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'''Harvest''' is a web application for time tracking, invoicing, expenses, and project budgeting built for freelancers, agencies, small businesses and large corporations. Launched in 2006, Harvest was the first time tracking software to be built on the [[software as a service]] platform with [[Ruby]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.workhappy.net/2006/05/harvest.html |title=Harvest Review |publisher=Workhappy.net |date=2006-05-08 |accessdate=2010-08-03}}</ref> [[Sitepoint]] has called it one of the 10 must have tools for communicating with clients.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/11/20/10-must-have-tools-for-communicating-with-clients/ |title=10 Must Have Tools for Communicating with Clients |publisher=Sitepoint |date=2008-08-20 |accessdate=2010-08-03}}</ref>
'''Harvest''' is a web application for time tracking, invoicing, expenses, and project budgeting built for freelancers, agencies, small businesses and large corporations. Launched in 2006, Harvest was the first time tracking software to be built on the [[software as a service]] platform with [[Ruby(programming language)|Ruby]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.workhappy.net/2006/05/harvest.html |title=Harvest Review |publisher=Workhappy.net |date=2006-05-08 |accessdate=2010-08-03}}</ref> [[Sitepoint]] has called it one of the 10 must have tools for communicating with clients.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/11/20/10-must-have-tools-for-communicating-with-clients/ |title=10 Must Have Tools for Communicating with Clients |publisher=Sitepoint |date=2008-08-20 |accessdate=2010-08-03}}</ref>


== Creating [[User Experience]] without a Designer ==
== Creating [[User Experience]] without a Designer ==
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* Google Enterprise Blog: [http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/08/go-go-gmail-contextual-gadgets-get-more.html Gmail Contextual Gadgets]
* Google Enterprise Blog: [http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/08/go-go-gmail-contextual-gadgets-get-more.html Gmail Contextual Gadgets]
* Sitepoint: [http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/18/4-unique-apps-for-tracking-time/ 4 Unique Apps for Tracking Time]
* Sitepoint: [http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/18/4-unique-apps-for-tracking-time/ 4 Unique Apps for Tracking Time]
* WebDesignDream: [http://www.webdesigndream.com/toolkit/easy-invoicing-and-time-tracking-with-harvest/ Easy invoicing (and time tracking with Harvest]
* WebDesignDream: [http://www.webdesigndream.com/toolkit/easy-invoicing-and-time-tracking-with-harvest/ Easy invoicing (and time tracking) with Harvest]
* TouchTip: [http://www.touchtip.com/iphone-and-ipod-touch/harvest-your-time-and-expenses-and-stop-bleeding-money/ Harvest your time and expenses, and stop bleeding money]
* TouchTip: [http://www.touchtip.com/iphone-and-ipod-touch/harvest-your-time-and-expenses-and-stop-bleeding-money/ Harvest your time and expenses, and stop bleeding money]
* ReadWriteWeb: [http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/harvest_adds_twitter_support.php Harvest on Twitter - A Future Twitter Business Model?]
* ReadWriteWeb: [http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/harvest_adds_twitter_support.php Harvest on Twitter - A Future Twitter Business Model?]

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Harvest
Developer(s)Iridesco, LLC
Operating systemWeb-based
TypeTime tracking software
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.getharvest.com

Harvest is a web application for time tracking, invoicing, expenses, and project budgeting built for freelancers, agencies, small businesses and large corporations. Launched in 2006, Harvest was the first time tracking software to be built on the software as a service platform with Ruby. [1] Sitepoint has called it one of the 10 must have tools for communicating with clients.[2]

Creating User Experience without a Designer

At the 2010 web design conference An Event Apart, UX designer Whitney Hess gave a presentation on "DIY UX: Give Your Users an Upgrade." She talked extensively about Harvest and how its developers designed a web application with great user experience without an in-house designer. [3][4]

Company

Harvest is built by Iridesco, LLC, a web application company located in New York City and founded in 2003 by Danny Wen and Shawn Liu.

In 2008 Iridesco launched the World Clock Project where users can upload pictures of clocks from around the world.[5]

Harvest Blog

The company's blog features company news, tips & tricks, stories from customers, and small business interviews.

References

  1. ^ "Harvest Review". Workhappy.net. 2006-05-08. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  2. ^ "10 Must Have Tools for Communicating with Clients". Sitepoint. 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  3. ^ "An Event Apart Minneapolis: Whitney Hess, 'DIY UX: Give Your Users an Upgrade'". Marc Drummond. 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  4. ^ "DIY UX: Give Your Users an Upgrade". Whitney Hess. 2009-07-2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Got a Minute?". The New York Times. 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2010-07-30.

Further Reading

External Links

Harvest
World Clock Project

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