PlanningForce - Project Management Software for Mac
Oct 14, 2009 Web Tools
PlanningForce is a project management software program developed with the aim of solving project planning. Project managers and decision-makers have to optimize
their project plans, while managing several complex projects concurrently, respecting delivery dates and, at the same time, reducing resource costs. As a consequence, today more than ever, the decisions taken based on the construction and interpretation of the plans will have crucial consequences, for the projects themselves, for the people involved and for profits. PlanningForce delivers planning and scheduling solutions that make efficient use of resources, prevent any over-allocation, and propose realistic task durations.
This software allows the user to define projects and apply requirements, define resources through roles and skills, plan and schedule complex project and resource portfolios, visualize, compare and analyze outputs through reports, and adapt plans as events occur.
Faculte Streamlines Web-Based Video Presentations For Businesses
Oct 8, 2009 Web Tools
Faculte, a startup that presented at last month’s DEMO conference, is looking to help companies produce high-quality video presentations online, without having to deal with the uploading and editing hassles associated with desktop apps. The service can be used for any kind of presentation, but the company is primarily marketing towards businesses looking to create product demos, internal training videos, and customer support movies, among other things.
While there are obviously plenty of options out there for creating presentations, including PowerPoint and Apple’s Keynote, Faculte is looking to offer a solution that’s cloud-based so that presentations (called ‘broadcasts’ by the site) can be easily edited collaboratively. In this sense the app has more in common with online services like SlideRocket and 280slides, with video presentations as its main focus rather than slides.
Faculte broadcasts can include video content, narration, static images, powerpoint slides, and annotation. And unlike most video applications that force you to re-render your content whenever you make a change, Faculte lets you edit things on the fly (all of your edits will also apply to copies of the presentation that have been embedded elsewhere on the web). The service also has a heavy focus on helping businesses manage where their content is distributed — after creating a Faculte presentation, you can secure it with a password and track when it’s watched, and you can charge for access if you’re looking to monetize your content.
The broadcast creation process is pretty straightforward: building the presentation involves dragging and dropping your content — be it video, slides, or images — into the presentation timeline. You can take video from your computer’s webcam or upload your own, and can customize the look and feel of your presentation using templates. Nothing in the broadcast presentation process seems particularly unique, but that means it should be easier for most people to pick up and start using (you can see some of the broadcast creation features in action here).
The company offers its service for free for basic accounts, with premium accounts beginning at $50/month.
CorrectMyText.com - Bringing Schliemann’s Language Learning Method Online
Oct 1, 2009 Web Tools
CorrectMyText.com, is a new collaborative service for language learners with the elements of social networking. Once registered, the user can submit a text and get it corrected for free by someone who speaks the desired language fluently. Besides, members can request a recorded version of the corrected text to practice pronunciation.
CorrectMyText.com is the effort of Dmitry Lopatin, a young scientist and entrepreneur from Russia.
To get started, the user needs to register an account on CorrectMyText, which is quick and free. Facebook users can use the site without any registration. The “Facebook Connect” button on top of the homepage enables the user to connect CorrectMyText.com with Facebook in a click. After the registration, the user can submit any kind of text: an essay, resume, letter, or a blog-post and a native speaker or someone who speaks the desired language fluently will proofread the text for grammar and style mistakes. Correcting mistakes for native speakers is easy, so many of them are happy to help with proofreading. Before submitting the text, the user can specify the level of language competence required from the proofreader, the number of checks to be made and request a recorded version of the corrected text. At any time, members can contact each other and discuss
language-specific topics using the built-in mailing system. Also, users can comment on texts or corrections, discuss the content, or grammar rules.
Teambox - Open Source Collaboration
Sep 29, 2009 Web Tools
Teambox is a project management and collaboration web application. This application is free to begin with, and there is no limit to the number of projects that you can create at the same time, nor the number of people that can take part of them concomitantly. Being open source, you can also install it in your server to completely customize the interface. Of course, being open source also means that it can be expanded by the community in the ways that it sees fit. All in all, a very good tool for online collaboration and the development of projects.
manageME7 - Your personal wealth creator
Jul 22, 2009 Web Tools
manageME7 is a bespoke money management application designed to help people manage their finance efficiently. manageME7 acts as a mini accounting software that helps in providing a convenient money management solution to students, professionals, homemakers and to everyone who want to manage their day-to-day income and expenditure more effectively. The features include Reminder Service, Reporting, Budget Limit, Multiple Accounts, Expense Categorization and Multi Currency. The multi currency feature is especially intended for the travelers.
WikiSWOT.com - Free collaborative SWOT analysis reports
Apr 13, 2009 Web Tools
WikiSWOT is a free research and analysis resource with hundreds of free SWOT anlayses covering a wide range of industries and companies with an aggregated value of over $3.8 trillion dollars. It is free, saves you time, and gets you started with your research in a concise way. Since they are a Wiki, users can add and edit our collection of SWOTs, collaboratively improving the breadth and depth of information we provide. It’s all about the wisdom of the crowds! Whether you are a consultant, an analyst, investor, student or simply doing some due-diligience preparation, we know our SWOTs will help you stay ahead of the game.
SafariToolbars - First custom Safari toolbars on the market
Mar 30, 2009 Web Tools
For years, the majority of Mac OS users have faithfully surfed the internet using Apple’s Safari browser, enjoying its stability, speed and ease of use. But Safari has suffered from one distinct disadvantage when compared to its big rivals: a lack of add-ons.With no official extensions architecture available for Safari, creating dedicated add-ons such as toolbars has been virtually impossible beyond simple hacks - meaning Apple’s browser has been unable to match the customization potential of Internet Explorer and Firefox, which both offer hundreds of extensions. Now Macte! has raised the bar for Safari functionality - and can, for thefirst time, offer your business its own customized Safari add-on.
Springbase - Smarter Databeses, Online
Mar 30, 2009 Web Tools
Springbase helps you to build powerful database applications on the web, without the hassle and expense of servers and software installation. All you need is a web browser. Springbase helps you build feature-rich web databases faster than ever. Design web pages visually with drag-and-drop controls, and get more done in less time. It delivers online databases with the smoothness of desktop applications. Scalability is built in, so your application will handle any level of demand. It designs pages and databases using intuitive visual interfaces. Control your application’s behavior using instructions in plain English.
PinPoints - Search the Place and Send it on Your Phone
Mar 16, 2009 Web Tools
Launched in 2008, yourpinpoints.com is an online service that looks up a business name, address or place and sends the location to a smartphone on any network. It allows you to search for an address, a place or business (a Where!) and then send it to a phone. It could be your phone or a buddy of yours! It sends the search result to a phone in a format that is compatible with Nokia Maps, Google Maps etc. You’ll never have to search for locations or places on your GPS phone ever again! You search for your destination online, press send, your phone beeps, and you get going! No more asking for directions ever again. This service is curently for free, but check their website to see the phone compatibility list.
Axxana - New Data Protection Solutions
Mar 16, 2009 Web Tools
Axxana was founded by veterans of the storage industry in order to address the number one challenge in data protection; recovering data at any distance with zero data loss. Axxana, in close conjunction with some of the most prestigious names in the data storage industry, has risen to the challenge by developing the Axxana Phoenix System™. Existing solutions assume that all data must be safely transported to a secondary location prior to a disaster.
The Axxana Phoenix System™ enables organizations to utilize any asynchronous replication solution of their choice, over inexpensive communication lines, and send data to a remote location, while at the same time, protect a local synchronous copy of the most recent write operations in a new generation disaster proof storage device that is designed to withstand a wide number of extreme conditions. The Phoenix System™ delivers a complete solution that guarantees zero data loss (RPO=0) over any distance, at no additional cost or in many cases decreased cost.
