[Coworking] Has anyone else used RoomZilla for conf rooms/phone rooms?
I know you want insight into roomzilla and I have none but you said something really interesting there. You're obviously employing some system other than economics to ensure room availability. If you've ever blogged or podcasted your philosophy on that, could you share a link? I'm intrigued! -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Coworking] Has anyone else used RoomZilla for conf rooms/phone rooms?
Sorry Alex - no we haven't. Looking forward to hearing how your pilot goes. Jon On Fri, 20 May 2016 at 20:32, Alex Hillmanwrote: > Yo Jon - have you tried RoomZilla though? > > -Alex > > > -- > *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* > Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com > Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast > > On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 3:25 PM, Jonathan Markwell < > jonathan.markw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I also prefer picking the best tool for the job rather than putting all >> our eggs in one super complicated basket. >> >> We currently use http://youcanbook.me. It sticks bookings into Google >> Calendars. We can then use other Google Calendar integrations to keep >> members informed. >> >> Jon >> >> On Fri, 20 May 2016 at 19:55, Alex Hillman >> wrote: >> >>> It took 10 years but we're finally outgrowing our Flintstones-style >>> approach to conf room reservations. :) We're still looking for ways to keep >>> the process personal and we have no plans to start charging for our meeting >>> rooms, but we want an easy way for someone to see if a room is available at >>> some point in the future and mark it for themselves. >>> >>> *Has anyone here used RoomZilla?* http://roomzilla.net >>> >>> On my first pass it's by far the best balance of simplicity & robust key >>> features, including tablet door-side schedules/reservations. I think we're >>> going to pilot it internally but I was curious if anyone else had hands on >>> experience with this tool in particular? >>> >>> -Alex >>> >>> P.s. as I'm looking at a lot of the tools being marketed to coworking >>> spaces all I can think is BOY these are overengineered kitchen sink messes. >>> I don't mind paying for a quality tool, but if I have to spend an hour >>> configuring things before I can make my first reservation...yikes! >>> >>> There's still so much room in this industry for simple, opinionated >>> tools. >>> >>> -- >>> *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* >>> Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com >>> Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast >>> >>> -- >>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Coworking" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Coworking] Has anyone else used RoomZilla for conf rooms/phone rooms?
We have not used RoomZilla as we rather like our Flintstone system for reasons you've heard me go on and on about. That said, I'm interested to see how your trial of roomzilla goes as I'm always looking for solutions that are simple and human focused. Too many things that get "fixed" by technology are worse off then if they were left alone in the first place. I hear you saying some variation of that in your question here. If you are interested, it may be useful collaboration to work on Nadine together. That's the platform we've been working on quietly at home for years now. Yes, my first paragraph was talking about how I'm skeptical of technology and my second paragraph is talking about the platform we've built. It's not a contradiction if you understand where we are coming from and what we've built. We've open sourced Nadine from the very beginning so you can pick it up and run with it if you like, but it fails your test of being super easy to setup. I can help with that as I'm looking to finding people who are interested in helping me build it in to a more complete system. If you, or anyone else, is interested, please let me know. Simplistic project page: http://nadineproject.org Jacob On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 11:54 AM, Alex Hillmanwrote: > It took 10 years but we're finally outgrowing our Flintstones-style > approach to conf room reservations. :) We're still looking for ways to keep > the process personal and we have no plans to start charging for our meeting > rooms, but we want an easy way for someone to see if a room is available at > some point in the future and mark it for themselves. > > *Has anyone here used RoomZilla?* http://roomzilla.net > > On my first pass it's by far the best balance of simplicity & robust key > features, including tablet door-side schedules/reservations. I think we're > going to pilot it internally but I was curious if anyone else had hands on > experience with this tool in particular? > > -Alex > > P.s. as I'm looking at a lot of the tools being marketed to coworking > spaces all I can think is BOY these are overengineered kitchen sink messes. > I don't mind paying for a quality tool, but if I have to spend an hour > configuring things before I can make my first reservation...yikes! > > There's still so much room in this industry for simple, opinionated tools. > > -- > *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* > Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com > Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Coworking] Has anyone else used RoomZilla for conf rooms/phone rooms?
Yo Jon - have you tried RoomZilla though? -Alex -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 3:25 PM, Jonathan Markwell < jonathan.markw...@gmail.com> wrote: > I also prefer picking the best tool for the job rather than putting all > our eggs in one super complicated basket. > > We currently use http://youcanbook.me. It sticks bookings into Google > Calendars. We can then use other Google Calendar integrations to keep > members informed. > > Jon > > On Fri, 20 May 2016 at 19:55, Alex Hillman> wrote: > >> It took 10 years but we're finally outgrowing our Flintstones-style >> approach to conf room reservations. :) We're still looking for ways to keep >> the process personal and we have no plans to start charging for our meeting >> rooms, but we want an easy way for someone to see if a room is available at >> some point in the future and mark it for themselves. >> >> *Has anyone here used RoomZilla?* http://roomzilla.net >> >> On my first pass it's by far the best balance of simplicity & robust key >> features, including tablet door-side schedules/reservations. I think we're >> going to pilot it internally but I was curious if anyone else had hands on >> experience with this tool in particular? >> >> -Alex >> >> P.s. as I'm looking at a lot of the tools being marketed to coworking >> spaces all I can think is BOY these are overengineered kitchen sink messes. >> I don't mind paying for a quality tool, but if I have to spend an hour >> configuring things before I can make my first reservation...yikes! >> >> There's still so much room in this industry for simple, opinionated >> tools. >> >> -- >> *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* >> Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com >> Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Coworking] Has anyone else used RoomZilla for conf rooms/phone rooms?
I also prefer picking the best tool for the job rather than putting all our eggs in one super complicated basket. We currently use http://youcanbook.me. It sticks bookings into Google Calendars. We can then use other Google Calendar integrations to keep members informed. Jon On Fri, 20 May 2016 at 19:55, Alex Hillmanwrote: > It took 10 years but we're finally outgrowing our Flintstones-style > approach to conf room reservations. :) We're still looking for ways to keep > the process personal and we have no plans to start charging for our meeting > rooms, but we want an easy way for someone to see if a room is available at > some point in the future and mark it for themselves. > > *Has anyone here used RoomZilla?* http://roomzilla.net > > On my first pass it's by far the best balance of simplicity & robust key > features, including tablet door-side schedules/reservations. I think we're > going to pilot it internally but I was curious if anyone else had hands on > experience with this tool in particular? > > -Alex > > P.s. as I'm looking at a lot of the tools being marketed to coworking > spaces all I can think is BOY these are overengineered kitchen sink messes. > I don't mind paying for a quality tool, but if I have to spend an hour > configuring things before I can make my first reservation...yikes! > > There's still so much room in this industry for simple, opinionated tools. > > -- > *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* > Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com > Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Coworking] Has anyone else used RoomZilla for conf rooms/phone rooms?
It took 10 years but we're finally outgrowing our Flintstones-style approach to conf room reservations. :) We're still looking for ways to keep the process personal and we have no plans to start charging for our meeting rooms, but we want an easy way for someone to see if a room is available at some point in the future and mark it for themselves. *Has anyone here used RoomZilla?* http://roomzilla.net On my first pass it's by far the best balance of simplicity & robust key features, including tablet door-side schedules/reservations. I think we're going to pilot it internally but I was curious if anyone else had hands on experience with this tool in particular? -Alex P.s. as I'm looking at a lot of the tools being marketed to coworking spaces all I can think is BOY these are overengineered kitchen sink messes. I don't mind paying for a quality tool, but if I have to spend an hour configuring things before I can make my first reservation...yikes! There's still so much room in this industry for simple, opinionated tools. -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.