I just received an email from Jason Fried of 37-Signals (Basecamp, Highrise, and other popular web-based applications) announcing a temporary 50-off coupon code that expires on January 15, 2010. Here is a quote:
New Year’s Special: 50% off a new account or an upgrade!
Sign up for a new account, or upgrade your existing Basecamp, Highrise, Backpack, [...]
Qtask, the online collaboration platform with the motto “Share Collaborate Achieve“, just sent me a press release today announcing 4 new features, including:
1. Synchronize your Qtask Calendars with Outlook 2007.
2. Upload and download your files directly to/from Qtask by simple drag and drop via WebDAV. (You can now read them from your iPhone or BB!).
3. [...]
I used to be skeptical of using online meeting software. The first generations were somewhat cumbersome and a bit slow (although that was also likely a factor of lousy internet connections). These days, I couldn’t imagine living without online meeting software. They have saved me countless hours of travel time, and reduced unnecessary trips. Are [...]
Central Desktop just announced, via email from their CEO, that they have just been included in the latest Forrester Wave review of Collaboration Platforms (The Forrester Wave™: Collaboration Platforms, Q3 2009).
The email was largely upbeat, as Issac Garcia, CEO of Central Desktop, touched on the highlights of the report and some of validation that comes form being [...]
Yesterday, an article in USA today discussed the benefits of using software as a service for small and medium size businesses. Previously, most hosted applications have been used by large companies for CRM applications, like Salesforce.com. Now, some new startups, as well as companies in business for years, are seeing new growth as small and medium [...]
If you are considering a Microsoft Sharepoint Hosted solution, you may want to also consider other options. Sharepoint 2007 is a great solution, with many features that make it useful for small and large businesses alike.
But did you know there are other (sometimes better, always less costly), solutions to Sharepoint Hosting hat may also meet [...]
(This article is part of a series on Workplace efficiency tools and software)
What is Sharepoint Workflow? Or how about what is Document Workflow? I have received many questions on this topic, and I think it is worth exploring. Before we talk about Sharepoint Workflow specifics, lets review the concept of Document Workflow in general.
Document Workflow [...]
It may sound obvious, but group collaboration is hard work. On every project I have been involved with, the method by which the team collaborated was different. I am not talking about team dynamics or organizational behaviour, although those are very important subjects. I really mean such seemingly simple things such as sharing documents, reviewing [...]
