Keeping up with technology is a lot of work. Luckily, we enjoy wading through the noise just to find the gems of awesomeness sprinkled throughout. Fusion Radar is our gift to you, Current or Potential Client, so that you can enjoy all of the awesome without any of the drudgery. Unwrap it each week, and know that you’re loved by the geeks and pixel-pushers at Agency Fusion.
Taco
If you’re feeling the pain of task list fragmentation, Taco is worth a look. Taco aggregates tasks from multiple task systems, including Asana, Evernote, Gmail, Basecamp, and more.
Tesla S API Documentation
If you A) own a Tesla model S, and B) want to control your car via an iPhone or Android device, this unofficial API documentation is for you.
Client Feedback
When it comes to creative endeavors, getting meaningful, appropriate client feedback is challenging. A List Apart features a good article which discusses this issue. Here’s a quote to whet your appetite: “As designers, we can’t expect other people to know the right language to describe exactly why they think something doesn’t work. We need to know the right questions that prompt a client to give constructive criticism and valuable feedback.”
Netflix Open Connect
When you sit down to watch a movie on Netflix, how often do you think about where that streaming video originates and what complexities make it possible for you to watch at the same time as hundreds of thousands (or millions) of others? Learn more about the Netflix Open Connect devices which help make sure your content is available when you want it.
Five Sentences
Five Sentences is yet another take on how to deal with inbox overload.
Redis Bitmaps for Metrics
This is fairly technical, but if you’re interested in a creative, efficient way to get real-time metrics, take a look at Getspool’s approach based on the binary properties of bitmaps.
Hemingway Desktop App
We’ve written previously about Hemingway, an app that helps you write more clearly and concisely. They’ve now released desktop apps for Windows and Mac.
Papa Parse
We’re doing CSV parsing in the HR system we’re building for small companies (Built for Teams), so we’re interested in any solid tools that assist with CSV parsing. Papa Parse looks legit.
Should I Remove It?
At Agency Fusion we’re all on Macs, but most of us have spent enough time on a Windows machine to recognize that this tool could be valuable for Windows users wanting to clean up their computer and remove unneeded programs.
PennyWhale
Use natural language search to research and compare stocks, funds, etc.
Frequent Job Switching
Employees (especially twenty-somethings) are getting a reputation for changing jobs frequently. This Huffington Post article points out some potential risks from bouncing between jobs too often.