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@jgd3, @danleach you could check out a web based app http://ping.fm/VZKn2

Nino Katamadze concert yesterday was great!

How To Read Password Protected Feeds in Google Reader

I don’t know about you, but favorite RSS reader is Google Reader. The only thing that I miss – support for password protected feeds, and i hate using desktop or adobe air applications, because as good as they are none of them offer feed synchronization with Google reader. So, that is where FreeMyFeed comes in. Here is what they offer from there site:

“Have you ever wanted to view an RSS feed in a web base feed reader such as Google Reader or Bloglines, but could not because the feed required user authentication or used an invalid SSL certificate?Well this site aims to be your solution. Using the form above, enter in the feed url, your username and password and then submit. You will be taken to a new page with an alternate URL for your use.This site does not require that you include a username or password. If you want to use this for all of your feeds, whether they require user authentication, are protected by https or whatever, feel free to do so.” 

No of course just be careful what kind of feeds you submit, because this service can’t boast about the security, but for me it is the solution i was looking for, i hope this will help you too.

for a free collaboration tool check out http://ping.fm/VZKn2

“Ping Fire” – http://ping.fm/O77Cx

maybe someone could share an invite to Jaiku(http://jaiku.com)?

EasyProjects.Net Project Management Software Review

Today i will give my thoughts on yet another project management software EasyProjects.Net. Maybe this software isn’t known very well, but i think it has done a very good job on SEO, because it is on the top search positions for very competitive keywords related to project management, well enough about that lets take a look what they offer.

EasyProjects.Net is developed by Logic Software Inc. and as they write in their guide the system was build form internal company needs and then evolved into a separately offered product. It is AJAX based and like the software name points out it should be really easy to use, soon we will find out.

Registration was really easy, the registration really takes only a minute or two, but I’d like to point out that EasyProjects.Net don’t have free accounts like my previously reviewed project management tools Comindwork or ProjectOffice, instead it offers a 15 day trial period, so for people looking for free project management solution this won’t be it. And upon registration, when you login for the first time you get an offer to book an online session with EasyProjects.Net guru.

Ok, what features does this software offer us?

• desktop module
• desktop timer application
• tasks to multiple users
• task dependency
• task hierarchy
• billing
• reports
• gantt charts
• export to MS Project (no import though)
• custom fields
• time tracking
• issue tracking
• request tracking

I really didn’t have a lot time to look into the software, but here some of my thoughts and first impressions, maybe i’ll post a more thorough review after i use for a while.

i didn’t like:

• the UI looks clean, maybe even too clean, there is no distinction between the system parts, it all kind a blends in; some might like it, but i prefer a more Basecamp look
• navigation – for me it was inconvenient to navigate with not all menu items shown, again because i am used more to a tab based menu like Basecamp uses;
• even just with a couple projects it seemed like it is a bit slow, so what when there will be 10 users and 50 projects? of course maybe this is because it is trial account
• no project RSS
• way too many pop up windows
• price tag 15$/user

what i liked:

• export to MS Project
• a lot material and explanations in the online help section
• really cool that billing is so well integrated
• task dependencies and hierarchies lets you do so much more and easier
• estimation analysis
• reporting – summary, billing, resources, milestones and gantt charts
• easy time tracking with time logs
• desktop module (didn’t test it)

conclusions:

Overall my impression was positive, it is definitely worth to try, but the software still has that feel, that it was created for particular  company under the company’s business processes. Well actually this is how most of the project management tools are born, this is why there is till no real leader in this market, and i don’t think that we will soon see this. So you’d better see it for yourself and tell how what do you think about it.

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