Quick Tip for Merlin PMs looking for templates

If you are searching the internet for templates and find some for Microsoft Office, you should check the following tip we just found on Word:Mac.

Most templates offered on the Microsoft Office for PC download site can be used with Microsoft Office for Macintosh. However, on the Mac, we have to install them manually. […]
Obviously the best place to start is Mactopia. The templates offered there are the most popular Microsoft Office templates, re-engineered to work with no issues on your Mac.
However, if the template you want is not among them, look on the general Office templates page. Almost every imaginable template that you can obtain without payment is there.

For more details Continue reading

Agile and Project Management Talks at SXSW 2012

Last year I attended SXSW for the first time. While I had intended to spend my days basking in the onslaught of music and film that it is known for, what I actually spent my time doing was focusing mostly on the talks that centered on Agile and Project Management. Each of the presentations on PM and Agile were very well attended. In some cases there was a line waiting to get in, so there is a definite hunger for information at the event. Unfortunately, with the exception of one talk (given by Brett Harned and Pamela Villacorta) the content presented in most of the PM and Agile talks was disappointing.

SXSW 2012 is right around the corner and they’ve opened the area where people can vote on proposed topics. If you’ve got a few minutes, follow the links below to become an SXSW 2012 Panel Picker, search for Agile and PM presentations vote Thumbs Up for the ones you think look interesting.  This Spring, there will be another crowd of PMs in Austin who are interested in learning about project management and how to do it better.  Help make sure the talks they get to choose from are going to help them raise their game. Who knows… you may end up working with some of them someday. Continue reading

Merlin 2.8 is released

Today we released Merlin 2.8. Beside the compatibility to Mac OS X 10.7 “Lion”, we’ve added a few, but interesting features. Now you can use the full screen mode from Lion and the files from the former working session in Merlin will be reopened automatically. Also a new risk report is now included.

All changes in detail:

New Features in Merlin

  • Compatibility to Mac OS 10.7 “Lion”.
  • Merlin does support the full screen mode when executing under Mac OS 10.7 “Lion”.
  • The import of MS Project files is further improved. Supported are now all versions starting with MS Project 2002 until MS Project 2010.
  • Add a new Risk Report.

Continue reading

How to manage your business…

… using a Mac. This is the title of the next event of the next Mac for Business event. You can learn more about managing your business on a Mac. Whether you’re an existing Mac user or thinking about switching you will find our events beneficial.

On 14th September 2011 they will demonstrate project management and customer relationship management using Merlin and Daylite for Mac, iPhone and iPad.

Location: AT Computer Worcester, 57 Broad Street, Worcester, WR1 3LY
More information and registration details can be found at www.macforbusiness.co.uk/events.