My good friend David R. shared that he's been using Basecamp for 2 years now and still loving it. David also suggested the use of Campfire (http://www.campfirenow.com), another product by the same company (37Signals.com) that created Basecamp.
Campfire is a web-based group chat tool that is password-protected. You can invite whoever you want to chat and collaborate on your projects. 60 people can chat at once and you can even share files and images.
Campfire is network-agnostic - so its doesn't matter who's using what network (like AIM, Yahoo, Skype, MSN), it only needs a browser, and away you go. Very good tool for group communications, instead of the other services that only offer 1-to-1 or small group discussions.
Its free for 4 simultaneous users, and it scales up if you need more simultaneous chatters, file space or security.
Check it out if you need such a service for your projects. Campfire is located at www.CampfireNow.com
These are all great websites. We've been looking for a web-based project management tool and BaseCamp is definitely one to consider. I also looked at WriteBoard and BackPackit. Thanks, Sherman, for the suggestions.
Sherman,
I've been using basecamp for a while, and honestly, there's nothing more convenient or better . . . yet.
There are some features I'd like to see added, though. For example, the system will automatically send an email to whoever you want when a message is updated (great for pulling people back to the project inside of basecamp), but doesn't do the same for Writeboards.
I'd also like to see tighter integration of messages and writebaords with todo lists. . . and then some way to filter out "done" stuff.
Oh, if calendaring is a big part of your project, try Backpack (also by 37signals), which has a tremendously flexible calendaring system. There's a Milestone calendar in Basecamp, too.
What do you think, Sherman?
–Mark Widawer http://www.LandingPageCashMachine.com
Thanks for the heads up on Basecamp. I've been meaning to try it out for a couple of months now, but unfortunately the Basecamp customer support didn't do a good enough job in addressing my questions. My primary concern was the definition of a to do list category. Based on the feedback that I received from Basecamp, each sub-project (for example a web press release as part of a larger online campaign) would be considered a separate project. This is not true as you can list sub-projects as to do listings with all the relevant activity indicated as items under that heading. That way, I can still manage with the 15 project version catering to up to 15 clients. I am very pleased that I have made the switch. I am also able to manage my own website marketing through this interface, so I'm able to have better control. Thanks again. At least now I can spin plates with finesse! (:
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March 17, 2007
Sherman Hu said:
My good friend David R. shared that he's been using Basecamp for 2 years now and still loving it. David also suggested the use of Campfire (http://www.campfirenow.com), another product by the same company (37Signals.com) that created Basecamp.
Campfire is a web-based group chat tool that is password-protected. You can invite whoever you want to chat and collaborate on your projects. 60 people can chat at once and you can even share files and images.
Campfire is network-agnostic - so its doesn't matter who's using what network (like AIM, Yahoo, Skype, MSN), it only needs a browser, and away you go. Very good tool for group communications, instead of the other services that only offer 1-to-1 or small group discussions.
Its free for 4 simultaneous users, and it scales up if you need more simultaneous chatters, file space or security.
Check it out if you need such a service for your projects. Campfire is located at www.CampfireNow.com
March 17, 2007
Jerry Leventer said:
These are all great websites. We've been looking for a web-based project management tool and BaseCamp is definitely one to consider. I also looked at WriteBoard and BackPackit. Thanks, Sherman, for the suggestions.
March 19, 2007
Mark Widawer said:
Sherman,
I've been using basecamp for a while, and honestly, there's nothing more convenient or better . . . yet.
There are some features I'd like to see added, though. For example, the system will automatically send an email to whoever you want when a message is updated (great for pulling people back to the project inside of basecamp), but doesn't do the same for Writeboards.
I'd also like to see tighter integration of messages and writebaords with todo lists. . . and then some way to filter out "done" stuff.
Oh, if calendaring is a big part of your project, try Backpack (also by 37signals), which has a tremendously flexible calendaring system. There's a Milestone calendar in Basecamp, too.
What do you think, Sherman?
–Mark Widawer
http://www.LandingPageCashMachine.com
April 18, 2007
Sharon Vaz said:
Thanks for the heads up on Basecamp. I've been meaning to try it out for a couple of months now, but unfortunately the Basecamp customer support didn't do a good enough job in addressing my questions. My primary concern was the definition of a to do list category. Based on the feedback that I received from Basecamp, each sub-project (for example a web press release as part of a larger online campaign) would be considered a separate project. This is not true as you can list sub-projects as to do listings with all the relevant activity indicated as items under that heading. That way, I can still manage with the 15 project version catering to up to 15 clients. I am very pleased that I have made the switch. I am also able to manage my own website marketing through this interface, so I'm able to have better control. Thanks again. At least now I can spin plates with finesse! (: