Site and Industry News
New Online ToDo List Launches
Posted by admin, 2 Years, 5 Months, 2 Weeks, 1 Day, 4 Hours, 40 Minutes ago
A new website launched which has caught my eye. GottaKeepUp.com is a new arrival to the online to-do list market. They market themselves as a site which "sets news standards in personal scheduling tools".
The site is provides a lot of typical common tasks, the ability to customize those tasks and receive reminder alerts (email or sms) when the task is due. There is an element of 'social community' as new task ideas can be shared within the GKU community.
You can also create tasks from your mobile which is a very handy feature.
It is a well designed site and has a very clean interface. One feature I would like to see is a desktop widget of some kind so that I don't have to load up the webpage all the time.
Concept Share - Online Design Collaboration Made Easy
Posted by admin, 2 Years, 5 Months, 2 Weeks, 5 Days, 10 Hours, 47 Minutes ago
ConceptShare is getting a bit of buzz at the moment - and it is well deserved. The main idea behind the site is to provide a way for designers to upload design concepts and have an easy way for clients to provide feedback.
ConceptShare makes capturing feedback easier and more accurate. It allows you to easily share designs inside Workspaces that contain designs related to a certain topic or project.
It's easy to invite people into a workspace. Invite team members, managers, clients, and consultants to add and reply to comments, chat and markup designs.
Some of the best parts are:
* Multiple Workspaces
* Branding
* Comment Engine
* Visual Mark-Up
* Invite as many people as you wish
* Real-Time Chat
* Ruler Tool
* Eye Dropper
I signed up for a free account which gives me just one workspace. Overall, I was very impressed with the interface and features offered. Most of the collaborative elements are all built in flash - so that might put some people off.
If you are a full-time designer I am sure you could justify the $19 to $250 per month price tag (depending on how many workspaces you need).
Mint Launches - A new exciting way to manage your money
Posted by admin, 2 Years, 5 Months, 3 Weeks, 1 Day, 2 Hours, 21 Minutes ago
Today seen the launch of a new money-managing application called Mint. Always being one to jump on the bandwagon, I signed up and created an account.
The "look and feel" of Mint is very aesthetically pleasing, and they have combined a clean interface with some great AJAX enhancements.
One problem I had when creating my account was that only US zip codes seemed to be accepted. I would later find out that this means the site is really only geared to US residents for now.
Once you have created an account, you are taken straight to a setup page where you can add your bank and credit card details. This is perhaps the most amazing part - you provide your bank login details and then Mint downloads all your transactions into your Mint interface daily. This is very cool - but.. also a little concerning. Ofcourse, the Mint privacy policy is very adamant that your details and data will be kept secure.
I was unable to use this feature as my bank(s) weren't listed (US banks only at the moment). However, the application looks very promising and I can't wait to see what is can do.
Have you tried Mint?
