Previously mentioned campfire can make your business decissions much more easier. For whatever project you choose, aptly name a new Campfire account. In the Backpack version, tags are attached to each page to give you an easy way to see where everything is. For Campfire, instead of using tags,create a new chat room (as with every 37signals product, paying for it gives you more room to grow) for things like "@home" or "@work". You can log-in to your Campfire and see the activity in each of these sections and keep a real-time record of whatever you like inside each chat room. Giving other people access as members or sharing a Campfire page can increase productivity as well. The topics feature can also be used as a tag-replacement, giving more detail to whichever room you are in.

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There are so many ways to use Campfire. Up to 60 people can chat at once. You can even browse previous chats by person, room, or date.

Basecamp is a unique project collaboration tool. Projects don't fail from a lack of charts, graphs, or reports, they fail from a lack of communication and collaboration. Basecamp makes it simple to communicate and collaborate on projects.

It's elegant, easy, and web-based. You don't need to download, install, or configure anything (no IT department required!). All you need is a web browser and an internet connection. And don't worry, your data is safe with us.

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Screenshot highlights

1. Anything that's late appears in a red box at the top of the screen so you don't miss it.
2. Your logo appears in the upper-right and the name of your Basecamp site at the top of the screen.
3. Any milestones due in the next 14 days are plotted and linked on a calendar, starting with today's date. If there are no milestones in the next 14 days, the next 3 milestones are listed.
4. A list of your active and on-hold projects is sorted by client.
5. The "Latest activity" list shows you your most recently updated projects and the newest stuff in each one. Each item is either labeled a comment, message, to-do item, file, or milestone.

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