Life without i-Devices
Vicky Stamatopoulou on 11. August 2010
Returning from my summer holidays taken in a small island somewhere in the middle of the Greek aegean see, I cannot help but asking myself how I could ever manage and make it on time catching my plane flying me back home. I don’t ware a watch, I don’t need one as I always carry my iPhone in my pocket. While on holidays not only I had not checked the time on the cell phone but barely even used it for calls, or text messages. Theoretically I could check my emails when being near an open WiFi, but in fact this had never really worked out because either the WiFis were password protected or my battery was that low that upon connecting to the open WiFi the device would simply shut down by itself. (more…)
Merlin iPhone 1.1 with support for iPad is out!
Frank Blome on 5. August 2010
The new version 1.1 of Merlin iPhone comes with support for iPhone 4 and iPad. The handling of the mobile Merlin does not change, it’s still the same ease of use. The new version is optimized for the Retina Display of the iPhone 4 and the bigger iPad display.
Merlin iPhone can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Strore. With the new update Merlin iPhone supports all versions of iPhone, iPad touch and iPad. More information about Merlin iPhone can be found on our website in the “Products” section.
Tags: iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone OS, Merlin, Merlin iPhone
Will The New iPhone Change How PMs Work?
Dave Prior on 9. July 2010
Special Project Potion Interview with ProjectWizard’s Frank Illenberger
Tags: iPad, iPhone 4, Merlin iPhone, Project Potion, WWDC
Merlin iPhone – how does it work?
Vicky Stamatopoulou on 6. July 2010
Merlin iPhone is such a great option for mobile project managers. Share your projects with Merlin for Mac OS X and the optional iPhone sharing service or use a Merlin Server in which iPhone share is build-in. As long as you have a connection to the mobile data net or WLAN hotspot, with Merlin iPhone you can access your project from anywhere.
It all sounds great to you but how does it work? Easy and straight forwards (as always in Merlin).
Check screenshots of the app in the product page, watch accompanied screencasts illustrating the functionality, read the Merlin iPhone QuickStart Guide, or test it for your own.
Wherefrom to download it? Merlin iPhone app is available in iTunes Store as free download.
Not always online? That’s fine with Merlin iPhone. You can view your project offline, and will need an online connection only when making changes and populating the new state of your project.
What about iPad or the new iOS 4? Merlin iPhone runs on iPhone 4 and on iPhone devices with iOS 4 just as well. Our developers are already working on an adjusted version to look better on the iPad or the new iPhone 4, so stay tuned.
How do I setup my router? Just proceed as explained in our blog post ‘using Merlin’s web module‘. Web and iPhone sharing are both using the same port and our configuration suggestions apply for iPhone sharing too.
Tags: iOS 4, iPad, iPhone 4, Merlin, Merlin iPhone, Merlin Server, Merlin Web, PM
Stateside 7-2-10
Dave Prior on 2. July 2010
Frank Illenberger
My Project Potion interview with AVTechnology.com Editor Kevin Hogan on emerging telepresence technology went live this week. For those of you (like me) who are not hip to the new AV lingo, “emerging telepresence technology” can be interpreted as new video conferencing stuff. It was a rare thing for me to be able to interview Kevin, not just because he had a lot of insightful information and ideas about what changes we should expect in the way of AV tech impacting our ability to communicate with teams in other countries, but also because Kevin is one of my oldest and closest friends. There were a few signal dropouts in the recording, but whaddaya gonna do – it ‘s Skype. You can find the video here.
This week I also had the opportunity to interview Frank Illenberger, Lead Developer for ProjectWizards. We discussed WWDC, the iPad, the iPhone4 and how those devices may impact the project management workscape. (more…)
Tags: Dave Prior, iPad, iPhone OS, Merlin, Merlin iPhone, PM, Project Manager, WWDC
iPhone 4, Simply adorable
Vicky Stamatopoulou on 8. June 2010
Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, really knows his profession. He really knows how to present* a piece of software or hardware and make you feel like you are watching the most successful blockbuster. He has an exact perception of how people love being part of something special. He understands how to create hardware which works but also manage to become cult. The amount of Apple users increase radically over the years. iPod was one of the products braking the clean cut between Mac and Windows Users. With the release of the iPod, almost everybody got to be an Apple user. Couple years ago you were nothing if you would jog without an iPod nano**.
Yesterday’s keynote on the WWDC 2010 didn’t came as a surprise, but still, (more…)
Tags: iPhone OS, Merlin iPhone, WWDC
A perfect deal :-)
Vicky Stamatopoulou on 29. March 2010
Reading the Mac Observer Daily Headlines our eyes catched the following news:
Fujitsu Sells iPad Trademark to Apple
What a perfect deal and just in time…
Tags: iPad
Demo version of Merlin, Merlin Server or additional sharing features
Vicky Stamatopoulou on 26. March 2010
Do you want to try Merlin for project management on Mac OS X before purchasing? No problem, you can download it and test for free. It is fully functional without a license running as a demo. You may then import MS Projects, setup new projects out of its build-in templates, enter new resources and use contacts from your Address Book, do assignments, linkages between activities, see how budget balances with work costs, attach documents onto activities, information for meetings, risks, issues, do reports and much much more.
The only limitation a demo version of Merlin has, is that if you would like to save, export or print your test project it may contain up to 40 activities. Otherwise a dialog will come up informing you so:
If your test had run successfully, with a few clicks you can buy your license over our online shop. Drag&drop your licence file which you will receive per email onto your Merlin application icon and your are back to business. No new downloads. No additional network traffic.
Tags: Merlin, Merlin 101, Merlin iPhone, Merlin Server
To be or not to be? iPad Hamlet-talk
Vicky Stamatopoulou on 18. March 2010
Every time I browse Apple’s website I am confronted with the same question. To buy or not to buy an iPad? And if yes, when? April 3rd is just around the corner. It would be clever, to make up my mind before I get to see an iPad in real life, because I am sure, it will be very difficult to resist an itchy trigger finger.
It was love at first sight on its presentation. Not such a big surprise of course. Not similar to the one the iPhone was to me, but undoubtably a very practical device for home use. Reading emails, watching movies, browsing the internet from anywhere at home without needing to disconnect printer cables, dismount the Time Machine drive and the like.
So to pose it in my iPad Hamlet-Talk…
To be or not to be? That is the question…answered here
Tags: iPad
Merlin Projects on iPhone
Vicky Stamatopoulou on 11. March 2010
We have submitted the next update for Merlin on the iPhone to the App Store and wait for its approval.
It will carry the version number 1.0.4 and includes the following issue fixes:
- The iPhone app has now a new icon and a new title. Its former title “Merlin” is now part of the icon and the application itself is called “Projects”; so it reads “Merlin Projects”.
- The navigation view is now properly positioned even after cancelling the image picker in the file elements view.
- Under some circumstances it was not possible to enter the completion percentage.
- Added a workaround for a bug in the 3.2 beta version of the iPhone SDK.
- The Gantt view wasn’t refreshed after a sync operation.
- Under some circumstances Merlin iPhone did crash on start.
- The stability in general is improved.
We hope Apple approves the new update of Merlin iPhone quickly, and it is soon available in the App Store for download.
Update: The update 1.0.4 is now available in the App Store and recommended for all Merlin iPhone 1.0.3 users.
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