As I began to type today I realized I needed a way to identify what it really is like to connect all these people. It is like trying to connect shooting stars. As soon as you see one and note it, another zooms by, you follow it for a second, look back for the first and it is gone.
So, how DO you connect people in so many different places? This isn't a company that can arrange identical software and fancy media connections. This is a mish-mash of students, stay at home moms, working parents, teachers, travelers... you get the idea.
We started off with Google. I had heard of Google docs and had experienced Google groups before so it was a sensible starting place. It is difficult to find options that do not require downloads and Google kept us free of that concern.
Let me say, Google docs is great and easy for live-time editing. Kathy and I whipped out several documents that way. Sadly though, Google docs does not connect directly to Google groups. It also does not play nice with format translation. So, we had a break in communication and extra steps to share with everyone and track what was up.
Enter Malissa. She told Kathy about www.tabup.com. WOW is all I can say. Does it have a few things we wish were a little different? Yes. Do they really matter in the daily stuff? No. It is free, easy to sign up, doesn't require a certain type of email and holds all that we need in one place.
Within minutes we were up and running, with titles, documents, calendar and to-do list all sporting our mark.
So far we have about 9 documents in the final draft stage, a web page in construction, a blog, a facebook page and a great way to connect those shooting stars.
We are eager to share with you our time lines and progress as we move along- as well as our frustrations, since no road well traveled fails to have moments of distress.
Please comment on our fb page or here and ask questions! I would love to answer a few.
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