Web Worker Daily

Like many of us, I spend quite a lot of time on the web and come across a staggering number of interesting things. In Clearing The Cache I choose a theme, pull out some of my favorites and share them with you here.

Execupundit shares The Biggest Email Sin

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It’s been a good week to be a reviewer of web applications. Earlier this week I got a sneak peek at Staction, yesterday saw the release of Google’s Chrome, and today I get to discuss JOBLOGS.

JOBLOGS is what I would call a collaboration and communication manager, but one specifically designed for service oriented businesses. Encompassing CRM functionality with a private workspace for collaboration, JOBLOGS is a central place for all information related to a specific client, process, or project.

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For both my own business and for reviews here on WWD, I look at a lot of Project Management applications. The pitches I get tend to be similar, all promising something different, a new way of looking at things, etc..

The reality is, even though they might each have their own strengths and weaknesses, they really do start to look and work the same. And then I took a look at Staction.

It really is different.

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Like many of us, I spend quite a lot of time on the web and come across a staggering number of interesting things. In Clearing The Cache I choose a theme, pull out some of my favorites and share them with you here.

Mozilla Labs shakes things up by Introducing Ubiquity

Om to Comcast: Show Us The Meter

The Vista Team gives us A Comprehensive Look at Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2

Still using Firefox 2? Expect a nudge to upgrade

There are a multitude of invoicing options available for the web worker, and we have covered our share of them. A new entry that just crossed my desk is the oddly named CurdBee.

I gave CurdBee a quick run through and found that it covers the basics of invoicing and payment reasonably well. I was able to get up and running quickly and found it easy to get test clients and service items entered for my first invoices. It hooks into Paypal Standard and Google Checkout for payment processing and also supports multiple currencies.

Be aware that there are no time tracking features and the overall functionality is sparse compared to more fully featured services like FreshBooks or Cashboard. It is also missing a lot of the nice “usability touches” that a more established product will typically have.

But if your needs are simple and you just need to send out quick invoices to your clients, CurdBee might be a good option for you. Accounts are currently free with no apparent limitations.

Are you using an online service for your billing? Could CurdBee work for you?

Like many of us, I spend quite a lot of time on the web and come across a staggering number of interesting things. In Clearing The Cache I choose a theme, pull out some of my favorites and share them with you here.

Some interesting stuff coming out of the Microsoft Office Labs

Microsoft unleashes Photosynth, albeit with a bit of a stumble

Kevin from jkOnTheRun wants XP on his Acer Aspire One

And if you haven’t seen it, Bill’s Last Day is still an entertaining break for a Friday

One of the things I like to do when evaluating an application or service is to also look to see if the company has a product blog, and how frequently it is updated. I have found that regular posting on a blog is a great indicator of a companies general attitude about the importance of communicating with their customers.

A good company blog lets us know about new features, gives us tutorials and tips, and presents us with useful information related to their product or service. It gives us a glimpse into what they do and often why they do it. It also makes my experience more personal by giving me names and faces to associate with the company.

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GooSync, the handy mobile synchronization service that we’ve covered in the past, today announced an upgrade that allows you to add multiple devices to your Premium account.

In a nutshell, GooSync facilitates an over the air synchronization of your Google calendars and contacts with up to 4 mobile devices. It is possible for each device to have separate settings to control specifically which calendars or contact categories are synchronized, but they all must connect to the same Google account.

A free account is still available but multiple device support is just one of the really nice extra features of a Premium account. It runs about $40/year, a real bargain in my opinion for the ability to stay up to date no matter where I am.

Is multi-device support important to you?