We use Skype quite a lot here in the office as it saves money on calls internationally, and when you’re calling people all over the world every day for potentially hours at a time, any cost saving is a positive! (you can always revert to a land-line if you experience call quality issues.
Skype has just released their new Beta (or Windows PC only) that has significantly changed the layout with more emphasis on communication instead of voice, so you now have a chat window and video when calling instead of having to manually start a chat while calling.
Check it out on this page and let me know what you think.
With ProWorkflow being a web-based application, we occasionally get some customers mentioning it seems to be “loading slower than usual”. 99% of the time this is due to a local network problem, we will traditionally find out their Internet Service Provider (ISP) then check their network status page to see if there are any issues on their network.
Failing that we get customers to run a trace-route, while this usually immediately makes the issue clear to us, many customers ask what exactly a trace-route is…
As a geek I am constantly interested in other peoples choices in software, I like to know what they are using and why. In the interests of this noble (albeit pointless) pursuit, I have listed what software I use regularly and why I am using it.
I am talking about software I personally use, not what we use at work.
This video is apparently very true of the creative industry according to Julian Stone ProWorkflow CEO and ex Creative.
Youtube video after the break…
What is SaaS?
Software as a Service (SaaS) is a new way to deliver software freeing the user from having to worry about what version they are using, ensuring their computer is capable of running the software, keeping track of product keys and many other hassles the average user has to deal with from time to time.
