Author Archives: Chris Yeh

After we redesigned the PBworks business products, we realized that tagging didn’t really fit well with the other page or file actions (rename, move, control access).  All of the other actions were links that led to the appropriate dialogue box; in contrast, the tagging interface displayed a list of tabs, and allowed you to editContinue reading “New and Improved Tagging”

One of the key aspects of PBworks is the ability to work with files.  We’ve made files collaborative–you can upload them, set per-file access controls, share them, track their revision history, comment on them, tag them, and link to them. Some types of files, like web-viewable images like GIFs, JPEGs, and PNGs, we display asContinue reading “Introducing Improved File Preview (and better Sharing)”

Yesterday, PBworks celebrated the new year by introducing our first major feature of 2012: Personal Workspaces. A number of our customers told us that they wanted to use PBworks as a place where their employees could store their stuff–files, documents, brainstorms, etc.  One customer even went so far as to dedicate a member of theirContinue reading “Introducing Personal Workspaces”

One of the convenient features that PBworks customers use a lot is the ability to upload multiple files at once.  This is a great time-saver when uploading files like photos, images, or related documents. Unfortunately, web browser security settings prevent you from downloading more than one file at a time.  It’s not a PBworks restriction;Continue reading “Introducing Multi-file Zip Download”

Products, like living things, evolve in response to their environment.  They build on what currently exists to add new functionality, or refine how things already work. Take our latest feature, Network Folder Settings, for example. PBworks began by allowing you to set up a single workspace for collaborating with your team. We built on thisContinue reading “Introducing Network Folder Settings”

One of the great strengths of PBworks is that it’s easy to get started.  Just create a wiki page, upload a file, or email a workspace, and you’re off and running.  This openness helps encourage participation, and lets your team build on each others’ efforts. But this openness has its downsides.  It’s hard to determineContinue reading “Introducing Move Between Workspaces”

Notifications are a great way to stay on top of your work.  It’s great to find out when others have made changes to the content you care about.  But that’s the rub–how can PBworks know what content you care about? Originally, PBworks simply notified you about every change on every workspace you belonged to.  ButContinue reading “New: “Sticky Notifications””

Ever since we launched our real-time collaboration features, our business products have featured the LiveBar in the lower-right corner of your screen.  This nifty little tool let you chat with colleagues, trigger conference calls, and see the latest activity notifications, all without ever leaving your current screen. The LiveBar has been so successful that we’veContinue reading “Coming Soon: Improved LiveBar”