We just got mentioned in Rich’s Favorite Things. Speed up to 1:25 in the video and you’ll see us there.
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HelloFax on TV!
September 29th, 2011Looks like we’re out of extension cords…
September 22nd, 2011
HelloFax Launches in Canada!
September 14th, 2011We’ve received tons of requests for local fax numbers in Canada. As of now, you can send & receive faxes in Canada!
Here’s what you do:
1. Go to the pricing page and pick a Basic, Premium or Ultimate Plan. Go there now >
2. Once you pick a plan, select Canada for your country & then pick your province.
3. Finish your registration and you’re all set.
Would love to know what you think!
Add Multiple Signatures / Initials
September 14th, 2011If you fill out a lot of documents, having one signature on file isn’t enough. You may have to add your initials or sign the document differently.
How’s it work?
Next time you add your signature, you’ll notice that you only have one signature on file.
All you do is save another signature and we’ll add it to “Your Saved Signatures” list.
Harry could also save a few more versions of his signature. We’d just add it to the list of saved signatures.
That’s it! We love feature requests and actually build them. So, let us know how it goes.
AutoComplete: Making Filling out Forms Faster
September 14th, 2011If you fill out forms like me, 80% of the information you type is always the same. I always use: 1. My name, 2. Address, 3. Company name, and 4. Title. To save time, we built an auto-complete system, which will suggest text, much like your browser.
How’s it work?
1. Fill & send a document.
2. Then, anytime you fill out a new document, it’ll suggest text that you’ve used previously. For example, when I type “J”, it’ll suggest Joseph Walla (that’s my name) or JN Projects Inc (our company name). It remembers what text you’ve used previously and suggests it for future use.
3. Just your arrow to select the text you need and then click tab.
A note on Privacy:
We know that some people may be concerned about having certain information, like their credit card or social security number, remembered for future auto-fill. So, we built the system to not remember credit card or social security numbers. Our system tests each text field. If it fits certain criteria, the system doesn’t remember it.
How to turn it off.
If you don’t like it, we made it extremely easy to turn off. Just go to the My Account page and unselect “Enable Autocomplete”.
Would love to hear your feedback on how to make this better. Send us an email at support@hellofax.com, if you have any suggestions.
HipChat’s Awesome Referral Systems
September 5th, 2011One of the best ways to grow your user base is to have your users advocate for you. The most common way to do this is bribery. Many companies will offer a month free or some kind of cash incentive for referrals. That works, but it’s highly unoriginal. Sometimes, it can be a disincentive to share. I want to give my friends an honest referral, not make a trivial sum of money by helping them out.
HipChat does something completely different. For everyone you refer, they make you a custom emoticons. They already have a lot of secret emoticons released. Check them out on Quora.
A custom emoticon has absolutely ZERO tangible value. ZERO! But, I love it. They make you laugh, and that’s it. In fact, our team has been playing around and requesting ones all day.
So, if you sign up for HipChat, use this link 
Cardboard Desk: “Surprisingly Strong”
September 5th, 2011One of our engineers just moved out from Connecticut. His furniture hasn’t arrived yet, so he built his own desk… out of cardboard boxes. He says it’s “surprisingly strong,” since his iMac isn’t that light.
