Will Kelly

WWD Post: 6 Tips For Using Google Wave On Your First Project

As Google is issuing Wave invites in a steady trickle, those fortunate enough to have an account are trying to figure out how this new tool might fit into their workflow and help them better communicate and collaborate with their teams and clients.

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My latest WWD post is based upon using Google Wave for the first time on a client project. While Google Wave still has some rough edges, but the new model shows great promise. I am really liking how Google Wave is managing our conversations on the project.

WWD Post: Book Review: "97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know"

I think project management books should be on every web worker’s reading list because — like it or not — even if your job title isn’t “project manager,” you still have to manage your own portion of the projects you participate in. Even some informal grounding in project management can be helpful for those “rare” times you are pulled into help bring a failing project back to life.

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WWD Post: GoToMeeting On the Mac

Citrix’s GoToMeeting, part of the Citrix Online collaborative suite, is one such service. It also meets one of my other prime requirements — the client is easily installable by users of all levels. One thing that will spoil a web conference before it’s even started is when participants have a hard time installing the local client so they can’t join the conference. This issue can happen to even the most experienced web worker, not just the technology neophyte.

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WWD Post: 5 Web Office Considerations: Beyond the Buzz

Recently, we covered the release of the Microsoft Office 2010 Web Apps Technical Preview. While it was great to get a first look at this release, it was even more interesting to pull back and read the flurry of blog postings, pundit pontifications, tweets and articles that were all over the web, ranging from those stating that this was the end of Microsoft Office, to those saying that Microsoft Office 2010 Web Apps is going to wipe Google Apps and Zoho off the map.

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I am a regular user of Google Docs (in fact I wrote this WWD post in Google Docs) and have experience supporting the roll out of Microsoft Office in a major government agency. Additionally, throughout my career, I've had to resolve a number of document publishing issues rooted in Microsoft Word and templates.

Web Office suites do have their place and are examples of innovation in my opinion. However, organizations have a lot of things to consider before implementing a Web Office solution that is beyond the current buzz surrounding these services.

WWD Post: Corporate Culture, Not Technology, Drives Online Collaboration

Recently, Simon reported on a couple of interesting studies looking at the use of collaboration technologies in the workplace, Forrester’s “The State Of Workforce Technology Adoption: US Benchmark 2009” and Frost & Sullivan’s “Meetings Around the World II: Charting the Course of Advanced Collaboration.” Both reports have great stories to tell about the current state of collaboration technology acceptance within corporations. However, both reports skim over what is perhaps the key element in driving online collaboration within an organization: Corporate culture.

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I wrote this post based on some of my experience working as a consultant and seeing inside organizations where remote working really worked and just wasn't paid lip service. Culture seemed to be the key to the success of online collaboration.

WWD Post: 5 Tips For the Aspiring Part-time Freelancer

The down economy is making many workers realize that it is no longer safe to have just one source of income. On the flip side, employers are also making smaller jobs available to outside contractors, opening up more opportunities for people to have side projects outside of their regular day jobs.

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My latest WWD post is drawn from my own experience in managing side projects. Today's economy is driving more people to diversify their income sources and part-time freelancing is the way. It can also help make you feel more secure if your day job appears to be shaky.

WWD Post: Create Mind Maps on the Go with MindJet for iPhone

Meryl recently wrote about the benefits of developing mind maps with pen and paper. However, what about those of us who are cursed with poor penmanship and want to develop mind maps on the go without having to carry around paper and a pen?

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MindJet for the iPhone is one of the first apps I purchased for my new iPhone and I am finding it a very usable and well done application.

WWD Post: Evernote 3.5 Beta Launches, Features Now on Par with Mac Version

Evernote has released Evernote 3.5 Beta for Windows, as James over at jkOnTheRun reported yesterday. I was keen to try it out as I’ve come to depend on Evernote to keep track of the random ideas I need to record, like WWD post ideas and other project research. The beta is available to both premium and free users.

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My latest WebWorkerDaily post is now online. The Evernote 3.5 Beta client really raises the bar for Evernote on Windows. However, they just need to get rid of the introductory multimedia!

WWD Post: Yojimbo Adds Usability Refinements

Yojimbo 2.0 from Bare Bones Software is the latest release of this popular information organizer for the Mac. It’s a tool that users can use to stow their random bits and bytes in an organized manner, making them easy to search for and retrieve.

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My latest WebWorkerDaily post is now online. Yojimbo is a useful information manager for the Macintosh.

WWD Post: When Evernote Meets Twitter

Along with the addition of collaboration features, Evernote now integrates with Twitter. My first reaction to this news was that Evernote was falling into the “me too” trap that some companies get into with social media, especially with Twitter.

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My latest WebWorkerDaily post went live today. It is the second time I've written about Evernote and look forward to seeing what else is coming from their product roadmap.

Secure Your Word 2007 Documents

Microsoft Word documents can often unintentionally contain confidential or embarrassing information, because the document metadata can include tracked changes, comments and author information that you don’t want clients and partners to see.

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My latest WebWorkerDaily post is now online.

Reviewing Technology Products

Technology product reviews can be difficult to write for some people. It's easy enough to do a hatchet job but much harder to be constructive in your criticism of a new product.

I Am Now Writing for WebWorkerDaily

I am happy to report that I've begun writing for WebWorkerDaily, part of the GigaOM network. It feels good to be writing for an online publication again and I am looking forward to exploring new technologies and writing about the future of work.

Look for my posts starting this month.

Some of my Favorite Articles...

I've been spending time going through my writing samples  because I've been pitching new articles and came across some of of my favorites when I was writing for PC Today Magazine and Processor Magazine.

Latest Processor Magazine Article: The Plan For Upgrading Windows OSes

My latest Processor Magazine article entitles The Plan For Upgrading Windows OSes appears in the April 4, 2008 issue.

Latest Processor Magazine Article: Ensure Your SME's Email Security

My article entitled Ensure Your SME's Email Security appears on  page 8 of the March 7, 2008 issue of Processor Magazine.

Project Management Apps for the Macintosh

My latest article entitled Macintosh Project Management Applications Roundup now appears on Project Manager Planet.

Reading GANTT Charts for Fun and Profit

My latest article entitled Reading GANTT Charts for Fun and Profit is now online at Project Manager Planet.

Getting the Most Out of Project 2003

My article entitled Getting the Most Out of Project 2003 - Part 1 is now online at Project Manager Planet.

Hosted Project Management Applications Article

I just started writing for Project Manager Planet. My first article entitled Hosted Project Management Applications is now online.