What’s the fastest way to get collaborators to invest themselves, or their time, in a new project? Whether they’re colleagues within your organization, outsourced or remote talent, customers and clients, or subject experts you’re connecting with, the answer is the same: ownership. Read more »
I sometimes find myself taking over other people’s projects, like rewriting existing website content or finishing website designs. But taking on another person’s project can be challenging, especially if they are no longer around. So how can you make the transition as smooth as possible? Read more »
Google has what it calls “20-Percent Time”, where its employees spend one day each workweek on projects they’re passionate about, while 3M calls its version “15% culture,” which “encourages technical employees to spend 15 percent of their time on projects of their own choosing and initiative.” Read more »
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I’m not entirely sure project management is something you should do on your iPhone, or any portable device for that matter, but if you’re stuck and you need something to help keep track of things while you’re on the go, you could do much worse than […] Read more »
Arguably, Zoho is a competitor of Google’s, since both include web-based document creation and editing tools among their product offerings. That hasn’t stopped Zoho from offering integration with Google products in the past, and today it introduces full Google Docs compatibility, a move which shows it […] Read more »
37signals’ Haystack promises to make finding a web designer easy, offering a simplified way to search for clients looking to hire a professional. While it’s a useful tool for someone with a web design project, it can also prove useful for web designers. Read more »
Recently, I’ve noticed that more new clients are coming my way with a single request: to help them revive or resurrect a project, web site, or product that has failed in the past. I’m also capable of creating failed projects myself — sometimes I look at […] Read more »
Soon after I clicked the “Publish” button on my blog dashboard, I realized I had made a mistake. I’d read my post through three times before hitting that button, but somehow missed adding a crucial word — the word “don’t”. Inadvertently, I had told my readers […] Read more »
Two years ago I was starting to get conscious about my online presence, so I Googled my name. One of the first things I saw were links to my earliest projects, which were how-to e-books about dating and seduction. I remember using a pseudonym at that […] Read more »
How long should a Mac last? Mac360′s Alexis Kayhill posed the question recently, and it got me thinking on the topic, especially since Alexis framed her column around the experience of a co-worker who had purchased a new unibody MacBook (on her recommendation) only to have […] Read more »
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Finding work on the web isn’t easy. The time I’ve spent looking for work on freelance job sites has always left me fairly underwhelmed.
Okay, that’s a huge understatement. I dislike having to sign up for different services to access the details of the jobs they’re offering. I loathe having to wade through the reams of alerts I receive from each one. And I can’t be bothered trying to remember which ones require me to buy a subscription in order to pitch for jobs, and which ones don’t, as well as all the other little nuances of each service.
The question is, will DoNanza change all that? Is it the online job search revolution we’ve all been waiting for? Read more »
One of the advantages of working from home is the flexible schedule. No matter how many things you need to accomplish, or how many simultaneous projects you have, you can still control when you can perform certain tasks, as well as how long they take. While […] Read more »
I don’t use an Exchange Server anymore but when I did I was regularly using Outlook Web Access which aggravated me to no end. OWA just doesn’t play as nicely with browsers not of the Internet Explorer variety and it annoyed me to switch to IE […] Read more »
Ribbit, a Mountain View, Calif.-based company that is pushing a VoIP platform that marries web with voice is subject of acquisition rumors this evening. VentureBeat reported that the company was close to being acquired by British Telecom (BT), but later changed their story. When contacted by […] Read more »
With all the notebooks we have, you’d think *we* were giving one away, but no. Sadly, we can’t part with anything just now. Pocketables and PalmAddicts are making up for it though as they each have a nice notebook to offer. At Pocketables, Jenn is giving […] Read more »
The Windows environment is beholden to those hardware drivers that lets your components talk to the OS. It’s a constant battle to keep these drivers updated as they come from all the different makers of the hardware hidden within your system. The first step to determining […] Read more »
In a single day, I signed up for not one but two fee-based Web applications/services that are transforming the entire way I manage my home-based Web working business. Why did I wait so long to embrace these apps? Was it the fear of an insurmountable learning […] Read more »
If you keep a projects list (and I recommend it), you probably have a few projects that have been lingering there for a little while, nagging you to either finish them or banish them from the list. I hate those kinds of projects. How great do […] Read more »
Alongside welcoming a raft of third-part application builders today, Facebook announced its own video application. Users can upload and record videos directly to their profiles and send them as messages to friends. They will also be able to upload video directly from their mobile phones. Facebook […] Read more »
Soulver is a unique calculator application for the Mac. Instead of the standard Keypad/Pseudo LCD that most programs use, Soulver takes quite a different approach to number crunching. Using Soulver is pretty much a matter of typing out what you want to know. It accepts phrases […] Read more »
Red Herring has an interesting take on Blinkx and its 15-minutes of fame. They make a good point, but I still think blogs are an instant feedback loop for companies. This is real-time economy at work – producers and users are seperated by a few clicks.BlinkX […] Read more »
I am making an argument for a slow telecom comeback in my latest column in Business 2.0. Sure it is starting out slow, but the turnaround is finally beginning to take hold. (Read in PDF format.) In a chat earlier, Lynn Refer, CEO, of Oakbrook, IL-based […] Read more »
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