http://stafftool.com/blog Manage. Contact. Inspire. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:34:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been a while since there's been a post to the blog here, so I thought I'd give a quick update on where things are with Stafftool and what's in store for future versions of the app. First off, there have been a few tweaks to existing features of Stafftool, some ... http://stafftool.com/blog/2008/09/30/a-quick-update/ Something I've been planning for a long time is the ability to track attendance for events. Just basic head counts collected over time. Every Sunday at church I see a volunteer in the back, pen in hand, counting each person and writing the tally down. Perhaps it gets put into ... http://stafftool.com/blog/2008/03/15/a-first-pass-at-attendance-tracking/ Stafftool, being a web-based application, of course runs in your web browser with nothing special to install or keep updated on your computer or servers. In fact, that's one of the best parts of using web apps. However, there's a certain appeal to having a specialized program on your computer for ... http://stafftool.com/blog/2008/03/09/stafftool-app/ Just pushed out a couple really cool features. First up - Improved Searching. You can now search in the iPhone version. Need to look up someone's info really quickly but don't know their last name or don't want to go through a few pages of contacts? Just search! Simply click on the search ... http://stafftool.com/blog/2008/03/01/new-features-improved-searching-and-event-organizers/ A few churches have requested the ability to have finer controls over the contents of public profiles, such as the ability to only show a person's email address, but not their phone number. This is common when a person wants to be listed in the public directory, but doesn't necessarily ... http://stafftool.com/blog/2008/02/21/limited-profiles-now-available/ Just a quick little post to let you know that the latest iPhone and iPod Touch update lets you save websites directly to your home springboard screen with its own icon. So, Stafftool now has its own custom icon when you save it. To try it do the following: Make sure ... http://stafftool.com/blog/2008/01/17/stafftool-as-an-almost-native-app/ When you first start with a new Stafftool account, you're faced with a somewhat daunting task — filling it up. The main obstacle is filling up the people section with all the people involved with your organization - staff members, congregation, visitors, etc. You probably already have some of these ... http://stafftool.com/blog/2007/12/26/forget-typing-import-your-contacts/ One of the things I'm most proud of with Stafftool is the iPhone version. I've even had a beta tester say he may end up using it more than the normal web interface. As an iPhone user, I'm always really happy to find a version of a tool that I ... http://stafftool.com/blog/2007/12/20/your-church-in-your-pocket/ This one's been a long time coming and I'm really excited to introduce it...as we all know, family is a huge part of church life, and keeping track of those family units can be difficult. Up until now, Stafftool has made it easy to specify who's related to who, but ... http://stafftool.com/blog/2007/12/14/family-households/ I just recently pushed out a few exciting features for Stafftool centered around people and communicating with them. First is the introduction of Smart Groups. If you've ever used iTunes and created a smart playlist (all songs i've added within the last 2 weeks, all songs I've rated 4 stars ... http://stafftool.com/blog/2007/11/29/smart-groups-and-communication/