Welcome to Easy Projects .NET monthly newsletter!

In our February Issue:
  1. Easy Projects .NET 5.2 - what to expect
  2. EP.NET API: Download Timers
  3. How to purchase or upgrade Easy Projects .NET
  4. Tip of the Month
  5. Current Promotions and Offers
  6. Testimonial of the Month
  7. Project Management Book of the Month


1. Easy Projects .NET 5.2 - What to Expect?

Our team has started working on version 5.2.
Once again we were dazzled by choices of what features to include in a new release. But YOU, our clients, were prompt to the rescue letting us know what features matter the most to you.

So far the shortlist for version 5.2 looks like this:

  • Gantt Chart improvements
  • Ability to add custom fields to the filters
  • Custom fields for customers
  • Custom fields for users
  • Web timer
  • Search objects by ID
We expect to have version 5.2 available by the end of April.


2. EP.NET API: Download desktop timer applications

We are pleased to introduce the very first applications designed using EP.NET API. Incidentally, both of these applications are Time Tracking programs. Now you can track the time spent on activities without the use of the web interface.

You can download these sample applications including the source code at: http://www.easyprojects.net/API/


3. How to purchase or upgrade Easy Projects .NET

If you are interested in purchasing Easy Projects .NET, you can place your order at:
http://www.easyprojects.net/pricing for the in-house licenses or at http://www.easyprojects.net/hosting for the hosted package.

Or give us a call us 1-416-907-9944. We would be delighted to answer your questions and help in any way we can.

Existing customers, please contact us at sales@easyprojects.net or at 1-416-907-9944 to find how you can upgrade to the latest version.


4. Tip of the Month

Q: How do I add (or remove) a user to (from) multiple projects?

A: That's easy! Go to the Project List page. Click on the "Batch Operations" button. Choose "Change Members". Then select a user you want to add/remove. Next, mark down checkboxes for all projects you want to be affected and click "Run".

More Easy Projects .NET tips can be found at:

Tips & Tricks Collection: http://www.easyprojects.net/Tips/
Forums: http://www.easyprojects.net/Forums/
Knowledge base: http://www.easyprojects.net/KB/



5. Current Promotions and Offers

"Refer a Friend" Offer
If you refer someone to us who becomes a new Easy Projects .NET customer, we would be happy to express our gratitude by giving your organization a choice between:
  • a $150-value coupon that can be used toward any future purchase of additional licenses, source code or upgrade, or
  • a $50 Amazon Gift Card


If you are interested in any or all of these offers, please contact us at: info@easyprojects.net


6. Testimonial of the Month

"Thank you so much for all of your help. It works great! Easy Projects is just what we needed. You have been absolutely fabulous at helping me get this software going. I cannot say enough as to how much I appreciate your promptness and helpfulness with answering all of my questions! If only all tech support for online assistance would follow your suit... Thanks Again!"

Ravi Bathi
Technical Director
Cognition Systems

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Please send your testimonial to feedback@easyprojects.net


7. Project Management Book of the Month

"Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager" by Michael Lopp.

About this book:
Managing Humans is a selection of the best essays by Michael Lopp. Drawing on Lopp's management experiences at Apple, Netscape, Symantec, and Borland, this book is full of stories based on companies in the Silicon Valley where people have been known to yell at each other.

Whether you're an aspiring manager, a current manager, or just wondering what the heck a manager does all day, there is a story in this book that will speak to you. You will learn:

  • What to do when people start yelling at each other
  • How to perform a diving save when the best engineer insists on resigning
  • How to say "No" to the person who signs your paycheck

This book is designed for managers and would-be managers staring at the role of a manager wondering why they would ever leave the safe world of bits and bites for the messy world of managing humans. The book covers handling conflict, managing wildly differing personality types, infusing innovation into insane product schedules, and figuring out how to build a lasting and useful engineering culture.



You can purchase this book at: http://www.amazon.com/Managing-Humans-Humorous-Software-Engineering/dp/159059844X/

Do you have a favorite, must-read project management book? Let us know, and we will gladly feature it with your review in this newsletter!



This and the previous newsletters are available at our archive: http://www.easyprojects.net/newsletters.asp



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