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Re: Basecamp Personal

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Post by hemancuso »

"37signals launches lifetime plan for Basecamp"

Is what this headline should read. Lifetime plans are a notoriously bad and often disingenuous idea.

This is essentially a free plan they are trying to charge $25 for. Buyer beware.

What if they remove a feature you depend on 3 years from now? Do you get your money back? What if Basecamp Next++ due in 2015 is terrible and you have to stop using it, can you still use what you are paying for now? What if 37 signals discontinues Basecamp 15 years from now?

Re: Basecamp Personal

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Post by cmaradcliffe »

hemancuso wrote: post #71

"37signals launches lifetime plan for Basecamp" Is what this headline should read. Lifetime plans are a notoriously bad and often disingenuous idea. This is essentially a free plan they are trying to charge $25 for. Buyer beware. What if they remove a feature you depend on 3 years from now? Do you get your money back? What if Basecamp Next++ due in 2015 is terrible and you have to stop using it, can you still use wha…

Surely if you've been using a piece of software for 15 years that cost you $25 you would feel you've got your money's worth, no?

Re: Basecamp Personal

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Post by bookwormAT »

aviswanathan wrote: post #34

Trello is absolutely incredible (and they have a really receptive development team). I've used them for development, marketing, HR, etc and have yet to be disappointed. Mobile version is also kickass.

Unfortunately the mobile version is very poor on Android and does not at all scale to larger screen sizes. I'm sure they are working on this but so far Trello is not very fun to use on the platform.

Re: Basecamp Personal

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Post by tomkin »

sergiotapia wrote: post #25

I STRONGLY recommend Asana: http://www.asana.com It's like using a smart piece of paper that just gets out of your way and let's you create, assign, toggle, set dates, etc really intuitively. I'm a freelancer - and for my usage I typically have a Workspace called Freelance Projects. In that workspace I have many projects, each for each freelance gig I land. I then invite my client (YOU CAN INVITE UP TO 30 PEOPLE PER…

Asana seems cool. Is there a notes/message feature like Basecamp? I like to collaborate on documents and this is a necessary feature.

Re: Basecamp Personal

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Post by revorad »

jlmendezbonini wrote: post #67
revorad wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks Jim. So would you use a spreadsheet app if it had email reminders?

Probably not. It was the biggest issue but definitely not the only major limitation I experienced with it.

Thanks. What other limitations did you face? And what do you use now instead?

Re: Basecamp Personal

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Post by gnaritas »

tomkin wrote: post #62

I think we're seeing the unfolding of 37signals. I know that's the cliche thing to say here on HN, so note I say this bearing that overarching fact in mind. I think Basecamp Next was the beginning. I can't put it into words, but users stopped praising 37signals after Basecamp Next. Changes were probably necessary, but it just doesn't garner the same respect as the original Basecamp. I feel like they deliberately remo…

I've used both; I much prefer the new basecamp, it's a vast improvement.

Re: Basecamp Personal

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Post by d0m »

tomkin wrote: post #62

I think we're seeing the unfolding of 37signals. I know that's the cliche thing to say here on HN, so note I say this bearing that overarching fact in mind. I think Basecamp Next was the beginning. I can't put it into words, but users stopped praising 37signals after Basecamp Next. Changes were probably necessary, but it just doesn't garner the same respect as the original Basecamp. I feel like they deliberately remo…

Using basecamp for various project and very enjoying it compared to most other solutions.

Re: Basecamp Personal

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Post by noname123 »

jmduke wrote: post #3

On a semi-related note, I always thought this was a clever use of GitHub: https://github.com/frabcus/house

Man, this is really nice. Gonna have to use an alias account though if you are tracking shadier projects like scheduling dates with multiple people, daytrading at work etc.

Re: Basecamp Personal

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Post by samekh »

sthkr wrote: post #36

Podio.com is great too! You just need to configure it properly and it can become quite powerful! and best of all it's even free!

Funny thing is I was just setting this up for personal use this morning. I really like it. The mobile app needs some work on Android, but the web app is great.

Re: Basecamp Personal

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Post by [deleted] »

TylerE wrote: post #11
bluetidepro wrote: post #8

It would be a shame to see people sink their money in this without realizing there are way better services out there for this type of thing. For example, Evernote Premium is just $5.00 per month or $45.00 per year and you get way better features, syncing across platforms, storage space, sharing, etc. That [Evernote example] costs less than 2 Basecamp Personal projects. I really think they should look into lowering th…

$25/forever is already lower than $5/month or $45/year

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