Category: Apps

Project management

Posted on by Brian Lee

We’re testing out a new project management software called Wrike. I’ve previously used BaseCamp and Microsoft Project and want to see what else is out there.

So far, the free version seems to have some useful features. My favorite is being able to send an email to a colleague and to Wrike at the same time so that the conversation or assignment is logged online.

At the same time, I’m not impressed with Wrike’s Android app (and I hope a Windows Phone app is created), but it seems like the company is making steady improvements.

Use Toggl for time tracking

Posted on by Brian Lee

I admit, I used to have employees send me their billable hours via email, then I would aggregate their time into Excel spreadsheets. It was an inefficient process, to say the least.

Now our office is using Toggl. The free version is pretty good, while the paid version is just $5/person/month. [Update March 1, 2016: the fee is now $10/person/month billed monthly, or $9/person/month billed yearly.] Continue reading “Use Toggl for time tracking” →

Google Reader alternative: feedly

Posted on by Brian Lee

Today Google said goodbye to its RSS reader, Google Reader. I had previously written on this blog that Google Reader was an excellent tool for creating your own “newspaper.”

Rather than give you a long list of alternatives, I’m just giving you my top recommendation for your new reader: feedly. It seems everyone is talking about it, and the positive vibe is warranted. It has a sleek design, loads quickly, lets you mark articles as read easily and even imports your Google Reader feeds.

I like that you can customize the view, from a list to magazine-style to cards (my favorite–resembles Flipboard) to full articles. For those stories that you like, you can share them easily through Pinterest, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. I also like that you can track your stocks, too, although that feature is temporarily disabled.

Like most products these days, feedly is cloud-based can be accessed through a browser or an app. I’ve got feedly loaded on both my Android phone and tablet.