| May 28th, 2008
Pelago and its employees have been participating in Santa Barbara’s I Madonnari Street Painting Festival for the last ten years as artists and sponsors. Here are some pictures from this year’s drawing, based on a vintage cycling poster from the early 1900s. Thanks to Dale Weber for the photos. Click each photo to view larger.
| May 23rd, 2008
Before embarking on any type of research journey through the web of time management methodologies, we need to define exactly what it is we are trying to manage. What is our time and what does it mean to us? If we skip this step and try to bolt the methodology-of-the-year onto our muddled lists of […]
| May 20th, 2008
In the realm of web-based services, there are a lot of options being thrown at consumers. Mixed in with all this noise are buzzy catchphrases like “Getting Things Done,” “Web 2.0,” “Social Networking,” and “Project Management.” It can be overwhelming for anyone looking for the right fit for their small business. There are several good […]
| May 19th, 2008
We originally built Intervals for buinesses like Pelago — web development shops, design firms, IT companies, and other creatives who bill hourly for their services. And we continue to develop Intervals for these markets because we have an intimate understanding of them. The beauty of web-based services, especially one like Intervals that handles time tracking […]
| May 19th, 2008
This week is bike week in Santa Barbara, a time for us to consider riding our bikes instead of driving, and to participate in local bike activities. Turns out we could conserve 20% more energy in Santa Barbara by committing ourselves more to alternative transportation (Chapter 3 of CEC’s energy blueprint / PDF). Considering our […]
| May 16th, 2008
Round 2 of weekly links making their way into our inboxes: Cool Baseball Map Gas prices knock bicycle sales, repairs into higher gear What Google Knows About Spam CBS To Acquire CNET For $1.8 Billion Is Driving Better than Cycling? How to get started with working remotely
| May 14th, 2008
The 80-20 Rule, AKA the Pareto Principle, states that “for many events, 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.” This can be observed in any volunteer organization, for example, a church, where 20% of the people do 80% of the work. In our eight-plus years of doing web development at Pelago, we […]
| May 13th, 2008
We’ve been busy with updates these last few weeks. Here are some highlights from our most recent Intervals update: Export reports to PDFNow you can save your reports as PDFs. Run a report, or load a saved report, and click on the PDF icon to download it. Next up, we’ll be adding PDF export to […]
John is a co-founder, web designer and developer at Pelago.
His blog posts are inspired by everyday encounters with designers, developers, creatives and small businesses in general.
John is an avid reader and road cyclist.
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Jennifer is the Director of Quality and Efficiency at Pelago.
Her blog posts are based largely on her experience working with teams to improve harmony and productivity.
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Michael is a co-founder and product architect at Pelago.
His contributions stem from experiences managing the development process behind web sites and web-based applications such as Intervals.
Michael drives a 1990 Volkswagen Carat with a rebuilt 2.4 liter engine from GoWesty.
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