Widget Watch: Basecamp

Basecamp is an award-winning, web-based project management service from the much-loved 37Signals, makers of the equally-loved Backpack. Since Backpack has had its own widget for a while now, it seems that Kennedia Consulting felt it was high time Basecamp received the Dashboard treatment as well. The cleverly titled Basecamp Widget offers an interface to the pleasantly simple, yet powerful, Basecamp web service, allowing you to:

View Milestones, Todos, Posts and Contacts for your active projects
Complete and Uncomplete Milestones
Complete and Uncomplete ToDo items

The author has also stated that a slew of additional features are planned for the widget, depending on how much interest is expressed from the community (hint hint). So check out the widget, submit some feedback and let the developer know you care.

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Source: http://basecampwidget.kennedia.com/

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Andrew Hedges

Folks might want to check out another Basecamp widget, Sundial. It allows you to easily track time in Basecamp. http://clearwired.com/sundial/

September 19 2006 at 2:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Sean

What is an intensive purpose?

July 31 2006 at 3:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Pat

#3 - there is a project called activecollab (http://www.activecollab.com/) that is, for all intensive purposes, a basecamp "clone". The only major differnece (besides usability) is that it is not a hosted service, but rather a php/mysql package you can download from their website.

Use MAMP (http://www.mamp.info) to set up your mac with the LAMP stack â€” this sets your mac up as a localhost server (you can type http://localhost in your browser to access your activecollab locally.)

Enjoy.

July 29 2006 at 7:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Lachy

Thanks guys. :-)

I have just begun development of version 2 and blogged a list of features I am planning to include.

http://blog.kennedia.com/articles/2006/07/29/dashcamping

Would be great to hear from people who are using this and see how they would like to see things progress.

July 29 2006 at 8:05 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Papilionoidea

Yes, Awesome. to bad there isn't anything like this that exists in an offline version. (Because I no longer have an internet connection from tomorrow on ... *sighs*)

And this would be so handy ... Anyone know of an offline basecamp widget alternative / an offline basecamp alternative?

Anyway, great widget! Kudos to the developer!

July 29 2006 at 4:01 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Matt

Super amazing.

July 29 2006 at 3:09 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

bwhaler

This widget is simply awesome.

I have 6 on my dashboard now.

I can't wait to see what the developer does next.

July 29 2006 at 1:46 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply