Testimonials
General Development
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I used Alex King’s Twitter Tools to integrate my Twitter remarks, called “tweets”, into the sidebar as well. Alex is a star of Web 2.0, in my opinion, and his code is incredibly high quality. It’s always a pleasure to be able to use more of it!
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After a year and a half of meandering efforts that went nowhere, and two different web design firms, I was beginning to lose hope that we’d ever revamp our aging front end at RedMonk.com.
Enter Crowd Favorite, in the form of Alex King. In a few short weeks, he’d migrated us from Movable Type to WordPress (keeping our existing links functional), designed a meta-template for our blogs that can be easily reskinned on an individual basis, and introduced the brilliant header concept which links our disparate sites for better cross-promotion. And that was just the beginning.
Throughout the work on our blogs or the eventual reconstruction of our main website, Alex displayed just the right touch needed to shepherd us along. Those of you that have used design firms in the past are probably aware that they’re often at one extreme or the other: either unresponsive to feedback, or overly responsive. Finding someone that can walk that fine line is a rare gift, but Alex has it in spades.
Based on his substantial contributions to the WordPress community and solid history of building standalone web applications, his technical chops were no surprise. What I hadn’t realized was that they were coupled with the much less common ability to work effectively with even the most difficult of customers. Customers like us, who didn’t really know what we wanted, let alone how to get there.
If you happen to find yourself in the market for design and development services, then, just trust me when I tell you that you’re not going to do much better. I’d also tell you to just trust that he knows what he’s doing, but I think you’ll find that out on your own pretty quickly.
Stephen O’Grady, Principal Analyst and Co-founder, RedMonk
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Alex has helped me with two major projects for Wetpixel in the last couple of years. The first was a full migration of the Wetpixel content from a PHPNuke and phpBB system to Expression Engine (EE) and Invision Power Board (IPB), and create a single sign on for my visitors. Not only was the content completely converted with a custom script that could be re-run as needed, but Alex devised a system to redirect all of the old PHPNuke URLs to the new Expression Engine URLs. Alex also created a simple single sign on mechanism that was minimally invasive in both EE and IPB, making future upgrades much simpler. The second project was the creation of a photo contest system. Users can submit photos to the competition and vote and leave comments on the entries.
I’ve done my fair share of web development, but Alex was able to get this stuff done faster and in a cleaner, more maintainable fashion than I would have. Alex was accessible, responsive and reliable throughout the development process for both projects, and I’m going to be working with him again soon.
Eric Cheng, Editor and Publisher, Wetpixel.com
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I enlisted Alex’s help to integrate a blog into a political web site for a New York City Councilman. After a few discussions to determine what we wanted, he integrated the blog seemlessly into the new site design and also provided guidance in setting up the blog so it would be most effective for us. Throughout the process Alex was responsive and accessible and he delivered on time and as expected.
Robert Greenhood, Greenhood & Company, LLC.
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We retained the services of King Design to do a complete web-site design and layout for our company. The project was completed on-time and within budget. What more can a small company such as ours ask for?
Pete Sutsos, President & CEO Click2Enter, Inc.
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We were a year and a half into development on our product when we brought Alex in to take a look at our user interface. In three days he was able to simultaneously make fundamental changes to the user interaction paradigm, and clean up (and improve) the aesthetics of the application.
Mark Kirstein, VP Product Development
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My clients come to me wanting their sites to do all sorts of unique things that sometimes stretch the limits of my own skills. Enter Alex King. Whether he knows it (likes it) or not - he’s become my ‘go to’ guy for all things geek that are beyond my comprehension. I’ve contacted him a few times with a brief description of what is needed for one of my projects, and he always returns the solution that works like a dream, in a reasonable time frame. If code can be beautiful - Alex has got it mastered.
Lisa Sabin, E.Webscapes
Tasks Pro™ and Tasks™ Customers
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Just wanted to give the developer(s) of this software a pat on the back. I bought a 5 user license of Tasks Pro a month or so ago and wasn’t sure if it was going to be useful. I’m an IT manager and have a never-ending list of outstanding tasks and trouble-tickets to address. I use Tasks Pro every day to track my outstanding tasks and update them with timestamped notes. It’s been very useful…
Thanks for developing such a great tool at such a great price!
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I love this software. It is the best I’ve come across in years. I run an IT consulting firm and TasksPro™ is perfect for assigning and tracking tasks given out to my sub-contractors.
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I’ve been using Tasks Pro™ extensively over the last few years. All of my staff has, as well. It is a great application. We just have no reason to skip deadlines anymore! Many thanks!
Darcy Kieran, Total Diving
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What an absolutely wonderful product! I have been bouncing back and forth for years between many products including many versions of Outlook with and without plug-ins, and a plethora of web-based groupware and project managment software. I was continually astonished at the details and key features that the competing products were so obviously missing.
As a IT Director for a hospital and a IT consulting entrepreneur, I keep a very healthy list of tasks and notes for day-to-day use. Between the ‘other guys’ software and the in-house groupware, my organizing situation went from worse to mangled and horrible.
The Tasks Pro™ software has been designed with professionals, like me, in mind. It simply works. The author has carefully considered each feature and how it relates to the entire project and the goal of the software. Folks, this is how software is supposed to be, but we have come to expect less from those big [Insert Large Software Corporation Here] names haven’t we.
The iCal integration is genius. The blog (RSS) feeds and the wireless PDA functionality are super sexy features that ACTUALLY work very well.
I have set up blog (RSS) feeds for project members that don’t need access to the system but need a detailed list of real-time projects stats.
I even imported my tasks for my up-and-coming wedding and house construction and added my Fiancee as a member so that she can see the progression of tasks and collabrate on the wedding to-do’s and both our familys can access the blog feed that we both author, to see up-to-date status of planning for the big event.
This is an indispensable tool. Thanks a billion-and-a-half!
MNH, IT Professional
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When faced with managing a project that involved four teams in three different countries I was very worried about how to keep things running smoothly. Originally I managed all action items by e-mail. It did not take long to determine that this was inefficient and prone to problems. As the weeks went by and the ‘Action Item’ e-mail grew longer and more unmanageable, I knew that it was time to look for an alternate solution.
Originally I started using Tasks. While Tasks offered order in an otherwise chaotic environment, it lacked one key element: a Multi-User interface. Enter Tasks Pro™.
When Alex posted that Tasks Pro™ was to be released I was excited to give it a try. First I signed up for an trial account and used it for a few weeks to make sure that it would do what I needed. After the trial period I purchased Tasks Pro™ and have not looked back.
Tasks Pro™ has brought order where there was confusion. I highly recommend Tasks Pro™.
Douglas Anderson
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The beautiful thing about Tasks Pro™ versus a bloated project management app is that Tasks Pro™ is really targeted at the dynamic day to day kind of stuff that helps you get things done.
Michael Miller, PhD.
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Ever felt like the sky was falling every single day? Ever felt like you were barely able to get through the day, let alone get to the things you didn’t get to the day before? Welcome to your career in high technology.
As an avid, daily user of Tasks Pro™, I can safely say the product has saved me many hours usually lost on poor prioritization of my schedule. There are only so many hours in a day and I need an easily accessible, simple to manage task list to make immediate decision on what to attack next.
Alex King has designed a stunning web application in Tasks Pro™ that I’m woefully dependent on. It helps me prevent the sky from falling… every day.
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is there ANYTHING you didn’t think about when you built this thing? This blows Ace Project AND Base Camp right out’a the water.
Pamela Hazelton, Owner, DesignExtend.com
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Spectacular product! Had the single user version for 2 weeks - now I’m getting my entire staff on Tasks - Bravo!
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Tasks Pro™ is ideal for individuals and companies going places! I used every P.M. software solution that I could get my hands on, from Microsoft Project to simple access programs. A P.M. solution should help you get work done, not add to it and that’s what Tasks Pro™ does. It’s simple and to the point; first time users "get it" right away. Global access is a must. I can’t remember the last time I had a project where all members of the team were in one country. Simplicity, mobile access, multilingual support, and multiple time zone support is what made Tasks Pro™ my choice. I highly recommend it.
Thanks Alex! I sleep better at night now.
Richard L. Bliss, 4Life Research, LC
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Thanks Alex! You rock! The install went very smoothly. You’ve got quite a great piece of software. After only one week of the trial, we were completely addicted. Tasks Pro™ was exactly what we were looking for - intuitive, easy on the eyes and non-buggy. Your software is definitely making life easier around here. We only wish we’d found it sooner. Thanks again!
Sharla Price
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I just wanted to post a quick note to say that I have tried many, many project management system and this is by far the most usable, manageable system at an extremely affordable price. You can’t believe what other people are charging on a per user basis.
And you have more features than anything else out there. Part of the problem with some systems is that it takes a rocket scientist to set the system up and it’s almost impossible to get your clients/users to implement it because the learning curve is too high.
I look forward to the updates in the future to an already outstanding product.
Jennifer Gleason
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Your software was a Godsend for us.
Bryan Kimball
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Hey man, props for a great piece of software. And this coming from a man who’d previously written an entire project planning system in Java previously. For me to like someone else’s work, and in PHP, and to pay for it, says a lot believe me!
Gerry MacKenzie
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So far, we’re using Tasks Pro™ to coordinate the bevy of operational tasks for our hosting service, coordinating management tasks between groups, and pretty much any other tasks that need tracking internally. It’s remarkably easy to use, and it helped significantly to improve internal communications and productivity.
Sylvain Beaudry, President and CEO, Quazal Technologies Inc.
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I am very pleased with the functionality that has come out of Alex in Tasks Pro™. I expect that this will be one of the must-have server apps of any capable workgroup.
Scott Sanders
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Initially we were only to test the product with our staff for feedback… but as soon as installed everyone wanted to use it! Bloody hell. Never seen a utility product so well received by a team.
Congratulations for an excellent system.
Jean Paul Pallandre, Acura Multimedia
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Tasks Pro™ lets me to collaborate with team members who are offsite without making them feel micro-managed. It has become an indispensable part of our distributed projects.
Jason Thurber
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Tasks Pro™ is the one tool we have found that our Accountant and our Senior Engineer both actually use. In years of trying different solutions, from Wikis to blogs, not one tool has more rapidly assisted our organization in aligning our staff towards successful completion of projects that effect the bottom line than Tasks Pro™. It’s so simple, it works.
Jonathan Dillon, FireBright, Inc.
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Tasks Pro™ is by far the best available application in the market for task management. I have been looking for an application like Tasks Pro™ for years.
None of the previous business applications we have work with has ever fullfilled our needs and expectations. We are using the Spanish version, and works great.
It is also a powerful communication tool for any company. And as a Web based application, anyone in my company can access the information from anywhere, which is nowdays indispensable for people on the road.
Nice interface, and very easy to use, I strongly recommend it to companies and individuals that care about organization.
Enrique Zamora
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Amazing. I’ve never seen a browser-based app that gave me so little sense of being in a browser.
Robert Jones
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Tasks Pro™ is by far the most feature rich task management program available! I absolutely love this program - the ease of use and professional layout make it really fun to work with.
This program not only has a ton of features, but the care and attention to detail that it gets has it poised to be one of the best around. Everyone I’m using it with loves it!
Randy Kirshner
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Just a quick note to say your product is great. Rather than creating our own in-house task system, we opted to buy one in and your solution was great for us.
Andrew Mulholland, Director - Hunted Cow Studios Ltd
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I just wanted to let you know that Tasks Pro™ is quickly making itself indispensable. So far, so good.
Richard Cadwalader, Parts Manager, Hardee Equipment Comany, Inc.
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I looked for nearly 4 months for the right task manager and yours is by far the best. You did an outstanding job on Tasks Pro™ and I look forward to future upgrades - including reports and statistics.
Mike Little, Peninsula Communications
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I have been looking for a good task and time management package for months. Nothing was quite right, many simple packages were available, but were unsuitable. The nearest available, suiting my needs was so complex that I gave up using it before the end of the trial. Then I came across Tasks Pro™ - as near perfect as makes no difference. Even better, colleagues on specific projects can access, as can my secretary - and everyone gets emails automatically as a gentle reminder. I now plan my projects in "Merlin (Project Wizards)", transfer the plan to Tasks Pro™ and iCal. I have no doubt that I can now increase my billable time by being far better organised and my colleagues get the reminders they need ! Please don’t tell Alex King how impressed I am, I’m happy with the price as it is!
John Ridley, Actuate Solutions
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I have really gotten into using Tasks Pro™. I live and die by it now.
In fact, I’m not sure how anything ever got done without it!Teresa Kacerguis, Graphic Designer
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I have used many different types of software for my project management needs - and I must tell you - I’ve never been happier than I am right now. It feels so good to have something that functions around the way I think and work. My only regret is that I wasted my time with anything else!
THANKS!!!!!
Clark Valberg, Epicenter Technology Consulting
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Just had to let you know - Tasks is the best software of its kind I have seen. (And I’ve seen a lot!) It’s well designed, has great features and looks good too. You guys should be proud - you have created a one of kind product. I am in awe!
Kevin Stirtz, Stirtz Group
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Suffice it to say that I’m still a very happy Tasks user. If I have a browser open, I have a tab open to Tasks.
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You really do have an outstandingly great product. I’m an absolute prick when it comes to software but I’ve put over 1,000 tasks into the different dbs I have and for me to commit to a tool like that is rare.
Scott Johnson, Feedster
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Tasks was useful after 5 minutes, essential after a day, and 6 months later, is indispensible. Very nice work, I appreciate it.
GKK (Attorney)
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I’ve been working with Tasks for several days now and I’m not only very pleased, but also very impressed. The functionality/flair ration is just right; using tasks is a breeze.
Jason Noble
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I’ve only just begun to crack the surface on the power of Tasks, and already have saved myself time, money and headaches. Tasks, is by far, one of the most useful software that I have bought, ever.
Colin D. Devroe, Azile, Inc.
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It’s the best I’ve found, and I’ve searched whole SF.NET and whole (ugh… to some extent) Google.
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The interface is really great, we PC users need more developers with an attention to usability such as yourself. Coming from the Mac world, it doesn’t surprise me…
sardaukar siet
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I run an online gaming fansite, and I have just recently incorporated your Tasks software as the new manager of our giant ‘to do’ lists. With online gaming, there are constant updates, and thus there must be constant coverage and content provided to the fans, and I have to say, the program is a godsend. Thank you very much for developing it and putting it out for all to enjoy!
Jaero, Site Manager, ME Warcry
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I thought you’d be pleased to know that I was happy to pay for the “Tasks” software and stop using the free “TaDa List” service after seeing how your program works on mobile devices, and theirs doesn’t. Keep up the great work.
