37Signals Relaunches Backpack with New Features

BackPackRemember Backpack, the underdog organizational tool from 37Signals? It’s back, and with a considerable set of features to make your life easier. Being the great user-oriented company they are, they’ve beautifully outlined the new addition of features on this page, but for the loyal readers who like it other-wise, I’ll try and go over some of them.

BackPackPerhaps the most noticeable addition in this relaunch is the fact that every element on the page is essentially portable–or at least, moveable. You can reorder all the elements on the page as you’d like it (video demo) but more importantly, drag it over to other pages to adjust the clutter and split them up (video demo). Additionally, sections and pages can be divided with the new divider.

Some of my favorite features from this release include the new toolbar which makes it easier to add new elements and the fact that every page now has an RSS feed — imagine the possibilities! Of course, this is just the tip of the iceberg, a lot of small bugfixes and improvements have been included.

For anyone who has found 37 signals products like Backpack useful in the past, this is a must see.

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  • Nick
    Yeah Backpackit is sweet you see people know what youre talking about and i dont see why there all up your ass about backpack and backpackit? wow if you know what hes talking about leave him alone! brownie points are not rewarded. but anyways that was a good article!


    -Nick
  • You never mentioned what the whole purpose of the site is. Is it a blogging site or something?
  • Brandon West

    Sorry Don, mistake corrected.

  • Don
    Your link still goes to www.backpack.com, not www.backpackit.com.
    And the blue in this text entry field hurts the eyes.
  • Josh Miller
    I'm an avid user of Basecamp (another project by the creators of backpack) and the features of one usually seep into another. You guys should seriously check these sites out -- the advertising firm I work with manages over 150 projects with 10-30 deadlines per project. It all works very happily with Basecamp. I believe Backpack is a consumerized version with a little more flexibility.

    We love 37signals and all the websites they put out there...
  • Thanks Deano -- fixed.
  • Deano
    Sid, you've linked to www.backpack.com but it should be www.backpackit.com.
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