If you've ever been in a situation at work where you have been the paymaster you will know what a time consuming and thankless task it can be. Having to chase up whether Charlie worked last Friday night and figuring out if Rose really was half an hour late this morning. You never get plaudits for paying the correct amount of wages each week but you'll sure as hell hear about it if you haven't paid them enough. DeskTime is a free real-time time tracking and productivity app that will give precise and automated times on when and when not ... Read more
It’s difficult to know how to approach this one really, as an app the features look fine with clear screen pages and it’s all pretty thorough. To be honest though if I had a bunch of friends that needed this much organization just for a night out at the cinema I think I might be tempted to try and find some new ones. It’s not just for the cinema of course as you can use fasterplan to organize any type of get together with your chums. Not only can you suggest an activity but you can give them a whole host of options ... Read more
Well they couldnt really call this chat and collaborate tool just a room, could they? A hall is much bigger than a room. And Hall is a fair bit more than just a chat room. Hall is the perfect place for teams, companies and communities to chat and collaborate in the same space making it easier to pass on information whilst working on projects. Hall is an unusual thing. You don't see many chat and collaborative apps that work in total unison. Read more
It is a fundamental human trait to need to ask questions and get responses. In the old days when we tended to live in smaller communities this was possible with face-to-face communication. However, as society has grown it has become impractical for one person to communicate their thoughts and news with everyone on a daily basis. Then newspapers and printed media entered the scene offering content and insight to a broader crowd. Then came the digital age and then came CivicBoom. It's a news app that connects the people that have news content with the people that need it. Read more
Solo is a great way of keeping track of all the elements of your business via it's project management tool which is perfect for the modern freelancer. No longer will you have to plough through spreadsheets to see where your business sits in the state of things. Solo gives you an easy to comprehend overview of everything from projects and time sheets to invoicing and contacts. Read more
Managing staff attendance for any company is a thorny old subject and one quite often abused and bemoaned. You can’t please everybody all of the time but at least if a policy is set out and clearly visible to all concerned then there can be no arguing. This app certainly allows businesses of all sized to get some proper organization into managing staff leave, sanctioned or otherwise. And with all inclusive access, subject to customizable user permissions, everybody will know what the score is. Read more
It’s quite a responsibility looking after someone else’s pooch or moggy when they’re away and if you make it a business rather than just a favour for friends then you’ll need some serious organization to gain a credible reputation. Kennelboard.com certainly gives you plenty of features to run an efficient and professional looking boarding kennel or cattery as far as the administration side goes. You’ll still have to clean the pens and walk and groom your charges but then those are the pleasures of the business. Read more
Sometimes you are too close to a problem to see a way to solve it. That's the point when you really do need your friends to act as a sounding board. You'd think they would be able to come up with an answer, wouldn't you. Well how about if you had hundreds of friends to act as that sounding board? CrowdStormer is a crowdsourcing app that pitches your question to the crowd and receive ideas and responses on how to improve, enhance or solve your problem. Read more
While there is a huge number of social networking related apps of all shapes and sizes I have to admit that I haven't seen one quite like Yumety before. It calls itself a social network for dreamers and you'll see why. Yumety encourages you to write down your wish or dream and connect with others who have similar desires to create opportunities and friendships the world over. Read more
Business meetings can often be a complete waste of time and believe me I’ve been to enough of them to know that’s very true. In fact I’ve been to meetings that have had nothing to do with business and they can be a total waste of time too.The reason for this in most cases stems from a lack of proper preparation. This lack of preparation usually means that action points are never recorded, minutes are not circulated and any follow-up plans that were actually discussed are completely forgotten about.Agreedo can help get you get organized so that all aspects of a meeting ... Read more