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Last week we launched the first of 1DayLater’s phone applications, this one for the i-phone.

Die hard 1DayLater users will know that this has been a long time coming; mostly because the ‘bigger boys’ at the iphone store have kept returning our latest builds for picky reasons. But we’ve now squirmed our way in - hoorah!

The first of many phone apps which we will be releasing

To build the app we enlisted the help of a local web development and design house; Twisted Studio, earlier this year.

We asked Twisted to create us something which was purely for input purposes, no fancy graphs or analysis. Just a simple way of logging your activities on the go, whether that’s time spent with a client or mileage travelled.

The data then gets whisked away to each user’s 1DayLater account where the magic happens.

The app can be found here on the apple store. What’s more the app is free and we would like to keep it that way to benefit all of our users. However if you do want to pay us back then a kind review on the app store about the 1DayLater service would be hugely appreciated.

Further apps will soon be available for Google Android, Nokia N-Series and Blackberry phones.

We’re creating a team..

Are you a skilled web-developer? Have you graduated from a North East based university in the last 3 years? If so 1DayLater would like to hear from you.

With a new office on the horizon we are keen to expand and start branching into new areas. Particularly integrating 1DayLater popular web-based programs such as project management tool basecamp.

Ok so it’s not a full time role for now, as we will be using an internship program to subsidise wages. But there are plently of great reasons why you should want to join us.

Pro’s

• We will probably want to keep you on if you are skilled enough
• You will have access to our excellent network
• You will be working alongside our CTO David King who can teach you all sorts of skills you never knew existed.
• You will be part of an ambitious software company!

Con’s

• You will inevitably have to serve your time as the ‘tea bitch’.

Just imagine the team we could create…

*all new employees must have their own black van and smoke cigars

contact paul@1daylater.com if you’re interested in this position

1DayLater phone apps are almost here!

Over this last month we have been waylaid slightly from our feature roadmap by a large corporate tender we recently won.

The result (which you might have noticed) has been less frequent tweaks and improvements to the site. But rest assured that we are still here working hard and that there are some very exciting new things to come out of our current development.

Despite our current corporate goings-on, the latest build of our 1DayLater phone app is finally almost release-worthy. We now just need to do some user-feedback testing and then get it out into the big wide world of the app stores.

————A screenshot of the 1DayLater i-phone app————-

The 1DayLater phone app will make it easy to log snippets of information while on the move, whether that’s time spent with a client, miles travelled, or daily expenses accrued. 

It will be available first on i-phone, and then on Blackberry, Google android and Nokia N-Series. We expect that this will make our service exponentially more useful for many users!

If you would like to be one of the first users to test the app, please drop me an email. We would very much value your feedback - feedback@1daylater.com

Paul

Codeworks DEV

DEV - (Digital Evaluation Vehicle)

The North East of England has long been at the cutting edge of science, from pioneering cancer breakthroughs to creating human sperm from embryonic stem cells - if you’re in the mood for a chuckle then hark back to our earlier Techcrunch video where David talks about high tech Geordie sperm!

And now there is something else very special happening in the North East. Our digital and technology sectors are fast becoming some of the best supported and most exciting places to be. For the enterprising start-up there are plenty of places to turn for a helping hand and there is money readily available thanks to JEREMIE FUNDS which have recently came into the region.

A large part of rise towards North East digital notoriety can be linked to Codeworks, the North East’s centre for digital excellence. They run countless local events, host the worldwide renowned Thinking Digital conference and have just now started an excellent software prototyping service, called the DEV project.

The idea behind DEV is to reduce the time, and lower the risk of starting a new software venture. This is possible by allowing companies to tap into Codeworks own expertise, and their extensive network of approved suppliers. Their skilled team is able to match each business with the most appropriate experts and then give ongoing support and feedback throughout the project.

This means that the viability of each project can be monitored constantly. If it looks like there may be insummountable barriers a project can be brought to a head early. Since an unstructured development process might have cost a company thousands more and a lot of extra time this ‘failure’ could really be seen as more of a successful outcome.

As well as ongoing project management, DEV also helps companies with all important market research and in protecting their Intellectual Property. It’s easy to see that the whole process is geared towards giving the client as much information as possible to make informed company decisions. Essentially, the client is always kept aware of how much risk they are facing and has an idea of the best direction to take things.

Thought your eyes might need a wee break as it’s been a wordy one! :)

So anyway where were we?

Oh yes..

1DayLater are one of three pilot programs on the DEV project and we are loving the experience so far. For us, the end result will be an exciting extension of the 1DayLater service. It will allow large companies to automate their internal timesheeting and report on staff activities and resources.

By automating timesheets we can help a company save thousands each year in freed up admin time. A fantastic market for 1DayLater to move into! - so thanks Codeworks for helping us to de-risk this next phase of our software development cycle.

If you think that the DEV project could be a good fit for your business, I suggest you get in touch. They are a great bunch of people and always happy to help!