Backpackit

Writing about web page http://www.backpackit.com/

Interesting new application from 37Signals.

Backpackit allows you to keep an online record of things to do, set reminders, notes and store images and files. This can be shared or made public. It's a minime version of their Project management system Basecamp (which John Dale might know more about).

This could be a useful collaborative working tool – especially for situations where people are in different locations. As a private tool it may have no more use than a good notebook. The interface is pretty straightforward, though you have to pay for some of the more advanced features – such as image storage and files etc. This might keep ads away from the system, but may restrict uptake as the free capacity is pretty limited. The system also seems to pretty self contained. For example – the links utility only seems to allow links to other backpack pages – not links to external websites. this may be an 'advanced' feature but we will see.

Not sure if there is enough of a USP to make it a must use application though. Examples page has some interesting ideas on it, but these are all predicated on having the paid for version.

Something to play with further anyhoo. Might be a nice app to supplement WarwickBlogs – WarwickToDo.

Tom Abbott : 05 May 2005 10:28 |  Tags: Web Stuff |  Comments (0) |  Report a problem