Comments on: Free and Open Source, Cross-Platform Solutions for Freelancers

By: ignoto

ignoto — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:27:48 +0000

MyClientBase.com a nice alternative to Bambooinvoice.org

By: ignoto

ignoto — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:52:57 +0000

Hi all,

Thanks for sharing your experiences.

I’ve been testing a lot of OS projects trying to find a fine all in one solution but I’m still on it.
Currently playing with a good candidate-> http://sourceforge.net/projects/allocpsa/

Gems I’ve found:

Billing-> http://bambooinvoice.org/

Project Management/Issue tracking/ + handfull of plugins -> Redmine.org, http://www.project-open.org , Project.net, allocpsa

Time tracking->Kimai.org

Please, keep me in the loop.

Long life to OS!

By: Scott @sydneydesign

Scott @sydneydesign — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:54:23 +0000

Hi Great post thanks for sharing.

By: iTeam webdesigner

iTeam webdesigner — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:51:16 +0000

Surely a great list Angie – you just made my delicious tags fly.

Dropbox rocks… really loud! The motherboard on my Macbook Pro just went numb a week ago – but had everything synched to dropbox. Lifesaver…

Could use some more OS Project management options though – ideally webbased or crossplatform with task template options for repeated chores/phase management. Know about OpenProj, GanttProject and Planner (all crossplatform / open source)…

Others..?

By: emp

emp — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:05:26 +0000

Dropbox has saved my butt just yesterday.

I was in a presentation for a client and could not find my USB stick, even though I had checked for it in the train on my way to their office.

Thankfully, I had the presentation saved to my dropbox account as well, which I could access thorugh the web interface.

::emp::

By: Erland

Erland — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:07:01 +0000

Try XMind (http://xmind.net) for a fantastic cross-platform alternative to Freemind – in my opinion easier to use & prettier. I’m not affiliated with the project in any way, I just like the application.

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By: Mars

Mars — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:49:26 +0000

those are useful one

By: Ivan Mišić

Ivan Mišić — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:33:11 +0000

Great list, bookmarked.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:16:16 +0000

Thanks for this, you have just saved me backing up everything to disc then taking it home with me!! Dropbox looks great, fantastic collection and thanks again!

By: Ejaz

Ejaz — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:14:20 +0000

Great article, just trying to start work as a freelancer and this article is a great starter kit. Thanks

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By: Glenn

Glenn — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:27:05 +0000

Nice list. A lot of these I already use and some I am definitely going to check out.

If you’re into freemind but am looking for a way to collaborate with mind maps, then do check out bubbl us.

Collabtive has its pluses but it is not project management software by a long shot. If all you need is time management, then give dotproject a try.

I do software development so I need a lot more than what simple time management can provide. I need a way to collaborate with my clients online, steering them through all the business oriented decisions that so into the making of modern software. Doing this in a way that doesn’t frustrate or burn out the customer yet doesn’t leave them in the dark either. That’s why I use Code-Roller which allows you to manage all of the deliverables and artifacts that go into the making of software. Requirements, analysis, design, test plans, and defects are managed as much as tasks are. You can also conduct interviews with your client using Code-Roller and discussions through its IM oriented chat rooms.

By: Angie Bowen

Angie Bowen — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:36:12 +0000

Dropbox has been a life saver in our house as well. It’s saved my butt a couple of times since I started using it!