Rooftop – new update important big fixes

We’ve just uploaded an update that solves a few problems that have recently emerged. Several functions: saving tasks, saving contacts, and others involving sending data to HighRise had become unreliable, apparently due to a change in speed of the HighRise server. This has been addressed in the update

[The update is: v3.3 Rooftop for Android 1.5, v3.2 Rooftop for 1.6 and higher].

If anyone notices any ongoing issues, please get in touch.

Rooftop – New version in the Android market Now

We have recently launched the latest version of Rooftop our Android app for 37 Signals HighRise. It’s in the Android Market as we speak so navigate to the Downloads section of the Market and you should see that there is an update available for download. New users, you can scan the barcode on this page or search for “rooftop” in the market.

New Features

- Option to export the contacts from your HighRise account to your phone’s native contact list. This will allow you quick and offline access to your Highrise contacts, in the same way you can currently access your friends/family.

- Option to immediately search contacts upon opening the app. By clicking the magnifying glass you can immediately search your contacts without loading any data. As a search will generally bring back only a handful of contacts, this allows you much quicker access to the required contacts. Very useful for making quick calls.

- Dropbox support – when you email a contact from the app, your dropbox email will be automatically copied (as in the online HighRise) and your email will be recorded under your contact in your Highrise account. Note: You may need to login and logout to make this work.

- After making calls you are taken to a screen with the option to make a note about the call and record this in your Highrise account.

- Clicking on a phone number in the app will now initiate a call to that contact.

- Other bug fixes and UI changes

In this update we’ve tried to improve the speed at which you can access your Highrise contacts. Hopefully our users understand that speeds of mobile networks and capabilities of mobile devices are limited so requesting contact data from the Highrise servers and parsing it is a process that takes time. The limiting factors are somewhat out of our control, so we’ve tried to provide options that can sidetrack these delays. If you regularly just need to grab contact info to make calls, then consider importing your Highrise contacts into your phone’s address book. If you don’t want to mix your business contacts and personal ones, then use the immediate search functionality (click the magnifying glass) and make targeted searches. If your search brings back just 10-20 names, you should find it quite fast.

The other features we’ve added should allow for better recording of your dealings with your contacts. Emails will automatically be saved in your account and you can create notes right after calling contacts. These features will be especially useful for working on mobile devices, helping you record your dealings automatically/easily.

Keep the feedback coming and subscribe to the blog / follow us on twitter. Shh!.. we have a new 37 Signals product coming soon.

Rooftop – An Android app for Highrise CRM

Today Staircase3 is happy to announce the launch of Rooftop, a fully featured app for using Highrise from your android phone/device.

Highrise, by 37 Signals, is an excellent CRM tool targeted to individuals, and small business/groups to help them keep track of leads, deals & contacts. Rooftop allows you to access and edit all of your Highrise contacts and data on the go and features offline syncing for your contacts.

Features

Dashboard - Easily view all your account activity in one stream using the dashboard view.

Tasks - Add new tasks, view upcoming, completed and assigned tasks, and mark them as completed.

Contacts - Browse your Highrise contacts list and view contact details. Full offline access built in!

Cases - Create new cases, view existing cases, and add notes and comments.

Deals - Create and view deals, and easily mark them as won, lost or pending.

Notes/Comments – Add new notes and comments to any deal, contact, case, or task, and view their full comment history.

Rooftop is available now for $9.99 in the android market.  If you are on an android device right now, you can click this link or scan the QR code on the left.

Staircase 3 website launched

Welcome to the brand new Staircase 3 website! After much behind the scenes organization we are excited to finally go public.

Staircase 3 is all about creating successful, innovative online businesses. We will keep our blog up to date with our progress and write about the things we learn on the way.

We will also add all of the projects we are working on to our portfolio section. We are currently developing two new projects which we we hope to launch over the next month or two. In the meantime check out our current projects here, follow us on twitter here and subscribe to our blog here.