Hey Alex, Can you clarify "Calendar aggregation?"
Thanks in advance. -Mike Schinkel Organizer; Atlanta Web Entrepreneurs http://atlantawebentrepreneurs.org http://twitter.com/mikeschinkel http://twitter.com/atlantaweb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Hillman" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 8:13:06 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [Coworking] Re: Systems Use what you need, when you need it. Systems are great, but they're there to solve problems. Off the top of my head, here's a list of problems that coworking spaces tend to have, at different stage of evolution: Before a space opens: Marketing Calendar aggregation Blogging When a space opens (in addition to the previous list) : Internal communication External communication Billing Invoicing Record keeping Conference room reservations When you're very approaching full (in addition to the previous lists): Desk reservation Waiting list management Phone communication Staffing What else? -Alex -- ----- -- ----- Alex Hillman im always developing something digital: [email protected] helpful: www.unstick.me visual: www.dangerouslyawesome.com local: www.indyhall.org On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 7:56 PM, Luciano FM < [email protected] > wrote: what type of tool wiki? general, specific subjects, or what? Luciano F.M. On 8 abr, 17:33, Luciano FM < [email protected] > wrote: > interesting… and to manage the space... basically…, what exist? > > On 8 abr, 16:06, Chris Conrey < [email protected] > wrote: > > > We don't do payments or rent-a-desks at Gangplank - so Divvy may be a bit > > more power than we need. Looks like a cool service though. > > Chris Conrey > > chrisconrey.com > > Human->Geek Relations at Integrum > > @conrey on Twitter > > > On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Jenny Hall < [email protected] > wrote: > > > > I would suggest using Divvy.com to book desks and meeting rooms. You > > > can invite the other people in your coworking space to access the > > > calendar and it can handle payments too- so if a drop in wants to book > > > a meeting room, they can reserve and pay for it through Divvy. > > > > I am biased because I work at Divvy. :) If any of you try it, let me > > > know if you have any questions or comments. > > > > Regards, > > > Jenny > > > > On Apr 7, 2:39 pm, Chris Conrey < [email protected] > wrote: > > > > We use Google Calendar for that as well - or people email in to someone > > > who > > > > works out of here full time. But I agree remote booking is the hard > > > > part with our complicated post it note system. > > > > Chris Conrey > > > > chrisconrey.com > > > > Human->Geek Relations at Integrum > > > > @conrey on Twitter > > > > > On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Steven Heath < [email protected] > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 7:40 AM, Chris Conrey < [email protected] > > > >wrote: > > > > > >> We use a very complicated post it note system. If you want the room > > > write > > > > >> your name and times on a post it note and stick it on the door. > > > > > > Being able to book are room remote was a key thing for us. > > > > > > We are using an opensource system which can be found at: > > > > > > www.altspace.co.nz/members > > > > > > Anyone can see the rooms but only members can make a booking. > > > > > > We had the tweak the code to not hardcode in passwords in PHP but in > > > > > a > > > > > database. Doing that and deploying it took about a day. > > > > > > It has worked great so far and not had any issues. > > > > > > -- > > > > > Steven Heath > > > > > Director, Foxbane Consulting > > > > > Founder, AltSpace > > > > > Cell: +64 21 706-067 > > > > > www.foxbane.co.nz > > > > > Suite 607 > > > > > 29 Brandon St > > > > > Wellington > > > > > > AltSpace.co.nz - Shared office space in Wellington for home based > > > workers, > > > > > freelancers, or nimble companies --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
