When we started DeskAway we always kept user permissions in mind - the stuff about ‘can my team member see other people’s projects’ or ‘can a task, file or doc shared with one person be seen by my client’ ? It is the way we liked to work and thought others would appreciate it too.  You obviously don’t want to share everything with everybody.

The question of ‘can my clients see tasks assigned to ABC’ pops up pretty frequently in our support tickets and so we thought of getting a simple video out to show that tasks within DeskAway are permission-driven. You can rope in your clients (you should add them as Limited Users) to collaborate on your projects but have them only see things that you want them to see. Here is a quick video of how this is possible:

A quick video showing how you can change your email address from the “Team” page in your DeskAway account…

This article originally appeared on GigaOM. I though you might like this since some of you’ll might be running virtual teams to get your work done and hence use DeskAway

When working with remotes teams there is less personal interaction and hence it is even more important to keep them extremely motivated. This article points out some things to keep in mind…

1. Have an open door policy. “I always make time for my management,” Chris explains, “My management fundamentally run my company for me, and I’m well aware that without them, I would have to come in and start working ridiculous hours every single day. If they need to speak with me, all they have to do is pick up the phone, and I’ll make time to speak with them.”
2. Provide opportunities for career growth. Chris says, “I never want to hire externally, unless I truly have to. I’ll always look internally to try to promote people, if possible. That creates a great culture within a company.”
3. Provide opportunities for education. “I think there [are] other things you can do,” Chris says, “not only spending the time with somebody and giving them career opportunities, but also investing in them. I regularly put my management on different types of courses, training and things like that. It’s developing them as employees, and it gives them the opportunity to better themselves, and they appreciate that.”

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A quick video showing how you can change your email address from the “My Profile” page in your DeskAway account…

Last week DeskAway was featured by Smashing Apps as one of the five excellent business management web apps for business owners, entrepreneurs, office workers, designers, web designers, developers and managers.

This is one of the very best list of its kind where you can find incredibly amazing and Five Excellent (Yet Free) Business Management Web Apps.  These would be great enough to bookmark or just for get in your knowledge. I hope everyone of you will like this list. This is absolutely helpful for business owners, entrepreneurs, office workers, managers, designers, web designers, developers etc. Just take a look at them and share your thought’s here. Get to know the 5 apps…

Thank you Smashing Apps and AN Jay.