It’s been a while since I last posted to my blog. I’m not a typical blogger who must post something daily. I add a posting when I have something to share. In this post, I’m finally saying “Goodbye to Collanos Workplace.” Collanos was a great collaboration software tool. Unfortunately, the company that owns Collanos let it become idle and erratic to the point it is no long reliable. Because of this, I could no longer ask students or colleagues to use Collanos. Additionally, no one at Collanos has paid any attention to the discussion forums. Someone has attacked the forums and posted lots of links to undesireable materials. As I said, it’s time to say goodbye to Collanos!
I spent a considerable amount of time searching for a web-hosted collaboration software service. There are lots of services (both free and for fee) out there; however, none really performed the way I wanted.
I read a review about a hosted collaboration service called Glasscubes and decided to check it out. I was very surprised by how easy it is to use, its versatility, features, and outstanding tech support. The host is located in London (UK). I now use Glasscubes with students and research colleagues. They like Glasscubes much better than Collanos Workplace.
Check out Glasscubes. Click here to access the Glasscubes blog web page.
I wish you a happy, prosperous 2012.
Rick Lillie (Cal State, San Bernardino)
January 1, 2012 at 5:34 AM
Thanks for the update on Collanos!
Good way to start the new year fresh with a promising tool like Glasscubes.
If you have one day a coffee with them, please tell them to add a Gannt chart on top of normal calendar
Than I can use it also!
Paul
PS, still surprising no webworld use the Collanos interface yet…