contacts

Plaxo has released a much-improved version of its address book, the bread and butter of the app. The first thing you’ll notice is the speed. It’s now faster when searching your contacts. It starts displaying results as you’re typing in the search box in real-time. Read More »

Xobni, a very useful Microsoft Oulook plug-in that we’ve covered with praise previously, has just released a new update that now reveals more information about your contacts, including acquiring valuable data from their Salesforce account. This has been a much-demanded feature that is available for… Read More »

Gmail. LinkedIn. Facebook. Your phone’s address book. Your contacts may live in many places online, yet there’s always the possibility one of these places will disappear or crash, taking your information with it for good. Or perhaps you simply decide to close your account with the… Read More »

One of the reasons that I recently upgraded to Snow Leopard was the new ability to sync the Mac OS X Address Book with Gmail’s or Google Apps’ Contacts. This function has been around for a while, but for some reason, it was previously available only… Read More »

Gist, the relationship management service that went to open beta last month, today announces the release of an iPhone application, available through the App Store, that makes getting access to your data easier while on the go. By its very nature, Gist compiles a sometimes overwhelming amount… Read More »

As I noted over at TheAppleBlog, Google has turned on push for Gmail on the iPhone. That means that your incoming messages will be pushed from the Google servers to your phone, instead of your phone having to call in periodically to check for new mail.… Read More »

Keeping In Sync

Like many web workers, one of my challenges is keeping my data in sync between the various devices and apps that I use. I stopped using my Palm handheld over a year ago, but I’ve continued to use the Palm Desktop application, because it’s one of… Read More »

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What to Do After a Conference

So, you’re back home from that conference, and all that is left to do is to relax and enjoy your swag, right? Maybe not. To make the most of your conference experience, your work should be just beginning when you unpack that suitcase. If you made the… Read More »

gwabbit Gives Away the “Gift of gwab”

I’ve written in the past about both gwabbit and gwabbit for BlackBerry, nifty tools designed to help you capture and create contacts from within Outlook or on your BlackBerry device. It turns out the folks at gwabbit are having a contest. I know I am always interested… Read More »

Severa: Easy One-click CRM, Project Management and Invoicing

Though CRM, project management and invoicing are often separate applications, more companies are producing software that does more than one of these tasks by combining them into one package. Severa is web-based software that provides you with an all-in-one software solution for managing your business. The price… Read More »

Zoho CRM: A Good Option for Web Workers

Customer relationship management (CRM) solutions vary, but for the most part they help businesses manage sales leads, accounts, campaigns, forecasts and activities. Most CRM packages tend to be too heavyweight for the sole proprietor, however. They cost a bundle and contain features that most web workers… Read More »

CreativePro Office: All-in-One Suite for Freelance Web Workers

Lately I’ve been on a bit of a streamlining kick. That is, I’ve been trying to find simple, elegant solutions to multiple problems in one convenient package. Easier said than done, unfortunately. The problem is getting everything you need in one place, in exactly the way… Read More »

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