Tabzon's free Web app is a simple in-out board for your small business

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One tool I didn't list on my rundown of free Windows programs for small and home businesses was an in-out board. It's nice to have a central location where you can see what your co-workers are up to at a glance, and those old magnetic whiteboards just don't cut it.

We've been looking for something like EIOBoard, only free. Tabzon might just be the solution.

It's not as full featured as some in/out software, but it's got all the basic functions. Start by signing up for a Tabzon subdomain and send out invites to your staff. Once they've activated, your roster will appear and people can set their status. Tabzon sets up available, unavailable, and busy by default, and you can create your own quick click options.

I'd like to see a centralized setup option for the quick clicks; as it stands now, each user has to create them. This is still a very new service, though, so I wouldn't be at all surprised if they add that option at some point.

So why not just use an instant messaging app? That's software I don't want running in the store. Apart from being a distraction, I've got co-workers who wouldn't be able to figure out what to do with a full-fledged app. With a Chrome-powered Web app shortcut on their desktops that points to Tabzon, things are kept nice and simple.

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