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Jul29

A Few Humble Requests for BaseCamp

I’m a big fan of 37Signals and what they stand for so I know my feature request has a 99.9999% chance of never getting implemented but I’ve got to make these requests for BaseCamp.

REQUEST #1
Apply to All
When creating 10 or more Milestones, please give me the ability to apply my dropdown selection to the other 9 Milestones. For instance, if I’m selecting USER A for who is responsible, why do I have to select that multiple times?

REQUEST #2
JavaScript Calendar
Why is it when I add 1 Milestone I’m given a nice visual calendar to select a date but when I’m adding multiple Milestones I’m given a date drop down for both year, month and date. It seems as though this design choice is making me work too much.

REQUEST #3
Hasn’t Logged in Recently
This use to work really well but it changed a few months back. Now I can’t tell the difference from a user who hasn’t logged in verses a user who has never logged in. Perhaps a simple variation call “has never logged in” might help here.

Otherwise this is a great product, I continue to recommend it to my clients and associates but these few changes sure would be real nice additions. At least in my book.

posted in: hosted applications, software, usability

This post was published on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 6:00 am

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1

Curt

July 29, 2008 at 12:57 pm

I’d like to see them set up recurring to-do lists and milestones. And, to be able to assign a person responsible to a to-do list template.

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Aditya Gholap

July 30, 2008 at 11:50 pm

Hey George –

just wanted to quickly let you know that i use a product called Deskaway – it has 2 of the features you have asked BC for – im not sure about apply to all but i think that applies as well.

Just happened to read your post — as an ex BC user i felt i had to comment. Of late i think the BC interface has become a *little* redundant. After shifting to Deskaway – the interface is neater and the best part i like about Deskway is charts and advanced analytics for reporting purposes. I’ve sort of made that tool an integral part of my work life and it works like a charm.

An added benefit – it’s almost half the price. Im on a Pro account and i feel like i get a lot more value for what im paying…

Feel free to mail me if you need anything check their website…

PS – im surprised that noone from Basecamp has replied to this post or commented on this post yet! Another example of their arrogance that they have been notorious for i think – one of the reasons i moved away from it. I wasn’t being heard!