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activeCollab 2.3.6 is Available for Download

Ilija Studen — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:39:13 CDT

We're happy to annonce that new activeCollab release is here for you. It's activeCollab 2.3.6. You will find it on your www.activeCollab.com profile page.

This is a bug fix release, so we highly recomend you to upgrade your current activeCollab setup. You will find upgrade instructions in this article.

Besides fixing a few known issues, we have also add some enhancements in this release. Some of them are better trash management, Status module improvements, and more. You can check the release notes for more details.

We're available on support@activeCollab.com, so feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions, or need our assistance.

We're here for you!

activeCollab 2.3.5 is Available for Download

Ilija Studen — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:43:29 CDT

New activeCollab release is waiting for you on your www.activeCollab.com profile page. This is a compatibility release that covers one PHP4 related problem, as well as problem where Google Chrome would load print preview stylesheets even though they are marked as disabled.

If you have been bussy these days, and have already upgraded on activeCollab 2.3.4, there's no need to do the whole upgrade process all over again.. A simple fix (explained here) will do the trick. In case you have an older release than activeCollab 2.3.4 you should do a full upgrade. And instructions in this article will help you to do that.

You can find the full release notes here.

If you have any questions, or difficulties during the upgrade process feel free to contact us.

activeCollab 2.3.4 is Available for Download

Ilija Studen — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:16:55 CDT

We are proud to announce that activeCollab 2.3.4 is available for download. This is a bug fix release with some smaller enhancements: comments are ordered so new ones are on the top, we improved some existing assignment filters and added a couple of new ones, permissions are tweaked a bit so default permissions make more sense etc. For full list of changes, please check out release notes.

activeCollab 2.3.4 is available for download from your activeCollab.com profile:

Installation and upgrade instructions are available in documentation section of the website. If you have any questions, or need our assistance, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.

Thank you for your continuous support!

30 days Free Hosted Demo

Ilija Studen — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 06:02:27 CDT

We have a pleasure to notify you that we have made some updates on activeCollab Demo platform:

We have extended activeCollab trial period - instead of the 7 days free Hosted Demo + 30 days paid extension, we are now offering 30 days free Hosted Demo.

You can try activeCollab and explore all of its features for a month, and see if it fits your business needs. After this period expires, there is no option to extend it, because we no longer offer paid extension. If you really need more time to test activeCollab, contact us, and we'll see if there is something that we can do to help.

If you haven't created your activeCollab trial account yet, feel free to do it now. All you have to do is to visit our Trial page and fill out the simple form placed there, and you can start using your activeCollab demo in a few minutes.

Review: Tabinator Pro and Quickyfy module

Ilija Studen — Wed, 25 May 2011 07:11:39 CDT

Nathan Sudds and the guys from ActiveLabs have done a great job. After Tabinator Pro, a highly popular third party module among activeCollab users, they have made a new module - Quickify and launched it last week. In this article we will share with you our thoughts on Tabinator Pro and Quickify.

- Tabinator Pro

We tried out Tabinator Pro for ourselves and here's what we like about this module:

The ability to customize your Dashboard by adding new Dashboard tabs;
Possibility to choose which tab will be active by default on your dashboard. At the moment it's the Recent Activities tab and this setup can't be changed. With Tabinator Pro you can choose the tab you want to see first when you login to your activeCollab;
Exposing your favorite assignment filters to the Dashboard. Your tasks will be available immediately, with no need to go to the Assignments area;
This Week and Next Week tabs that you can use and configure in any way you want. If you select these tabs you will always know what needs to be done this and next week. This can be really useful if you're a project manager;
My URL tab gives access to your favorite website from within your activeCollab dashboard;
Simple configuration of the Tabinator Pro module.

Since activeCollab's default theme limits the number of tabs that you can use, you will only be able to have up to 5 tabs. If you wish to use more tabs you'll need a theme that supports the wider interface. The guys from ActiveLabs had that in mind too, so they modified the original theme to create the Wider Theme for activeCollab.

Tabinator Pro can help you have more control in your activeCollab. It can be especially useful if you are assigned to lots of different projects -it helps keep track of the assignments and due dates from the moment you login to your activeCollab.

- Quickify

Quickify is a fresh module that's come out of the labs, at ActiveLabs. This is a tool that will help you work on your Tickets and Tasks inside your tickets, right from the Dashboard, Project Overview page and many other areas.

When you hover over the Ticket or Task a pop-up will appear where you can change all details related to that Ticket or Task with no need to go to the Ticket page. Here you can:

Edit your Ticket
Move and copy it to another Project
Post a new comment or reply
Add Time records, attach a file or add new Tasks
Manage Assignees and Subscribers
Reschedule items
and Complete or Reopen the Ticket or Task

If you like to manage all your tasks quickly and from one page, then Quickify is the right tool for you. It is handy, self-explanatory and user friendly. Bare in mind that this is just version 1.0 and I'm sure we can expect a lot more improvements and surprises from ActiveLabs with this module.

New activeCollab Modules: Microsoft Project Importer and WebDAV

Ilija Studen — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:09:51 CDT

We wish to announce that we have just strated Beta testing phase of our two new modules:

1. Microsoft Project Importer

By using this module you will be able to import your projects started in Microsoft Project and work on them in activeCollab. Module is available for download and testing, and you can find it here.

This is how data upload looks like:

More details on the Microsoft Project Importer is available in our User's Guide.

2. WebDAV

WebDAV module is designed to make file managemnet easier. By using any WebDAV client (OSX Finder, Windows Explorer, Transmit...) you will be able to access activeCollab just like any other folder on your computer. Here you will see list of your projects and file categories as subfolders where you can manipulate with all files.

You can learn more about the usage of WebDAV in this article.

Feel free to download and test our new modules. Your feedback and suggestions are welcome. Thanks!

Quick Tip: How to set up Incoming Mail

Ilija Studen — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:17:42 CST

This article is moved. You can find it in activeCollab Tutorial.

Harvest integration with activeCollab

Ilija Studen — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:37:39 CST

After developing a Beanstalk integration module, Andreas Schempp, devoted activeCollab user, has created another module that will integrate Harvest, time tracking and invoicing service, with activeCollab.

Harvest Integration Module will enable you to transfer all your activeCollab Time records to Harvest and will adjust them to specific structure and features available in Harvest. Here how it works:

Now you can use both, Harvest and activeCollab, with no need to give up from one of your favorite tools. Thank you for your efforts Andreas!

This Video was made by guys from HarvestHQ. Thanks guys :)

activeCollab Timer 1.1.1 is available for download

Ilija Studen — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:54:14 CST

We’re proud to say that the first stable release of activeCollab Timer is available for download. activeCollab Timer is a desktop application that tracks time you spend working on a project, ticket or a task.

You can find out more about activeCollab Timer and download Mac OSX or Windows version on this page.

If you have some questions, or need our assistance, feel free to contact us on support@a51dev.com.

Review: Recurring Tasks, Chat, HR Manager

Ilija Studen — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 07:11:39 CDT

After the review of the first three modules developed by USWebStyle, we’re presenting three more modules developed by this company. It’s a set of tools that you can use to find other ways to collaborate with your coworkers, and to have some additional people management options in your activeCollab.

Here are the other three USWebStyle Modules in action:

1. Recurring Tasks

This module helps you to set up a task that you need to work on repeatedly. Additional tab in your projects enables you to choose one of the existing Tickets and to create a recurring task out of it. All you have to do is to define how often you wish to have this task repeating, and it will be there, reminding you of a job you need to do.

For example, you can create task that you need to do every day and define the period while it has to be done, or set up a weekly task such as: “Publishing a blog post”. After the task is created it can be modified and edited.

Price: $75

2. Chat

After you install Chat module, a new icon will appear on your activeCollab toolbar - the Chat icon. A pop up window, that shows up when you wish to chat, will display who, of all the people in your system that has permission to use this module, is on line. You can chose to have a public conversation, or project related one, where only members of that particular project will be included. Additionally, you can send a private message to one of the users by tagging them.

Chat History button leads you to the archive where each conversation is saved and available for the future references. Private messages will be visible only to the tagged users in the history section.

Price: $95

3. HR Manager

Find out how many workdays and days off each of your employees has, and manage salaries, bonuses and withdraws, within your activeCollab. HR Manager module becomes an addition to the People section by adding up a few tabs to this area, after it’s installed. Related to the Calendar module it enables you to have a global overview of working performance of each of the employees. If your company has fixed rates, you can use this tool to calculate the salary, with bonuses and withdrawn included, for each person.

You can even note a person’s birthday and employment date, and use the HR Manager to remind you about this events.

Price: $90