ideas is great, but I love that I can pull it out any where and have the window measurements when I see curtains on sale.

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Has there been any update from the dev re the syncing feature he was talking about expanding from the iphone app to be across all your macs?

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