How do I add a task without going to the task list page?

February 9th, 2011 by himali

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Let’s assume, you are adding a calendar event on the Calendar page and while you are adding the event, you wish to add a task for any of your team members , you need not navigate out of the page.

You can simply, click on the “Add Tasks” link (just left to the “Quickies” link). Assign the task to your team member by selecting the required project and task list from this Add Tasks window.

Similarly, you can add & assign tasks from all the pages of your DeskAway account.

By using this feature it will save lot of time of navigating from one page to another to add a tasks.

DeskAway, courting the law.

February 7th, 2011 by himali

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It’s seldom that we associate Law with technology, you often see these smart suited, slick Lawyers walk in and walk out of courtrooms but we never know what goes on behind the scenes. And though these Law firm guys are quite meticulous in maintaining their file work and client details, they are laggards when it comes to work which is non-billable i.e. not associated to the client directly, reports Erick Mazzone in Here, There and Everywhere: Web-Based Tools for Managing Non-billable Projects”, published in Law Practice

Erik Mazzone is Director of the Center for Practice Management at the North Carolina Bar Association. A member of the ABA TECHSHOW Planning Board, he also runs the blog LawPracticeMatters.com.

He manages to capture the essence of project management software for Law firms through his article and goes about explaining different project management features and how it can be leveraged by the Law firms.

The great thing about the article is, he recommends DeskAway as one of the project management tools. This time it feels good that law has an eye on us.

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Bugs Squashed

February 7th, 2011 by komal

A few small bugs that we fixed last week…

1. Free accounts could see Timer buttons

Since this functionality is disabled for free accounts we removed the display of the following links/buttons:

a. ‘Add Time’ form on the Time Sheet page
b. ‘Start Timer’ button on the Time Sheet Print Preview page.

2. Time log entry link navigation

Clicking on the Time Added action entry of any previous dates on the Dashboard or History section would always navigate to Today’s time sheet page. Now, it will navigate to the correct date’s time sheet page.

3. Adding time linked to a Milestone

Add time to a task (by using the Start Timer) that is linked to a milestone. Then go to that Time Sheet page. Here the Milestone name would not show up. This has been fixed.

4. Adding time to FreshBooks

Add a time linked with a FreshBooks task and without refreshing that page update the time again. The newly updated time was not reflecting on the FreshBooks page. This is fixed.

10 insights on building a web product company (iWeekend Mumbai 2011)

February 6th, 2011 by sahilparikh

iweekend_logo_250x125 iWeekend is an intensive and innovative experience that brings together talented entrepreneurs and professionals of different profiles to select 3 ideas and bring these ideas to reality by collaboratively developing a business plan and a prototype, all in one weekend.

iWeekend is targeted towards technologists, designers, marketers, business and finance professionals, lawyers, etc. with a passion for technology and the intention of founding a startup or working in one.

Yesterday, I spoke about my insights on building a web product company through my experience with starting and growing DeskAway. Hope you like it and put some of these points into practice at your startup.

- Sahil Parikh

1 Minute Video Tip - Changing the project status to On Hold

February 2nd, 2011 by swati

A quick video showing how you can change the status of your Project to On Hold by editing it in your DeskAway account…