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Entries from December 1, 2008 - January 1, 2009

Monday
Dec152008

Sneak Peak: Professional Timesheets for LiquidPlanner

DateMonday, December 15, 2008 at 12:24AM | AuthorCharles Seybold

The development team at LiquidPlanner is approaching our “feature complete” milestone for our new time tracking capability. We are super excited about what this feature set offers professional service organizations who need to generate invoices as well as those teams that like to analyze and account for their time.

Our approach to timesheets recognizes that most professional time-tracking data moves from the front-line tool to back office systems so we’ll ship with the ability to export time-tracking data to QuickBooks, CSV, and XML formats.



Where we have spent most of our time is making sure this feature is fully integrated into the LiquidPlanner project management experience and not just some kind of bolted on old school timecard. In general, who really likes timecards? I mean let’s be honest - nobody - unless that’s how you happen to get paid. If you do have to account for your time, then we think it should to be as frictionless as humanly possible. To that end, we’ve spend a ton of time re-designing parts of LiquidPlanner to make easy timesheets a reality.



The personal timesheet is probably the fastest editing page in LiquidPlanner. It’s built with fast client side JavaScript and has asynchronous updates. It very smart about what tasks show up on it and it is integrated with a second generation of LiquidPlanner’s auto-track feature. It’s so slick that maybe even managers and executives will start tracking their time.

This is scheduled to launch early next year.

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Wednesday
Dec102008

Tell us your story!

DateWednesday, December 10, 2008 at 5:00PM | AuthorCharles Seybold

Occasionally we hear from users about an unusual or fun way they're using LiquidPlanner, e.g. to plan a wedding, schedule a home remodel, or complete a dissertation.

Recently we heard a great story from a customer using LiquidPlanner to teach a graduate level course in project management.

I wanted to let you know that my students have done their first assignment in LiquidPlanner and from my point of view, it was entirely successful. The best thing about LP is the ease with which I can check their work! Since they have each invited me to their workspace, I can easily view and comment on their project and even individual tasks.

- Lisa Sieverts, MSM Program Director at Marlboro College Graduate Center


We get such a kick out of hearing these stories that we've decided to put out a call for more of them.

How has LiquidPlanner changed your life? Submit a summary of your experience under the Announcements section in our Forums. Every participant will be included in a drawing Monday, December 15, 2008 for a $100 Amazon.com gift certificate.

Thanks for participating!

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Wednesday
Dec102008

Holiday favorites, the simpler the better 

DateWednesday, December 10, 2008 at 10:24AM | AuthorCharles Seybold

The holidays are meant to be warm times and a time to be close to the ones you love but so often circumstances conspire to interfere with that. This year is especially interesting as we are all more introspective about over spending and what is really important.

Modest gift giving is part of my family tradition and at our house we take pride in clever selection over quantity.

In that spirit, I wanted to share a few of my past hits.

First up is Smilebox.com. Think “Hallmark goes web 2.0.” I was an early user of the site and it just keeps getting better and better. We used to send hundreds of holiday cards and have switched to Smilebox. The value is unbeatable (100:1 cost savings) and it’s eco-friendly to boot.


Next is Glassybaby.com. I don’t know what it is about these little handmade tea light containers but every woman I know seems to be nuts for them. They are high quality art glass and have rich colors; at about $40 they are a solid gift for the hard to shop for wife or girlfriend. They have a holiday "offline" store at Bellevue Square if you live the the Seattle area, here is a photo from there.

 




Pajamagram.com has saved me at least three times and trust me, they are the gift that keeps on giving especially in the cold northwest with thermostats set at 68 degrees - “see honey, we’re saving money on the heating bill”.



I’ll close with a brand new Christmas book written by a friend of mine called What does Mrs. Claus do? This is a girl power book that is a fun change of pace from the same old “Santa’s the man” story. If there are kids in your life and you like to challenge their little brains with new ideas but in a fun way that still captures the spirit of the holidays than this is the ticket.


Happy holidays and best wishes on your traditions.
C.

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