I’d like to thank RocketMatter for sponsoring MacSparky this week. Make sure to download their free ebook, Productivity Tips for the Discerning Cloud Computing Lawyer, to see the future of legal (and other professional) services. Leave the dinosaurs behind and move your practice into the future.
What happens when you combine the knowledge of a top notch graphic designer like Evan Calkins with a 1902 letterpress printing machine? Magic. This week’s sponsor is Hoban Cards. Evan Calkins got his hands on a 1500lb, 1902 Chandler and Price platen letterpress. Each order utilizes its own letterpress plate created from a digital file and is hand pressed by Evan himself. If you want a business card that stands out, look no further. I’ve already ordered my own set. I love that this business is Evan’s own personal crusade and I love what he is producing. You can watch a video of Evan in action at the Hoban Cards website.
And just because Evan digs MacSparky readers, the discount code “MACSPARKY” gets you free shipping.
I’d like to thank Harvest for sponsoring MacSparky.com this week. Harvest is an online time tracking and invoicing solution that gets it all right. Using Harvest, you can work on client projects from anywhere by starting a timer effortlessly via Mac, iPhone, web browser. There are visual time reports available to help finish projects on time and within budget. Moreover you can send professional invoices and, most importantly, get paid. Did I mention this helps you get paid? Go check it out.
If you’d like to sponsor MacSparky.com, check this out and let me know.
Starting next week, sponsorship at MacSparky is getting a lot easier. I’ve dropped out of all ad networks. If you want to buy a week, send me a note. There will only be one ad per week and the site will look better for it.
We’re back from the holidays… slightly heavier; slightly more determined. We have goals. We have resolutions. And we will make them happen.
… we think.
Sure, clearing out your inbox is a great intention – but finding a sustainable solution for business collaboration is better. While it might be tough to change the way your teams work together, now is the right time to move past the frustrations of yesteryear.
Bring your documents, versions and conversations together in one place. Get an intranet you’ll actually like.
Try Igloo.
Shiny Things and Little App Factory are holding a sale on our iOS education and Mac media apps with deals of up to 50%. Titles include the fun new Jungle Picnic, Quick Math, the award winning RipIt and Tagalicious.
Thanks Rocket Matter for supporting MacSparky.com
I’ve long believed that computing platforms will become increasingly less relevant as we move forward with cloud-based software. The legal profession is a good example where just a few years ago, everybody used Windows PCs.
That’s not true any more and this week’s RSS Sponsor, Rocket Matter, demonstrates why. These guys have built the premier web-based law practice management platform that takes care of all your needs to run a small (or large) law office.
If you are a legal professional, check them out. If you aren’t a legal professional but pay for your shoes through billing by the hour, you should still check out their free e-book, Ridiculously Remarkable Legal Billing, with immediately useful, practical advice, no matter what your trade.
My thanks to Colugo for sponsoring MacSparky.com this week. As an aside, I’m looking forward to trying this out with family during the holidays.
Colugo is the easiest way to share photos privately with your friends and family.
Colugo is a simple solution to a simple organization and communication problem. Colugo doesn’t use gimmicks like other apps do. No “magic” albums or location based sharing or other features that may sound cool in theory, but when you actually use them you find they are not very useful (at best), and a privacy nightmare (at worst). Colugo is private photo sharing done right.
Want to share some of your photos publicly and others privately – in a single app?
With Colugo you can! Make one album for the world to see, and “publish” it. Keep your other albums private, viewable by only those you invite.
Tired of returning from a party and having to contact all your friends for pics?
With Colugo you won’t have to. Partygoers can take pictures directly into a party album you create and you all share.
Colugo. Simple.
Sponsorship by The Syndicate.
My thanks to Dozeo for sponsoring MacSparky this week.
dozeo is a young and innovative team of developers and online media experts from Stuttgart, Germany. Together we are excited about redefining videoconferencing and providing a hassle-free solution for people to meet online and communicate live and interactively with each other.
dozeo represents a new kind of social video conferencing. It combines powerful features into an intuitive and stylish design that can easily withstand a comparison with the established online conferencing tools.
Upcoming integrations of dozeo into existing social media platforms will increase the fun factor and improve the effective use of online collaboration tools. With the existing integration for Github we have already made a start: developers get the chance to avoid lengthy plain text discussions and join a video conference directly from GitHub.
Check it out for yourself and sign up for a free dozeo account.
Happy meetings!
Try hassle-free video conferencing with Dozeo today.
Sponsorship by The Syndicate.
Sifter is a simple project management tool for small teams. It frees you up to focus on shipping better software instead of checking in on team members.
It’s perfect for serving as your team’s central location for capturing and managing all of a project’s issues, questions, bugs and new features. No more swimming through emails or multiple applications to check on the status of an issue. Sifter’s powerful search and filtering make sure you can easily find what you need.
Also, by keeping things obsessively simple, Sifter helps ensure that even the least technical team members feel welcome and comfortable participating so that they can be actively involved in both development and testing without any training.
The result is increased participation working hand-in-hand with a focus on accountability to ensure projects get delivered on time and that nothing slips through the cracks.
