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Monday, March 29, 2010

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New in Campfire: Conference calling
March 29, 2010 at 9:16 AM

We've wanted to add conference calling to Campfire for a long time. The tech, timing, and motivation finally lined up. We're thrilled to finally release it.

Why?

Campfire is a chat tool, why does it need conference calling? At 37signals we run our entire business on Campfire. It's our virtual office. We chat, make decisions, have debates, share designs, do code reviews, discuss the news, etc.

But every so often we want to take a particular conversation to a conference call. Sometimes voice is better than typing. So now we just have to click a single link and everyone gets a phone number and PIN code to call in. We can have a quick call and then get back to work. Campfire also uploads a recording of the call back to the room for a record. This is especially useful for anyone who missed the call. You can delete the recording if you'd rather not have it stored permanently.

How it works

If you have a Plus, Premium, or Max Campfire account you'll see a "Conference call" block in the sidebar.

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Clicking the "Start a new call" block will drop a phone number and PIN into the chat room.

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Everyone in the room will see the number and PIN. The timer starts once the first person calls in (no minutes are used until there's at least one person in the room). As people start calling in, the sidebar updates live with the number of people on the call.

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The call ends when the last person hangs up. The sidebar will close up, a recording of the call will be uploaded to your Campfire account, and this system message will be dropped into the room:

Cf-conference-systemend

We also list the call on the Transcripts page. If you don't want a recording of the call you can delete it from there.

How many minutes do we get?

Plus gets 500 minutes a month, Premium gets 750 minutes a month, and Max gets 1000 minutes a month. Minutes reset on the 1st of every month. Currently we don't sell additional minutes so if you run out of minutes you can upgrade to the next plan up. If you run out on Max let us know - we'll keep an eye on usage and consider offering additional minutes for sale if enough people bump into the highest limit. Note: Basic and free Campfire accounts don't include conference calling.

How are the minutes calculated?

Each caller uses minutes. For example, if you have a conference call with 5 people for 10 minutes, the call used 50 minutes (5 x 10). If you have a call with 3 people for 45 minutes, the call used 135 minutes (3 x 45). We display minutes remaining on your Account tab. If you run out of minutes on the middle of a call we'll let you finish the call (we won't cut you off).

While each room can only have one conference call at a time, you can have multiple calls going on at once across different rooms. Each time you click "Start a new call" the system will generate a new PIN. This keeps the calls separate.

We hope you love it

And that's conference calling. We're thrilled to release it. We hope you find it useful. Thanks again for using Campfire.


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Thursday, March 25, 2010

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Rooftop app brings Highrise to Android phones

"I want Highrise on my phone. But I have an Android, not an iPhone." You might want to take a look at Rooftop, an Android App from Staircase3 that "brings all your Highrise contacts, deals, cases and tasks into an easy to use Android application."

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There is now an official iPhone app for Highrise available for download at the App Store. Read all about it over at Signal vs. Noise.



Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Product Launch



Equalizer Application for Satio and Vivaz


Finally an update on the question of Equalizer for Satio and Vivaz. As some of you might know one important feedback from you the readers of this blog has been that you want an equalizer in Satio and Vivaz. Since I got this feedback and saw your engagement in the issue I’ve worked quite a lot with trying to make that happen. As it turned out it unfortunately hasn’t been possible to add it in an integrated way in a software update. However some real hero colleagues of mine decided to try to build it as a separate application instead so I’m now delighted to at least offer a kind of solution for those of you that have been missing an equalizer.

For most markets there is now an free application called “Equalizer” available on PlayNow in the music category under applications. This equalizer will give you the following different options: Off, Classical, Jazz, Dance, Party, Pop, Rock, Spoken Word, Loudness, Mega Bass and Treble Boost. As I understood it it will equalize all music played in the phone, also the setting it makes is global and stay there if the Equalizer application is closed and also even stays after rebooting the phone. There are two important notes though: First of all this application needs the latest update to work on Satio (on Vivaz it works on the launch SW of course) and also since it’s a separate application it needs to be started separately when you want to start using it i.e. it’s not included under options in e.g. the music player. When an equalizer setting has been chosen it should stay even if th! e application is closed or the phone rebooted.

I’m well aware that it would have been even better to have a fully integrated equalizer and I’m sorry that we don’t have that. Still I hope that this solution will work for those of you that really feel that an equalizer has been missed a lot.

Here are some screenshots and a short video I shot to show you how it works. (Sorry for the shaky video – I didn’t have my tripod in the office today so I had to navigate the Satio with one hand while filming with a Vivaz with the other hand)


Equalizer Application for Satio and Vivaz

Finally an update on the question of Equalizer for Satio and Vivaz. As some of you might know one important feedback from you the readers of this blog has been that you want an equalizer in Satio and Vivaz. Since I got this feedback and saw your engagement in the issue I’ve worked quite a lot with trying to make that happen. As it turned out it unfortunately hasn’t been possible to add it in an integrated way in a software update. However some real hero colleagues of mine decided to try to build it as a separate application instead so I’m now delighted to at least offer a kind of solution for those of you that have been missing an equalizer.

For most markets there is now an free application called “Equalizer” available on PlayNow in the music category under applications. This equalizer will give you the following different options: Off, Classical, Jazz, Dance, Party, Pop, Rock, Spoken Word, Loudness, Mega Bass and Treble Boost. As I understood it it will equalize all music played in the phone, also the setting it makes is global and stay there if the Equalizer application is closed and also even stays after rebooting the phone. There are two important notes though: First of all this application needs the latest update to work on Satio (on Vivaz it works on the launch SW of course) and also since it’s a separate application it needs to be started separately when you want to start using it i.e. it’s not included under options in e.g. the music player. When an equalizer setting has been chosen it should stay even if th! e application is closed or the phone rebooted.

I’m well aware that it would have been even better to have a fully integrated equalizer and I’m sorry that we don’t have that. Still I hope that this solution will work for those of you that really feel that an equalizer has been missed a lot.

Here are some screenshots and a short video I shot to show you how it works. (Sorry for the shaky video – I didn’t have my tripod in the office today so I had to navigate the Satio with one hand while filming with a Vivaz with the other hand)


XPERIA X10 Unboxing

To continue on what has become a good tradition it’s now time for unboxing of XPERIA X10 now when we have our first commercial samples here in the office. This time Gustaf is on vacation so my friend Mårten helped me out instead. We show the boxes for both colors of XPERIA X10 and also show a bit of what to expect in the box. We also tried to show a bit more of what the boxes look like since I guess most of you have seen quite a few videos of the phone by now :-)

The clip is shot with Vivaz so to get an HD-experience remember to click Watch on YouTube and select 720p. (This will also show a bit on the continous auto focus working, it struggles a bit from time to time in indoor lighting but I think it does quite a good job! This time I also set white balance manually)

As for the earlier unboxings I'd like to remind about the fact that kit content differs between markets and service providers so there might be more things in the kit that will be available on your market.



Product Body



Love To Know


Here's another interview I forgot to post. :/

This one is from October 2009:

LOVE TO KNOW

Handmade Bath and Body Treats: Product Body
Interview

From LoveToKnow Skincare

Most of us can hardly resist the temptation to pamper and nourish ourselves silly, but a little help from Product Body and suddenly we look forward to showering, exfoliating and moisturizing more than ever. Consider it your chance to indulge in an irresistible

spa experience within the comfort of your own home – every single day. We had the chance to speak with Joanna Schmidt, Product Body founder and the genius behind the burgeoning lineup, to l! earn more about her company and what makes it such a standout.!


LoveToKnow: Joanna, thanks so much for taking the time to answer a few questions! Tell us a bit about the inspiration for your company. How did the idea to start a natural skincare line come about?

Joanna Schmidt: Well, when I was living up in NY, my skin was super dry in the winter. It was cracking and bleeding and very PAINFUL! I started buying lotion after lotion, finding nothing that really worked. I began researching the Internet and seeing if it made any sense to do it myself. After a few weeks and hours and hours of fascinating reading, I began to order oils and butters from suppliers. That's when the seed was planted and the madness began!

LTK: Natural products have earned quite a following in recent years. How does Product Body differ from the competition?

JS: Most of Product Body's products are all natural, and the remainder are mostly natural. Within the Product Body line we have the Mama Bomb line made especially for pregnant /new mothers - it is completely all natural. I do have to say that I am inspired by so much, and I'm excited by desserts and life and creativity bursts from my seams sometimes! There is no way essential oils alone could satisfy my senses for long. That's why my company couldn't just offer completely all-natural products. You just can't get White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Coffee or Sweet Vanilla Mango or Sexy Laundry Day!

Anyway, I think what sets us apart is that I make everything myself. Everyday. Fresh. By ! Hand. Also, our products ROCK! Our Crush On You sugar scrubby ! wash is so popular, it's nuts. I use it every day as a face scrub. People wait until payday to run out and buy it. My sister-in-law in Scotland is in a panic when she gets to the scraping point...people are true addicts with this stuff. It is THAT GOOD.

Other than the fresh and wonderful products, I answer emails, phone calls, offer advice, run the formulary, the retail shop, ship, sell, do PR...I am so personally involved in every aspect of my business and I care so deeply about my customers, peers, colleagues and mentors, it's amazing I get anything done. But really, it's all about everything being freshly made when the order is placed. It doesn't get much better than that!


The Products

Crush On You

LTK: Give us a rundown of the Product Body lineup. What do you recommend consumers check out first, particularly if they're just starting to use a proper natural skincare regimen?

JS: Crush On You is an awesome product - it's a sugar scrub with pH balanced cleanser, shea butter and organic sunflower oil. It feels like cookie dough and washes off cleanly with no oily residue. No drippy oils! Your skin will feel like a baby's bottom when you rinse off. No kidding. (We made this as a body and hand scrub, but our customers have shared with us that it makes for the best facial scrub, EVER, and it does!)

Crème Fresh is made with the freshest ingredients on the market and hand blended into a rich, deeply moistu! rizing body cream.

Sugarfoot is an emulsifi! ed foot scrub that feels like fluffy, sugar-packed cake batter, but washes off cleanly. It's packed with pure sugar to exfoliate skin and a blend of organic coconut oil, shea butter and coconut milk to moisturize and recondition your aching feet.

Mama Bomb™ Original Bomb is a proprietary blend of wonderful fresh butters and oils (including cocoa butter, shea butter, olive butter, jojoba oil, coconut oil and vitamin E to name but a few), Mama Bomb is just what you need, whether it's growing larger by the week or not. Boom! You're soft.

LTK: Are your products safe for all skin types, even those who are very sensitive?

JS: For people who have sensitive skin types, I would suggest all natural or unscented products to begin with and then go from there. Our customers have had no issues. I have had people who have had skin issues tell me that a lot of my fragrances are non-irritating, but, again, I would start with unscented and natural ! first.

Around the Corner

LTK: Fall is right around the corner. What is your recommended skincare regimen as we make the transition to cooler weather?

JS: It's important to exfoliate to remove the dead, summer skin and then moisturize and protect the new skin. So, exfoliate and moisturize. Then, get a balm for the frigid weather for nighttime use. That would be my recommendation.

LTK: Finally, what does the future hold for Product Body – any big plans?

JS: Well, yes....but you will just have to hold your breath and hold tight for now! Follow my blog, located here. Things will start moving in that direction in a few months...




Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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