Computer Support Blog

There are many useful tools and resources for academics on the Internet.  Unfortunately, even when you are able to find them, it is difficult to share and discuss that content beyond the classroom.  According to its creators, TheHubEDU exists to make it easy to find the great people, places and things that support one’s academic life, then to simplify the sharing of those resources once discovered.  The app accomplishes this by creating a place online where people can organize, share and discuss information and media that serves to aid in class discussion or is part of the classwork itself.  It is an extremely helpful way for students to organize all of their articles and research for classes. Read more »

Though we can communicate with more people than ever before, our communication seems to have become less personal through the Internet, making collaboration and community key to developing relationships and expressing ourselves online.  Creator Republic is, in its creators’ words, a leading source of the most popular independent web videos that focuses deeply on surfacing the best video content before anyone else and connecting fans with the content creators.  From posting photos and videos on the Internet to collaborating on ideas through email to communicating on social media and much more, almost anything we enjoy can be shared online.  The real appeal, and one of the app’s more unique aspects, is the ability for fans to communicate with the people who create the entertainment they enjoy. Read more »

Anyone who has ever tried to plan a trip as part of a large group can tell you that the process becomes tedious and difficult.  Sending emails back and forth constantly amongst a large group of friends is not the most convenient way of making plans.  That’s why cool person in technology Paul Watts has built Gatherball.  Gatherball is a set of collaborative tools on the web for groups to use when planning either a long vacation or a short getaway.  Watts’s website works at every step of a trip-planning project—from concept to booking.  Users who want to plan a trip or have an idea can use Watts’s service to send invites to specific friends.  Those who receive an invite then read a pitch on the Gatherball about a getaway or vacation idea from the original user.  These new users then agree to join, opt out or send messages to the trip creator to iron out details.  Any user who has had trouble with websites like Gatherball linking with their Facebook account will want to have access to online tech support in case they run into problems. Read more »

Large and medium-sized design teams have to communicate with each other constantly and this leads to enormous amounts of e-mail with design mock-ups and feedback attached.  Sorting through all of this e-mail can potentially be a Herculean task that takes significant amount of time from actual design work.  The problem only compounds itself when you consider that teams often also solicit feedback from investors and developers as well as other team members.  InVision is a cool product that looks to erase this time-sink and help design teams improve their productivity.  InVision provides users with a single environment based in the cloud that connects all the members of a design team.  Teams connected to InVision can upload mock-ups and design documents to the cloud and share them with either the entire team or specific members of it.  The rest of the team can then comment on a document and leave public feedback from which everyone can potentially benefit.  Along with cloud computer support service, this is one of the many applications that advances in cloud computing can provide workplaces.  Read more »

New startups and growing businesses need all the useful tools they can get when developing new products and projects.  Fortunately, cool person in tech Benjamin Satterfield has created multiple useful products that can assist teams as they work towards deadlines and release dates.  Satterfield is the founder and CEO of both TestFlight and Twiddla. TestFlight is a useful service that streamlines the app beta testing process for software companies.  Twiddla is a collaboration tool that works as a digital whiteboard of sorts where multiple users can connect and use digital highlighting and marking tools to communicate.  Satterfield runs both companies concurrently and both companies have designed products to help project teams and startups do their jobs more efficiently.  TestFlight allows companies to speed up the beta testing process and make it more convenient.  Twiddla allows for better collaboration and communication, even across distances.  In both cases, Satterfield is working to help others in the tech sector. Read more »