There are still plenty of questions about what Apple will unveil at WWDC this year, but at least we know when it will: The company announced today that its Worldwide Developer Conference will take place June 2 to June 6 this year, at San Francisco’s Moscone West.
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The online environment yields great opportunities for freelancers and independent contractors, as well as for small and medium-sized businesses. Regardless of where they live, professionals from all over the world can seek each other out and collaborate. It is common knowledge that teamwork always delivers superior results because each team member contributes her/his own unique skills to the project. In web design, the online collaboration between two or more professionals is a powerful force.
The most basic example is that of a developer and a designer who join forces. While the former is a wiz of HTML coding, the latter lives and breathes visual creativity. Together, they launch beautiful websites. But even when more web designers come together with their unique styles, it makes a lot of difference. The larger the team, the more experience is shared – and everyone wins. Besides, the delivery time of a project gets significantly shorter with all hands on deck.
The key to doing a good job is to organize, and for this purpose Comindware is the ideal project management software of your business. With it, not only do you plan and then execute a process, but you easily control and manage it every step of the way. If you already use a similar service, then you’ll be interested to learn that what makes this tool so special is its adaptability.
In the real world, when we set up a business project, a lot of things don’t go according to plan – from allocation of resources, to unforeseen third-party complications like a distributor who fails to deliver something on time. Most management tools fail to take these flukes into account. They just tell you to set the parameters of a project in the beginning, and then generate an automatic scenario. If you want to make a change in an ongoing project, odds are the whole thing will give you a headache.
Comindware Project can run straight from MS Outlook, and it enables you to modify any process scheme during its execution. A visual Work Breakdown Structure allows you to drag-and-drop assigned tasks and set an initial priority, but you’re free to add any other detail on the way.
The software will start planning your project automatically, by drawing on those priorities – which spares you the effort of doing so manually. But wait, there’s more. A Real-time Gantt-chart automatically recalculates your project plan in real time by observing the progress of task completion in relation to their due dates.
Communication between team players is also bolstered by this proficient tool. Comindware Team Network as a whole permits you to set up a company directory and organizational chart, as well as it helps you manage documents and organize private or group-based rooms – for discussions that are vital to the well-being of your project.
Last but not least, it’s also very easy to keep everyone within the team constantly motivated by granting monthly and yearly awards for their work. Take my advice and work with this empowering software starting today. Try out Comindware!
It’s good to know that we live in a day and age where technology is increasingly making our lives safer. When you’re out on the road, OnStar keeps you ready for anything with services like Stolen Vehicle Assistance and Automatic Crash Response. OnStar is a powerful built-in technology available in most GM vehicles that connects drivers to a real person, 24/7. OnStar can help out with almost any situation on the road, whether it’s a crash, medical emergency, or even a flat tire.
OnStar has many innovations, including a smartphone app that connects drivers to their vehicles. The OnStar RemoteLink Mobile App lets car owners control their vehicles from just about anywhere. When installed, the app allows drivers to do things like lock the doors, check on fuel levels, or even start the engine.
Visit http://www.youtube.com/OnStar to see the incredible OnStar features that are available.
Whether you’ve decided to spend the day battling bargain hunters for an insanely low-priced wafflemaker or just chillin’ by the warm glow of your computer screen watching the mayhem unfold, we’ve got a little surprise for you. We’ve managed to snag a brand new Sony 55-inch 4K Ultra HD TV and we’re giving it away to one lucky Engadget reader. Those who passed by Sony’s booth at Expand NY earlier this month can attest to the fact that 4K really is a thing to behold. So don’t push, don’t shove, but do head on down to the Rafflecopter widget below for your chance to win. Of course, a prize of this size does have some region restrictions, so be sure to check the rules before entering. Good luck and stay safe out there!
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Welcome to the new Engadget, where the surprises never stop coming! In addition to the updated design and logo, we just recently launched some great new community tools for your consumption. They include profiles, discussions, user reviews, a gigantic product database, gadget lists and more. Basically, it’s everything you need to stay plugged into the world of technology. So, how do you become an essential part of the Engadget community? Jump past the break to find out!
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If you haven’t noticed, Engadget has some new digs and there’s a lot more going on than a fresh look. While you kick back and recover from holiday feasting, it’s time to start thinking about what you’re buying friends and family this year. We’ve got a suite of new tools to help make the shopping process a bit less painful. There’s a lot to digest, but we’ve put together a helpful guide explaining all of Engadget’s new features. Read on for everything you need to know.
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HopTo has been hard at work solving what it feels are the three basic productivity problems while working on an iPad: file storage, interoperability and multitasking. Of course, not everyone has a tablet to begin with, so hopTo has risen to the occasion in order to solve a fourth by hooking up one lucky Engadget reader with a brand new iPad Air. The free app just landed in the App store this month and it’s worth a look, offering convenient access to cloud storage providers, Microsoft Office file editing and even remote access to your computer, all straight from your slate. Having an iPad Air with all that on board could definitely help take some weight off your shoulders in more ways than one. So it seems the only problem left to solve is whether to enter one time or maybe four (down at the Rafflecopter widget below). Do ya feel lucky? Well do ya?
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My friends and I are always coming up with different business ideas and we always get stuck at the part where we have to build our website. The code requirement is always a drag for everyone else other than programmers. Web designers are way too expensive these days and so are programmers, so we end up giving up on our ideas. Lucky for everyone, things are moving in the right direction for once. Coding is no longer necessary and the new web builders out there are making the web easier than ever.
With IM Creator, you can get a free portfolio website for your business whether you’re a photographer, a web designer a graphic editor – and the list can go on. You won’t be needing neither programmers nor designers anymore, and you will be saving up a lot of time, because having your web site up only takes a few minutes. I will tell you how IM Creator works so you won’t have to take my word for it.
First, you browse through a wide variety of templates and choose the one that best represents your business. You have plenty of options here. Then you go to the dashboard and with the help of the menu from the top bar you can add pieces to your puzzle, such as colors, shapes, sizes, transparency by dragging and dropping elements on the work board. You can add images in slideshows or galleries and if you want to go pro, you can use the HTML widget. The best part is that you don’t need to register for all of this. The site is pretty intuitive, but just in case you have problems, there’s video guide, a PDF tutorial, a FAQ section, step by step walkthroughs and a forum. If you’re on to something fancy and you need something specific, you can contact their support team of professional designers and they will help you out.
After you’ve finished designing your site, you can get hosting from IM Creator too. It’s convenient to get hosting in the same place to save the hassle of looking somewhere else. There is a free package, but that will not allow you to have a personalized custom domain, and the storage options as well as other features are too limited. But the hosting prices for the better versions are really affordable starting at $5.95 per month, especially if you consider that you get to design your website for free. Give it a try and see how it goes.
This week’s giveaway is more or less amazing. More storage space, less wires and all topped off with one of Amazon’s newest in the Kindle slate series: the 7-inch Fire HDX. SanDisk has cut the cord with its Connect series of wireless portable storage gadgets and felt that two lucky Engadget readers should get a free taste of this next-gen hocus pocus. The SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive offers up to 32GB of space and works double duty, as both a wireless drive and a standard USB device. The Connect Wireless Media Drive in this prize package is the largest capacity version, with 64GB of internal storage, and is capable of streaming media wirelessly to up to eight devices at once. This is the ideal setup for tuning out on your holiday travels or even just vegging on the couch, or pretty much anywhere. We’ve got two sets of awesomeness ready and waiting thanks to SanDisk Connect, and you could be one of the lucky winners. Just head on down to the Rafflecopter widget below and get in it to win it!
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