cdevroe.com » basecamp http://cdevroe.com by Colin Devroe Thu, 24 May 2012 15:29:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Increase your productivity with Basecamp, Highrise, and Backpack http://cdevroe.com/notes/productivity-37signals/ http://cdevroe.com/notes/productivity-37signals/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:41:37 +0000 Colin Devroe http://cdevroe.com/?p=761 37Signals, a software development company out of Chicago, Illinois, recently launched an affiliate program.  I thought this a perfect time for me to let you know about three of their flagship products.  Oh, and I’m not telling you about these just because of their affiliate program, I’ve mentioned 37Signals before.

  • Basecamp – Project management made incredibly simple and easy.  I’ve used Basecamp for many projects over the years.  Whether you are working on a project with a team of 30, or you just want to jot down everything you need to get done in order to move into a new apartment, Basecamp seems to fit very well.
  • Backpack – Small companies, or even a group of people or family, can sometimes find it hard to keep track of each other, share files or ideas in an easy way, or just collaborate on something.  If Basecamp is a bit too much for your needs, or you just want to have a company calendar, Backpack strikes the right balance.
  • Highrise – Contact management is made easy in Highrise.  What’s more, though, is that Highrise can track communications with these contacts simply by fitting into your existing workflow.  It adds zero time to your contact management, but eases the pain.
I’ve used each of these applications for both personal use, doing projects with clients over the years, and even in my most recent employment at Viddler we’ve used Highrise for tracking our Business Partnerships and correspondance.
I recommend, at the very least, you give them a look.
]]> http://cdevroe.com/notes/productivity-37signals/feed/ 1 My 2007 Web 2.0 Death list http://cdevroe.com/notes/web20-deathlist07/ http://cdevroe.com/notes/web20-deathlist07/#comments Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:22:24 +0000 Colin Devroe http://cdevroe.com/notes/web20-deathlist07/ Paul Scrivens recently said he’d like to see three “Web 2.0″ companies (or services) go the way of the dinosaur in 2007. He also asked for people to post theirs, and there are some great ones in the comments of his post.

So here are mine and remember, these are not predictions – just some services I wouldn’t mind disappearing.

  • Digg is simply annoying. The editorial process is no longer very valid and some of its features are definitely abused. I still use the service from time to time but I’d like to see a competitor come along that does a much better job.
  • MySpace (which also made Paul’s list) is just horrible to use. I find it incredibly ironic that one of the hardest sites to use is also one of the most popular and used by the most inexperienced of Internet users. Again, I’d love to see a few of its competitors get a big break.
  • Basecamp is one of the more popular “project management” applications (especially in my industry). I really do not like this application and I am sometimes forced to use it. I think the application is built and designed well, it is simply not built for the way I think.

Again, I do not foresee any of these services disappearing this year (even though some have predicted the downfall of Digg).

Do you have three services that you either have to use or would love to use but you simply would like to see them improved, replaced, or just “die” in 2007?

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