Team Collaboration

• Collanos Workplace 1.1 … Collanos Software released Version 1.1 of Collanos Workplace, its peer-to-peer team collaboration solution. New features: a central user directory of all Collanos users, a way of flagging (and thus resolving) conflicting changes, Vista OS support, and more. Available immediately. Collanos

Mobility

• No WinMobile 6 Upgrades for HP … HP announced a change of plans with the previously announced Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for current generation iPAQs … it ain’t goin’ happen. Buy a new one. the:unwired
• Apptix WebMessenger Messsage Alerts for BlackBerry … Apptix released WebMessenger Messsage Alerts for BlackBerry, an add-on software product that notifies users in special ways of the arrival of special email or SMS messages. “ … users are alerted through customized notifications (ringtones, beeps, vibrates, pop-ups, etc.) when emails or text messages that have been predefined as important are received on their BlackBerry devices. Individuals can define rules based on any message attribute or content (sender, recipients, keywords in the subject or message, etc.). While all incoming messages continue to be received on the device, it eliminates the need to constantly check messages in order to avoid being late in responding to items that are truly urgent.” Available immediately. Apptix, see also SmallBusinessComputing
• BoxTone for BlackBerry … BoxTone released Version 3.0 of BoxTone for BlackBerry, management and monitoring software for BlackBerry devices and users. “Designed for organizations with users in multiple geographic regions — and spread across multiple BlackBerry Enterprise Servers (BES) for Microsoft Exchange or IBM Lotus Domino and multiple wireless carriers — BoxTone software enables the IT organization to collaboratively understand actual end-to-end performance; detect and respond faster to service level issues with less effort; and proactively manage resources and growth.” PRWeb

Productivity

• “Trying” vs. “Committing” … Michael reflects on the difference between saying “I’ll try to do that” vs. “I will do that”. “In my view, this is what is wrong with our culture today. We have a whole lot of people trying but very few committing. Those that try, often fail. Those that commit, usually succeed. The difference is our relationship—our attitude—to the thing we want to achieve.” Michael Hyatt
• Keep Dreaming … and thus lifting your sights to new opportunities and horizons. ProductivityGoal
• Four Actions when Work is Slow … When in-between projects, tackle one or more of these four activities: (1) review your direction, (2) tidy your office space and storage cabinets, (3) tidy up electronically, and (4) give yourself some training. WebWorker Daily